Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reconfigurable holding fixture
- Patent Title (中): 可重构夹具
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Application No.: US871321Application Date: 1992-04-20
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Publication No.: US5249785APublication Date: 1993-10-05
- Inventor: Paul E. Nelson , Hugh R. Schlosstein
- Applicant: Paul E. Nelson , Hugh R. Schlosstein
- Applicant Address: WA Seattle
- Assignee: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
- Current Assignee: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
- Current Assignee Address: WA Seattle
- Main IPC: B25B11/00
- IPC: B25B11/00
Abstract:
A reconfigurable fixture for holding a plurality of workpieces in proper position for manufacturing. The fixture includes an array of interleaved uniformly spaced contoured headers, with a predetermined set of headers corresponding to a predetermined workpiece contour. Each set of contoured headers may be simultaneously laterally displaced from an inactive stored position to a locked, active forward position, wherein the selection and movement of the set of headers is controlled by a computer controller. Each contoured header has a set of vacuum cups, that, when activated, pulls the predetermined workpiece against the contoured edges of the predetermined set of headers.
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