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公开(公告)号:US08100611B2
公开(公告)日:2012-01-24
申请号:US12202630
申请日:2008-09-02
申请人: James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, Jr. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
发明人: James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, Jr. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
CPC分类号: B23B47/28 , B23B2215/04 , B23B2247/12 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/56245 , Y10T408/563 , Y10T408/567 , Y10T408/892
摘要: A self-contained crawler assembly is engageable to a stringer and is adapted to position a drill bushing along the stringer for performing machining operations. The crawler assembly includes a longitudinal slider, a lateral slider and a controller for regulating operation of the longitudinal and lateral sliders for positioning the drill bushing at a hole location. In a further embodiment, the crawler assembly may include a longitudinal friction drive which is directly engageable to the stringer and which is operative to move in a direction parallel to the stringer.
摘要翻译: 独立的履带组件可接合到纵梁并且适于沿着纵梁定位钻套以进行加工操作。 履带组件包括纵向滑动件,侧滑块和用于调节纵向和横向滑动件的操作的控制器,用于将钻套定位在孔位置。 在又一个实施例中,履带组件可以包括纵向摩擦驱动器,该纵向摩擦驱动器可直接地接合到纵梁并且可操作地沿平行于纵梁的方向移动。
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公开(公告)号:US08272814B2
公开(公告)日:2012-09-25
申请号:US13330678
申请日:2011-12-20
申请人: James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, Jr. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
发明人: James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, Jr. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
IPC分类号: B23B47/28
CPC分类号: B23B47/28 , B23B2215/04 , B23B2247/12 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/56245 , Y10T408/563 , Y10T408/567 , Y10T408/892
摘要: A crawler assembly includes an attachment mechanism that is removably attachable to a stringer. The stringer has a vertical web and a longitudinal axis. The crawler assembly includes a longitudinal slider that is engageable to the attachment mechanism and having a normalizing mechanism disposable in bearing contact against the vertical web for maintaining an orientation of the longitudinal slider relative to the stringer. The longitudinal slider is movable along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The crawler assembly includes a lateral slider that is mountable to the longitudinal slider and is movable along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The lateral slider includes a drill bushing. The longitudinal and lateral sliders cooperate to move the drill bushing to at least one predetermined hole location.
摘要翻译: 履带组件包括可移除地附接到桁条的附接机构。 纵梁具有垂直腹板和纵向轴线。 履带组件包括纵向滑动件,该纵向滑动件可接合到附接机构并且具有一次性的标准化机构,该标准化机构与轴承相接触,以抵抗垂直腹板,以保持纵向滑动件相对于纵梁的定向。 纵向滑块可沿着平行于纵向轴线的方向移动。 履带组件包括可滑动到纵向滑动件的横向滑块,并且可沿垂直于纵向轴线的方向移动。 横向滑块包括钻套筒。 纵向和横向滑动件协作以将钻套筒移动到至少一个预定的孔位置。
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公开(公告)号:US20100054877A1
公开(公告)日:2010-03-04
申请号:US12202630
申请日:2008-09-02
申请人: James N. Buttrick, JR. , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, JR. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
发明人: James N. Buttrick, JR. , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, JR. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
CPC分类号: B23B47/28 , B23B2215/04 , B23B2247/12 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/56245 , Y10T408/563 , Y10T408/567 , Y10T408/892
摘要: A self-contained crawler assembly is engageable to a stringer and is adapted to position a drill bushing along the stringer for performing machining operations. The crawler assembly includes a longitudinal slider, a lateral slider and a controller for regulating operation of the longitudinal and lateral sliders for positioning the drill bushing at a hole location. In a further embodiment, the crawler assembly may include a longitudinal friction drive which is directly engageable to the stringer and which is operative to move in a direction parallel to the stringer.
摘要翻译: 独立的履带组件可接合到纵梁并且适于沿着纵梁定位钻套以进行加工操作。 履带组件包括纵向滑动件,侧滑块和用于调节纵向和横向滑动件的操作的控制器,用于将钻套定位在孔位置。 在又一个实施例中,履带组件可以包括纵向摩擦驱动器,该纵向摩擦驱动器可直接地接合到纵梁并且可操作地沿平行于纵梁的方向移动。
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公开(公告)号:US20120114439A1
公开(公告)日:2012-05-10
申请号:US13330678
申请日:2011-12-20
申请人: James N. Buttrick , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, JR. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
发明人: James N. Buttrick , Roger A. Gage , Paul G. Kostenick, JR. , Jesus Sanchez , Dario I. Valenzuela
CPC分类号: B23B47/28 , B23B2215/04 , B23B2247/12 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/56245 , Y10T408/563 , Y10T408/567 , Y10T408/892
摘要: A crawler assembly includes an attachment mechanism that is removably attachable to a stringer. The stringer has a vertical web and a longitudinal axis. The crawler assembly includes a longitudinal slider that is engageable to the attachment mechanism and having a normalizing mechanism disposable in bearing contact against the vertical web for maintaining an orientation of the longitudinal slider relative to the stringer. The longitudinal slider is movable along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The crawler assembly includes a lateral slider that is mountable to the longitudinal slider and is movable along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The lateral slider includes a drill bushing. The longitudinal and lateral sliders cooperate to move the drill bushing to at least one predetermined hole location.
摘要翻译: 履带组件包括可移除地附接到桁条的附接机构。 纵梁具有垂直腹板和纵向轴线。 履带组件包括纵向滑动件,该纵向滑动件可接合到附接机构并且具有一次性的标准化机构,该标准化机构与轴承相接触地抵靠垂直腹板,用于保持纵向滑块相对于纵梁的定向。 纵向滑块可沿着平行于纵向轴线的方向移动。 履带组件包括可滑动到纵向滑动件的横向滑块,并且可沿垂直于纵向轴线的方向移动。 横向滑块包括钻套筒。 纵向和横向滑动件协作以将钻套筒移动到至少一个预定的孔位置。
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公开(公告)号:US07488144B2
公开(公告)日:2009-02-10
申请号:US10606625
申请日:2003-06-25
IPC分类号: B23B35/00
CPC分类号: B23Q9/0042 , B23B39/14 , B23Q5/385 , B23Q2210/008 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/557 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/91 , Y10T409/306384
摘要: Methods and apparatus for track members having a neutral axis rack are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a manufacturing tool relative to a workpiece includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to the workpiece and including at least one rail, the rail having a longitudinally-extending neutral axis and a rack extending along a pitch line that at least approximately coincides with the longitudinally-extending neutral axis. In alternate embodiments, the rack includes a plurality of wedge-shaped apertures or a plurality of conically-shaped apertures.
摘要翻译: 公开了具有中性轴架的轨道构件的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中,用于相对于工件支撑制造工具的装置包括适于附接到工件并且包括至少一个轨道的轨道组件,轨道具有纵向延伸的中性轴线和沿着俯仰线延伸的齿条 其至少大致与纵向延伸的中性轴线重合。 在替代实施例中,齿条包括多个楔形孔或多个锥形孔。
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公开(公告)号:US07632047B2
公开(公告)日:2009-12-15
申请号:US11782615
申请日:2007-07-24
CPC分类号: B23Q9/0042 , B23Q11/001 , B23Q2210/008 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/554 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/92 , Y10T409/303808 , Y10T409/306384
摘要: Methods and apparatus for counterbalanced manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an assembly includes a base, a tool support assembly, and a biasing device. The tool support assembly includes a first component coupled to the base and a second component moveable along a translation axis relative to the first component. The second component is configured to be coupled to a tool operable to perform the manufacturing operation on a workpiece. The biasing device includes a first portion coupled to the first component, a second portion coupled to the second component, and a control component. The first and second portions are moveably coupled and configured to apply a biasing force to the second component to at least partially counterbalance a force exerted on the second component along the translation axis by a weight of the tool support assembly and the tool during performance of the manufacturing operation.
摘要翻译: 公开了用于平衡制造操作的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中,组件包括基座,工具支撑组件和偏置装置。 工具支撑组件包括联接到基座的第一部件和相对于第一部件沿平移轴线移动的第二部件。 第二部件被配置为联接到可操作以在工件上执行制造操作的工具。 偏压装置包括耦合到第一部件的第一部分,耦合到第二部件的第二部分和控制部件。 第一和第二部分可移动地联接和配置成向第二部件施加偏置力,以在至少部分地平衡在沿着平移轴线施加在第二部件上的力时,工具支撑组件和工具的重量在执行期间 制造业务。
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公开(公告)号:US07273333B2
公开(公告)日:2007-09-25
申请号:US10606443
申请日:2003-06-25
IPC分类号: B23B47/00
CPC分类号: B23Q9/0042 , B23Q11/001 , B23Q2210/008 , Y10T408/03 , Y10T408/554 , Y10T408/556 , Y10T408/5612 , Y10T408/92 , Y10T409/303808 , Y10T409/306384
摘要: Methods and apparatus for counterbalanced manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a tool relative to a surface of a workpiece includes a base adapted to be attached to the workpiece, a tool support coupled to the base, and a biasing device coupled to both the base and the tool support. The tool support is moveable relative to the base along a translation axis, and the biasing device is biasable along a biasing axis that is at least partially along the translation axis. The biasing device is adapted to at least partially counterbalance a force (e.g. a gravitational force) exerted on the tool support along the translation axis.
摘要翻译: 公开了用于平衡制造操作的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中,用于相对于工件的表面支撑工具的装置包括适于附接到工件的基座,联接到基座的工具支撑件以及耦合到基座和工具支撑件的偏置装置。 工具支撑件可以沿着平移轴线相对于底座移动,并且偏置装置沿着至少部分沿着平移轴线的偏置轴线是可偏置的。 偏置装置适于至少部分地平衡沿着平移轴施加在工具支撑件上的力(例如重力)。
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公开(公告)号:US07216408B2
公开(公告)日:2007-05-15
申请号:US10854210
申请日:2004-05-27
申请人: Theodore M. Boyl-Davis , James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Darrell D. Jones , David P. Banks , Ronald Wayne Outous , Paul Reuben Arntson , James C. Murphy , Alan R. Merkley
发明人: Theodore M. Boyl-Davis , James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Darrell D. Jones , David P. Banks , Ronald Wayne Outous , Paul Reuben Arntson , James C. Murphy , Alan R. Merkley
CPC分类号: B23Q9/0014 , B23Q2210/008 , Y10T29/51 , Y10T408/554 , Y10T408/56253 , Y10T409/306384
摘要: A flexible rail machine tool couples temporarily to a structure by vacuum cups and positions a tool head at any desired point over an area. The toolhead can perform operations such as drilling, bolt insertion, and acquisition of dimension data. The flexible rail can conform to surface curvature in one or more axes. Tool head perpendicularity to the structure can be sensed and adjusted as needed. The as-attached position of the rail may be compensated for through coordinate transformation, allowing holes, for example, to be placed with substantial precision.
摘要翻译: 柔性轨道机床工具通过真空杯临时连接到结构上,并将工具头定位在任何一个区域上的所需位置。 工具头可执行钻孔,螺栓插入和尺寸数据采集等操作。 柔性导轨可以在一个或多个轴上符合表面曲率。 可以根据需要检测和调整与结构垂直的刀头。 可以通过坐标变换来补偿轨道的附着位置,例如允许以相当高的精度放置孔。
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公开(公告)号:US06843328B2
公开(公告)日:2005-01-18
申请号:US10016524
申请日:2001-12-10
申请人: Theodore Martin Boyl-Davis , James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Darrell D. Jones , Kostandinos D. Papanikolaou
发明人: Theodore Martin Boyl-Davis , James N. Buttrick, Jr. , Roger A. Gage , Darrell D. Jones , Kostandinos D. Papanikolaou
IPC分类号: B23Q1/26 , B23Q1/62 , B23Q9/00 , G05B19/408 , E20B19/00
CPC分类号: B23Q1/621 , B23Q1/26 , B23Q9/0007 , Y10T409/306384
摘要: A flexible track drilling machine employs a pair of rails that are flexible in one direction to conform to a non-flat workpiece surface and are substantially stiff in a direction parallel to the workpiece surface. The rails are attached to the workpiece by vacuum cups spaced along each rail. An X-axis carriage is slidably mounted on the rails by rollers mounted on flexible spring plates affixed to the carriage. A drill or other device to be positioned is mounted on a Y-axis carriage that is slidably connected to the X-axis carriage. The three-dimensional surface of the workpiece is mathematically transformed into a two-dimensional flat pattern, and the positioning of the carriages is controlled based on the flat pattern.
摘要翻译: 柔性轨道钻孔机采用一对轨道,其在一个方向上是柔性的,以符合非平坦的工件表面,并且在平行于工件表面的方向上基本上是刚性的。 轨道通过沿着每个轨道间隔开的真空杯连接到工件。 X轴滑架通过安装在固定在滑架上的柔性弹簧板上的滚子可滑动地安装在导轨上。 待定位的钻具或其他装置安装在可滑动地连接到X轴托架的Y轴托架上。 工件的三维表面在数学上被转换为二维平面图案,并且基于平面图案来控制托架的定位。
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公开(公告)号:US6056283A
公开(公告)日:2000-05-02
申请号:US246068
申请日:1999-02-08
CPC分类号: B25B31/005
摘要: A tack fastener temporarily holds two or more parts together. An elongate tubular body of the tack fastener includes a longitudinal center cavity formed therein along a longitudinal center axis. A threaded hub is provided at a first end of the body and a plurality of tangs at a second end. Each of the tangs includes an enlarged tip having an inner shoulder that lies orthogonal to the longitudinal center axis. Each of the tangs has an outer surface which tapers inwardly toward the longitudinal axis in a direction toward the tip. A compression nut is mounted on the threaded hub. A stem is slidably mounted in the longitudinal center cavity. The stem includes a cone-shaped spreader with a distal end and having a contact surface with a gradually enlarging diameter in a direction toward the distal end. The spreader is movable between a position out of alignment with and a position in alignment with the enlarged tips. When in the position in alignment with the enlarged tips, the spreader spreads the tips outwardly equidistant from the longitudinal center axis.
摘要翻译: 紧固件将两个或更多个部件暂时保持在一起。 钉紧件的细长管状体包括沿纵向中心轴线形成在其中的纵向中心腔。 螺纹轮毂设置在主体的第一端,并且在第二端处设置多个柄脚。 每个柄脚包括具有垂直于纵向中心轴线的内肩部的扩大尖端。 每个柄脚具有朝向尖端的方向朝向纵向轴线向内渐缩的外表面。 压紧螺母安装在螺纹轮毂上。 杆可滑动地安装在纵向中心腔中。 该杆包括具有远端并具有朝向远端的方向上逐渐扩大的直径的接触表面的锥形扩张器。 吊具可以在与对准的位置和与扩大的尖端对准的位置之间移动。 当处于与扩大的尖端对准的位置时,吊具将尖端从纵向中心轴线等距离地扩展。
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