Airplane fuselage panel
    2.
    发明授权
    Airplane fuselage panel 失效
    飞机机身面板

    公开(公告)号:US6003812A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-21

    申请号:US471664

    申请日:1995-06-06

    摘要: An airplane fuselage panel including a sheet having peripheral edges routed on routing surfaces, while the sheet is held immobile on a fixture, using a routing end effector carried by a precision computer controlled robot that is directed to the routing surfaces using a digital dataset taken directly from digital engineering part definition records. The sheet has coordination holes drilled while on the fixture using a drilling end effector carried by the precision computer controlled robot that is directed to drilling locations using the digital dataset taken directly from the digital engineering part definition records to accurately locate the hole locations relative to the peripheral edges. The airplane fuselage panel also includes parts, including stringers, stringer clips and shear ties, each having coordination holes drilled by computer controlled drills at locations that will match with corresponding coordination holes in the sheet, so that the parts will be accurately located in positions called for in the digital engineering part definition records when the coordination holes in the parts and the coordination holes in the sheet are aligned and the parts are riveted to the sheet in the accurately located positions.

    摘要翻译: 一种飞机机身面板,其包括具有在路线表面上布置的外围边缘的片材,同时使用由精确计算机控制的机器人承载的路由末端执行器将片材固定在固定装置上,该机器人使用直接取得的数字数据集指向路线表面 从数字工程部分定义记录。 该片材在固定装置上使用由精密计算机控制的机器人承载的钻孔末端执行器钻出的协调孔,其使用直接从数字工程部件定义记录取得的数字数据集定向到钻孔位置,以精确地定位相对于 外围边缘。 飞机机身面板还包括部件,包括桁条,桁条夹和剪切连接件,每个部件具有通过计算机控制的钻头在与片材中相应的协调孔匹配的位置钻出的协调孔,使得部件将被准确地位于称为 用于在数字工程部件定义记录中,当部件中的协调孔和片材中的协调孔对准并且部件在准确定位的位置铆接到片材上时。

    Determinant wing assembly
    4.
    发明授权
    Determinant wing assembly 有权
    决定性翼组件

    公开(公告)号:US08695219B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-15

    申请号:US12416024

    申请日:2009-03-31

    IPC分类号: B21D53/88 B64C1/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for manufacturing wings includes a fixture that holds wing panels for drilling and edge trimming by accurate numerically controlled machine tools using original numerical part definition records, utilizing spatial relationships between key features of detail parts or subassemblies as represented by coordination features machined into the parts and subassemblies, thereby making the parts and subassemblies intrinsically determinant of the dimensions and contour of the wing. Spars are attached to the wing panel using the coordination holes to locate the spars accurately on the panel in accordance with the original engineering design, and in-spar ribs are attached to rib posts on the spar using accurately drilled coordination holes in the ends of the rib and in the rib post. The wing contour is determined by the configuration of the spars and ribs rather than by any conventional hard tooling which determines the wing contour in conventional processes.

    摘要翻译: 用于制造机翼的方法和装置包括一个固定装置,其通过使用原始数字部分定义记录的精确的数控机床来保持用于钻孔和边缘修剪的翼板,利用细节部件或子组件的关键特征之间的空间关系,由协调特征加工成 部件和组件,从而使部件和组件固有地决定了机翼的尺寸和轮廓。 翼片使用协调孔连接到翼板上,以根据原始工程设计将翼梁准确地定位在面板上,并且翼梁用肋板上的肋柱连接,使用准确钻孔的协调孔 肋骨和肋骨柱。 机翼轮廓由翼梁和肋骨的结构决定,而不是通过任何常规的硬工具来确定传统工艺中的机翼轮廓。

    Vacuum cup with precision hard stop
    5.
    发明授权
    Vacuum cup with precision hard stop 有权
    真空杯精密硬盘

    公开(公告)号:US06718614B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-13

    申请号:US10338568

    申请日:2003-01-07

    IPC分类号: B23Q700

    摘要: A method and apparatus for holding a part on a fixture in a precisely known predetermined position includes pressing a surface of the part against a vacuum head and sealing an annular elastomeric sealing ring against the part surface. A valve button of a valve is engaged by the part surface to open the valve and establish communication between a vacuum source. The part is pulled by the vacuum against a hard stop in the vacuum head having a fixed precisely known relationship to said vacuum head reference surface. The hard-stop can be mounted in the base of the vacuum head for pivoting about at least one axis to self-align the hard-stop face with the part face.

    摘要翻译: 用于将精确保持在精确已知的预定位置的夹具上的零件夹持的方法和装置包括将零件的表面压在真空头上并将环形弹性体密封环密封在零件表面上。 阀的阀按钮通过部件表面接合以打开阀门并建立真空源之间的连通。 该部件通过真空被吸附在具有与所述真空头参考表面固定的精确已知关系的真空头中的硬止动件上。 硬止动件可以安装在真空头的基座中,用于围绕至少一个轴线枢转以使硬止动面与部件面自对准。

    Vacuum cup with precision hard stop

    公开(公告)号:US06502808B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-07

    申请号:US09669322

    申请日:2000-09-25

    IPC分类号: B23B3130

    摘要: A method and apparatus for holding a part on a fixture in a precisely known predetermined position includes pressing a surface of the part against a vacuum head and sealing an annular elastomeric sealing ring against the part surface. A valve button of a valve is engaged by the part surface to open the valve and establish communication between a vacuum source. The part is pulled by the vacuum against a hard stop in the vacuum head having a fixed precisely known relationship to said vacuum head reference surface. The hard-stop can be mounted in the base of the vacuum head for pivoting about at least one axis to self-align the hard-stop face with the part face.

    Method of manufacturing a wing
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing a wing 有权
    制造翼的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07509740B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-31

    申请号:US10867398

    申请日:2004-06-14

    IPC分类号: B21D53/92

    摘要: A method and apparatus for manufacturing wings includes a fixture that holds wing panels for drilling and edge trimming by accurate numerically controlled machine tools using original numerical part definition records, utilizing spatial relationships between key features of detail parts or subassemblies as represented by coordination features machined into the parts and subassemblies, thereby making the parts and subassemblies intrinsically determinant of the dimensions and contour of the wing. Spars are attached to the wing panel using the coordination holes to locate the spars accurately on the panel in accordance with the original engineering design, and in-spar ribs are attached to rib posts on the spar using accurately drilled coordination holes in the ends of the rib and in the rib post. The wing contour is determined by the configuration of the spars and ribs rather than by any conventional hard tooling which determines the wing contour in conventional processes.

    摘要翻译: 用于制造机翼的方法和装置包括一个固定装置,其通过使用原始数字部分定义记录的精确的数控机床来保持用于钻孔和边缘修剪的翼板,利用细节部件或子组件的关键特征之间的空间关系,由协调特征加工成 部件和组件,从而使部件和组件固有地决定了机翼的尺寸和轮廓。 翼片使用协调孔连接到翼板上,以根据原始工程设计将翼梁准确地定位在面板上,并且翼梁用肋板上的肋柱连接,使用准确钻孔的协调孔 肋骨和肋骨柱。 机翼轮廓由翼梁和肋骨的结构决定,而不是通过任何常规的硬工具来确定传统工艺中的机翼轮廓。

    Determinant wing assembly
    9.
    发明授权
    Determinant wing assembly 有权
    决定性翼组件

    公开(公告)号:US06314630B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-13

    申请号:US09155251

    申请日:1998-09-21

    IPC分类号: B23Q1700

    摘要: A method and apparatus for manufacturing wings includes a fixture that holds wing panels for drilling and edge trimming by accurate numerically controlled machine tools using original numerical part definition records, utilizing spatial relationships between key features of detail parts or subassemblies as represented by coordination features machined into the parts and subassemblies, thereby making the parts and subassemblies intrinsically determinant of the dimensions and contour of the wing. Spars are attached to the wing panel using the coordination holes to locate the spars accurately on the panel in accordance with the original engineering design, and in-spar ribs are attached to rib posts on the spar using accurately drilled coordination holes in the ends of the rib and in the rib post. The wing contour is determined by the configuration of the spars and ribs rather than by any conventional hard tooling which determines the wing contour in conventional processes.

    摘要翻译: 用于制造机翼的方法和装置包括一个固定装置,其通过使用原始数字部分定义记录的精确的数控机床来保持用于钻孔和边缘修剪的翼板,利用细节部件或子组件的关键特征之间的空间关系,由协调特征加工成 部件和组件,从而使部件和组件固有地决定了机翼的尺寸和轮廓。 翼片使用协调孔连接到翼板上,以根据原始工程设计将翼梁准确地定位在面板上,并且翼梁用肋板上的肋柱连接,使用准确钻孔的协调孔 肋骨和肋骨柱。 机翼轮廓由翼梁和肋骨的结构决定,而不是通过任何常规的硬工具来确定传统工艺中的机翼轮廓。

    System for making a panel
    10.
    发明授权
    System for making a panel 失效
    制作面板的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5649888A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-22

    申请号:US468587

    申请日:1995-06-06

    摘要: A system for assembling parts on a sheet to form a panel includes a fixture for holding the sheet and presenting the sheet broadside to a robot. A rack within the reach of the robot holds a plurality of end effectors, each having an interconnect which can be gripped and centered by the robot when it picks up by the end effector. The end effectors include, 1) a drilling end effector having a drill for drilling holes in the sheet on centers determined by movement of the robot; 2) a routing end effector having a router for routing peripheral edge portions of the sheet along lines determined by movement of the router; 3) a probe end effector having a probe for sensing contact with surfaces on an index device mounted on the fixture at a known location to serve as a reference monument. A part program constituting a data set having complete panel assembly detail design information obtained directly from original digital engineering part definition records, including locations on the sheet of all fastener holes for fastening the parts needed to make up the panel, and the position on the sheet of the peripheral edge portions thereof relative to the holes, the part program also including machine instructions for directing the movement of the robot to carry the end effectors to the locations on the sheet at which machining operations are needed to fasten the parts in the correct locations and to produce peripheral routed edge portions of the correct configuration. A control computer controls the motion of the robot in accordance with the instructions contained in the part program and automatically performs absolute coordination probing to verify the accuracy of the robot and fixture positioning.

    摘要翻译: 用于组装片材上的部件以形成面板的系统包括用于保持片材并将片材宽边缘呈现给机器人的夹具。 在机器人到达的范围内的机架保持多个端部执行器,每个端部执行器各自具有互连件,当机器人由端部执行器拾起时,机架可被夹持并居中。 末端执行器包括:1)钻头末端执行器,具有用于在由机器人的运动确定的中心上的孔中钻孔的钻头; 2)路由末端执行器,其具有路由器,用于沿着由路由器的移动确定的线路布置片材的周边边缘部分; 3)探针端部执行器,其具有用于感测与在已知位置上安装在固定装置上的指示装置上的表面接触的探针,用作参考纪念碑。 构成数据组的零件程序,其具有直接从原始数字工程部件定义记录获得的具有完整的面板组装细节设计信息的数据组,包括用于紧固构成面板所需的部件的所有紧固件孔的片材上的位置以及片材上的位置 其部件程序还包括用于引导机器人运动的机器指令,以将末端执行器运送到需要加工操作的片材上的位置,以将部件紧固在正确的位置 并产生正确配置的周边路由边缘部分。 控制计算机根据零件程序中的指令来控制机器人的运动,并自动进行绝对协调探测,以验证机器人和夹具定位的精度。