EP4076838A4 - System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures - Google Patents

System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures

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Publication number
EP4076838A4
EP4076838A4 EP20901743.3A EP20901743A EP4076838A4 EP 4076838 A4 EP4076838 A4 EP 4076838A4 EP 20901743 A EP20901743 A EP 20901743A EP 4076838 A4 EP4076838 A4 EP 4076838A4
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Prior art keywords
drilling holes
vehicle structures
installing fasteners
fasteners
installing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP20901743.3A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP4076838A1 (en
Inventor
Matthew R Schroeder
Todd B Jaramillo
John Adam Price
Iii John Robert Dye
Kaleb Aaron Kimball
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Spirit AeroSystems Inc
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Spirit AeroSystems Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US16/718,493 external-priority patent/US11370073B2/en
Priority claimed from US16/718,511 external-priority patent/US11491533B2/en
Application filed by Spirit AeroSystems Inc filed Critical Spirit AeroSystems Inc
Publication of EP4076838A1 publication Critical patent/EP4076838A1/en
Publication of EP4076838A4 publication Critical patent/EP4076838A4/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B45/00—Hand-held or like portable drilling machines, e.g. drill guns; Equipment therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/02—Riveting procedures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/02—Riveting procedures
    • B21J15/04—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically
    • B21J15/043—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically by pulling a mandrel
    • B21J15/045—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically by pulling a mandrel and swaging locking means, i.e. locking the broken off mandrel head to the hollow rivet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/10—Riveting machines
    • B21J15/14—Riveting machines specially adapted for riveting specific articles, e.g. brake lining machines
    • B21J15/142—Aerospace structures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/10—Riveting machines
    • B21J15/14—Riveting machines specially adapted for riveting specific articles, e.g. brake lining machines
    • B21J15/147—Composite articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/10—Riveting machines
    • B21J15/16—Drives for riveting machines; Transmission means therefor
    • B21J15/18—Drives for riveting machines; Transmission means therefor operated by air pressure or other gas pressure, e.g. explosion pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/10—Riveting machines
    • B21J15/28—Control devices specially adapted to riveting machines not restricted to one of the preceding subgroups
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/10—Riveting machines
    • B21J15/30—Particular elements, e.g. supports; Suspension equipment specially adapted for portable riveters
    • B21J15/32—Devices for inserting or holding rivets in position with or without feeding arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/10—Riveting machines
    • B21J15/36—Rivet sets, i.e. tools for forming heads; Mandrels for expanding parts of hollow rivets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/38—Accessories for use in connection with riveting, e.g. pliers for upsetting; Hand tools for riveting
    • B21J15/44—Rivet hole positioners
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B49/00—Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the drill; Devices for indicating failure of drills during boring; Centering devices for holes to be bored
    • B23B49/02—Boring templates or bushings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P19/00—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
    • B23P19/04—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes for assembling or disassembling parts
    • B23P19/06—Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B2215/00—Details of workpieces
    • B23B2215/04—Aircraft components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B2270/00—Details of turning, boring or drilling machines, processes or tools not otherwise provided for
    • B23B2270/32—Use of electronics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B2270/00—Details of turning, boring or drilling machines, processes or tools not otherwise provided for
    • B23B2270/36—Identification of tooling or other equipment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B2270/00—Details of turning, boring or drilling machines, processes or tools not otherwise provided for
    • B23B2270/48—Measuring or detecting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P2700/00—Indexing scheme relating to the articles being treated, e.g. manufactured, repaired, assembled, connected or other operations covered in the subgroups
    • B23P2700/01—Aircraft parts

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Drilling And Boring (AREA)
  • Automatic Assembly (AREA)
EP20901743.3A 2019-12-18 2020-12-14 System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures Pending EP4076838A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/718,493 US11370073B2 (en) 2019-12-18 2019-12-18 System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures
US16/718,511 US11491533B2 (en) 2019-12-18 2019-12-18 Fastener insertion gun for installing fasteners in vehicle structures
PCT/US2020/064769 WO2021126733A1 (en) 2019-12-18 2020-12-14 System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures

Publications (2)

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EP4076838A1 EP4076838A1 (en) 2022-10-26
EP4076838A4 true EP4076838A4 (en) 2024-01-24

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JP (1) JP2023508807A (en)
KR (1) KR20220110722A (en)
CN (1) CN114929430A (en)
BR (1) BR112022011882A2 (en)
CA (1) CA3144905A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2021126733A1 (en)

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EP2121225B1 (en) * 2007-02-16 2011-09-07 Airbus Operations Method for assembling two assemblies such aircraft fuselage assemblies
CN102036787A (en) * 2008-05-20 2011-04-27 美克司株式会社 Tool, information processing device, terminal device and management system
US20140025196A1 (en) * 2011-03-29 2014-01-23 Newfrey Llc Bolt joining method and tools therefor
CA2952689A1 (en) * 2016-02-22 2017-08-22 The Boeing Company Limited access fastener installation

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BR112022011882A2 (en) 2022-09-06
CA3144905A1 (en) 2021-06-24
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