US2486378A - Construction of fuselages - Google Patents

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US2486378A
US2486378A US288683A US28868339A US2486378A US 2486378 A US2486378 A US 2486378A US 288683 A US288683 A US 288683A US 28868339 A US28868339 A US 28868339A US 2486378 A US2486378 A US 2486378A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B64F5/10—Manufacturing or assembling aircraft, e.g. jigs therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
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    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49892—Joining plate edge perpendicularly to frame
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/53709—Overedge assembling means
    • Y10T29/5377—Riveter

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US2675608A (en) * 1949-12-06 1954-04-20 Fairey Aviat Co Ltd Method of making sheet metal aircraft structures
US3056369A (en) * 1956-09-04 1962-10-02 Albert W Roth Apparatus for fabricating fan hubs
US4759109A (en) * 1986-11-13 1988-07-26 Ltv Aerospace & Defense Company Variable angle riveter
US4762261A (en) * 1985-10-07 1988-08-09 Messerschmitt-Boelkow Blohm Gesellschaft Mit Beschraenkter Haftung Riveting robot
ES2169620A1 (en) * 1999-01-22 2002-07-01 Torres Ingenieria De Procesos Assembly jig for aircraft fuselage sections has frame with mountings to support fuselage halves and components for assembly
US20140331473A1 (en) * 2013-05-09 2014-11-13 The Boeing Company Apparatus and Method for Installation of a Frame Assembly to a Body
US20200094727A1 (en) * 2016-12-20 2020-03-26 Titan Trailers Inc. Cylindrical Cargo Container Construction
USD915945S1 (en) 2016-12-20 2021-04-13 Michael Kloepfer Cylindrical semi-trailer
US11780359B2 (en) 2016-12-20 2023-10-10 Michael Kloepfer Cylindrical semi-trailer
US11840398B2 (en) 2017-09-22 2023-12-12 Titan Trailers Inc. Quasi-cylindrical cargo container and construction

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US414770A (en) * 1889-11-12 Swaging-bench for iron fences
US747272A (en) * 1901-08-29 1903-12-15 Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool Company Supporting device for shell-riveters.
US1300777A (en) * 1918-03-19 1919-04-15 British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd Aircraft-fuselage.
DE384930C (en) * 1921-09-02 1923-11-10 Andre Beckers Teaching framework for the assembly of lattice masts and posts to be welded
US1491902A (en) * 1922-11-27 1924-04-29 Ernest L Coble Riveter
US1822270A (en) * 1930-07-07 1931-09-08 Earl Aviat Corp Ltd Aeroplane fuselage jig
US1893456A (en) * 1932-03-29 1933-01-03 John P Sykes Method of erecting locomotive cabs, car bodies, and jigs therefor
US1904674A (en) * 1932-02-29 1933-04-18 Arramam B Rlumenthal Combined graphic outline and work locating template for building models
US1922063A (en) * 1931-05-01 1933-08-15 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co Monocoque body
US1956480A (en) * 1932-10-14 1934-04-24 Vickers Aviat Ltd Apparatus for assembling and securing bracing members on tubular members constituting the spars of aircraft or other structures
US2212421A (en) * 1937-04-03 1940-08-20 William P Witherow Assembly table

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US414770A (en) * 1889-11-12 Swaging-bench for iron fences
US747272A (en) * 1901-08-29 1903-12-15 Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool Company Supporting device for shell-riveters.
US1300777A (en) * 1918-03-19 1919-04-15 British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd Aircraft-fuselage.
DE384930C (en) * 1921-09-02 1923-11-10 Andre Beckers Teaching framework for the assembly of lattice masts and posts to be welded
US1491902A (en) * 1922-11-27 1924-04-29 Ernest L Coble Riveter
US1822270A (en) * 1930-07-07 1931-09-08 Earl Aviat Corp Ltd Aeroplane fuselage jig
US1922063A (en) * 1931-05-01 1933-08-15 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co Monocoque body
US1904674A (en) * 1932-02-29 1933-04-18 Arramam B Rlumenthal Combined graphic outline and work locating template for building models
US1893456A (en) * 1932-03-29 1933-01-03 John P Sykes Method of erecting locomotive cabs, car bodies, and jigs therefor
US1956480A (en) * 1932-10-14 1934-04-24 Vickers Aviat Ltd Apparatus for assembling and securing bracing members on tubular members constituting the spars of aircraft or other structures
US2212421A (en) * 1937-04-03 1940-08-20 William P Witherow Assembly table

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2675608A (en) * 1949-12-06 1954-04-20 Fairey Aviat Co Ltd Method of making sheet metal aircraft structures
US3056369A (en) * 1956-09-04 1962-10-02 Albert W Roth Apparatus for fabricating fan hubs
US4762261A (en) * 1985-10-07 1988-08-09 Messerschmitt-Boelkow Blohm Gesellschaft Mit Beschraenkter Haftung Riveting robot
US4759109A (en) * 1986-11-13 1988-07-26 Ltv Aerospace & Defense Company Variable angle riveter
ES2169620A1 (en) * 1999-01-22 2002-07-01 Torres Ingenieria De Procesos Assembly jig for aircraft fuselage sections has frame with mountings to support fuselage halves and components for assembly
US10046865B2 (en) * 2013-05-09 2018-08-14 The Boeing Company Apparatus and method for installation of a frame assembly to a body
US20140331473A1 (en) * 2013-05-09 2014-11-13 The Boeing Company Apparatus and Method for Installation of a Frame Assembly to a Body
US20200094727A1 (en) * 2016-12-20 2020-03-26 Titan Trailers Inc. Cylindrical Cargo Container Construction
USD915945S1 (en) 2016-12-20 2021-04-13 Michael Kloepfer Cylindrical semi-trailer
US11034278B2 (en) * 2016-12-20 2021-06-15 Titan Trailers Inc. Cylindrical cargo container construction
US11780359B2 (en) 2016-12-20 2023-10-10 Michael Kloepfer Cylindrical semi-trailer
US11850989B2 (en) 2016-12-20 2023-12-26 Titan Trailers Inc. Cylindrical cargo container construction
US11840398B2 (en) 2017-09-22 2023-12-12 Titan Trailers Inc. Quasi-cylindrical cargo container and construction

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