Track-aligned process tools and process of using

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11465308
APP PUB NO 20210347080A1
SERIAL NO

16867454

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During an assembly process for an aircraft, segments of the fuselage are fabricated separately prior to joining the segments together to form the complete fuselage. In order to ensure that abutting ends of the segments mate together correctly, a machining process is performed along the edges of the segments at their ends. A trim-tool assembly includes an indexing cart mounted to a track secured to a surface of the workpiece, where a setting on the indexing cart varies a distance between a centerline of the track and an edge of a workpiece. The trim-tool assembly further includes a tool cart mounted to the track and translatable along the track. The tool cart includes a process tool that performs a machining process on the workpiece at a fixed distance from the centerline of the track.

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THE BOEING COMPANY100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA CHICAGO IL 60606

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bliss, Megan E Des Moines, US 9 30
Bui, Hien Thuong Renton, US 2 2
Halili, Florante M Renton, US 4 3
Mickelson, Derek L Everett, US 2 1
Ribao, Kealii M Everett, US 1 0

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