Automated shim manufacturing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4848137
SERIAL NO

07172005

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A system for automatically manufacturing shims for use between the structural components of an airframe is disclosed. The system includes: a calibration system (53) for evaluating the accuracy of the measurements made by shim gap probes (87) and producing related calibration coefficients; one or more data acquisition units (55) for measuring shim gaps (41) using calibrated shim gap probes (87); a cell controller (57) for producing machine tool numerical control instructions based on shim gap probe measurements; and, one or more numerically controlled machine tools (59) for manufacturing shims based on said numerical control instructions.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hametner, Albert L Seattle, WA 8 143
Trammell, Larry L Federal Way, WA 2 74
Turner, C Warren Auburn, WA 5 59

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