Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for forming aligned holes
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Application No.: US15432282Application Date: 2017-02-14
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Publication No.: US10213855B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: John P. Scheibel , James L. Scherer
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: MH2 Technology Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: G01B5/08
- IPC: G01B5/08 ; B23D77/12 ; B23P19/10 ; F16B5/04 ; G01B5/24

Abstract:
A method for forming a plurality of aligned holes includes aligning a first surface defining a first hole with a second surface defining a second hole, wherein the first hole at least partially aligns with the second hole to form a gap. A virtual hole diameter is measured, wherein the virtual hole diameter is a diameter of a virtual hole through the gap and the virtual hole diameter is a smallest bisector of the gap. Responsive to the virtual hole diameter having a first virtual hole diameter, a first cleanup hole having a first cleanup hole diameter is formed through the gap, wherein the first cleanup hole is concentrically aligned with the virtual hole. A first fastener having a first size is inserted into the first cleanup hole, and the first surface is attached to the second surface using the first fastener. Additional implementations are described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170151616A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING ALIGNED HOLES Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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