Method of installing a fixture
US10214275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M13/02
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of installing a fixture, such as a bracket, in a fuselage structure of an aircraft includes the steps of: providing or generating a three-dimensional digital model of the fixture; arranging a head of an additive manufacturing apparatus in the fuselage structure; and forming the fixture in situ in the fuselage structure with the head of the additive manufacturing apparatus based upon the digital model of the fixture. The fixture is installed in the fuselage structure by bonding or fusing the fixture to the fuselage structure as the fixture is formed. A fixture, such as a bracket, which is generated in situ in a fuselage structure of an aircraft based upon a three-dimensional digital model, wherein the fixture is bonded or fused to the fuselage structure as the fixture is formed.
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