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Bond fixture for sheath assembly of rotor blade

US10287008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Sven Roy Lofstrom · Irving, US
David Littlejohn · Haslet, US
Eric Boyle · Haslet, US
Scott Oren Smith · Bedford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	May 14, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C73/24
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bond fixture includes a first fixture having a heater and a plurality of clamps. Each of the plurality of clamps includes a first member and a second member rotatable between a first position and a second position. A second fixture includes a root end lift translatable vertically between a retracted position and an extended position and a root end clamp translatable along a horizontal axis. The root end clamp is configured to cooperate with the root end.

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