Device for gripping a panel of a fuselage section of an aircraft
US11718417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gripping device for a panel of a section of a fuselage of an aircraft, the panel including a skin and having an arcuate shape about a longitudinal axis X. The gripping device includes two gripping subsystems arranged at a distance from one another parallel to the longitudinal axis X, and each gripping subsystem includes a central element fastened to the panel, and two lateral elements fastened on either side of the central element by fasteners, and each lateral element includes pressurizers which come against the skin to apply a tension thereto in the opening direction of the arcuate shape. Such a gripping device makes it possible to ensure the shape of the panel when it is transported and until it is fastened to other panels in order to produce the section of the fuselage.
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