Ramp lock extractor tools, systems, and methods for disassembling mutlipart component bodies
US12280477B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B27/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Presented are ramp lock extractor (RLE) lift tools for disassembling multipart assemblies, methods for making/using such lift tools, and vehicles with multipart assembly modules disassembled by such lift tools. A method of separating first and second component bodies joined together via an adhesive includes aligning an RLE lift tool with an RLE key slot that extends through the first component body. The lift tool includes multiple ramp pins projecting outward from lateral sides of a tool stem. The key slot includes multiple helical ramps located on lateral sides of a through-hole. The lift tool inserts into the key slot until a distal tip of the tool stem abuts the second component body. The lift tool rotates within the key slot to slide the ramp pins along the helical ramps, causing the tool stem's distal tip to press against the second component body and thereby separate the two component bodies.
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