Method and apparatus for manufacturing interchangeable and replaceable parts
US7657988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49895
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manufacturing method and apparatus is disclosed, whereby a specific production process is used in conjunction with a specific tooling methodology to provide a tooling process package that is capable of controlling tolerance stack-ups and process variations by accounting for them at each step in the process. One application particularly suited for the present invention is in the manufacturing of panels that are assembled to form the skins of a tiltrotor aircraft (11).
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