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Automated assembly of panelized aircraft fuselages

A technology for aircraft fuselage and fuselage, which is applied in the field of automatic assembly of jigsawed aircraft fuselage, and can solve problems such as prolonging production time and so on.

Active Publication Date: 2013-06-19
THE BOEING CO
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Changes in productivity may increase production time

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[0036] refer to figure 1 , which illustrates automated equipment 110 for assembling an aircraft fuselage. The device 110 includes an assembly platform 120 . For example, platform 120 may comprise one or more slabs of cement with suitable load bearing capacity. Cement board can be relatively flat and smooth. Unlike conventional assembly equipment, equipment 110 does not have fuselage assembly jigs and fixtures secured to platform 120 .

[0037] In some embodiments, assembly platform 120 is large enough to accommodate multiple assembly areas or cells. In each assembly cell, the fuselage can be assembled. Multiple assembly cells allow multiple fuselages to be assembled simultaneously.

[0038] The apparatus 110 also includes a plurality of movable hangers 130 . Each pylon 130 is configured to support the fuselage keel construction and assemble the paneled fuselage in a single upright build position. A single upright build position for a paneled fuselage refers to a process...

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A facility for assembling aircraft fuselages comprises a plurality of movable cradles. Each cradle is configured to support a fuselage keel structure and assemble a panelized fuselage in a single upright build position.

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Background technique [0001] Commercial aircraft fuselages may have a paneled skin structure. For example, a panelized fuselage may include fuselage panels attached to a frame, such as crown panels, side panels, and keel panels. The crown panels are primarily loaded in tension, the side panels are mostly subject to shear and compression load redistribution around windows and doors, and the joist panels are largely limited to axial compression and load redistribution from joist beams. [0002] An apparatus for assembling a paneled fuselage of a large commercial aircraft may include a large platform space with jigs and fixtures secured to the platform. These jigs and fixtures are used to fit the various panels into the fuselage. [0003] Assembly of the paneled fuselage of a large commercial aircraft is very labor intensive. Productivity is constantly changing due to overreliance on manual labor. Changes in production rates may increase production times. [0004] It would be...

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IPC IPC(8): B64F5/00
CPCB64C1/18B64F5/10B64F5/50Y10T29/53417Y10T29/534Y10T29/53004Y10T29/49622Y10T29/53974
Inventor H·S·欧伯奥里B·P·奈尔森A·S·德雷柏C·Y·胡R·马修森B·沙
Owner THE BOEING CO
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