US Patent 7137202 Assembling composite structures

Patent 7137202 was granted and assigned to Airbus UK on November, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Airbus UK

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7137202

Date of Patent

November 21, 2006

Patent Application Number

10169912

Date Filed

February 6, 2001

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11992907 System and method for damping machine-induced vibrations in a workpiece

Patent Primary Examiner

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Marc Jimenez

Patent abstract

Apparatus and a method for assembly of panels into a composite structure are provided. The structure includes a form jig (1) having form boards (3, 4, 5) defining forming edges (6, 7, 8) against which a composite panel to be precisely formed may be drawn by a number of edge clamps (12), usually in combination with suction devices (26, 27, 28, 29, 30). The edge clamps (12) are able to extend around edges of the panel (13) for initial location of the panel against the form boards and subsequent more powerful drawing action to draw the panel into intimate contact with the forming edges of the form boards.