Orbital drill bushing adapter
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDouglas A. Jones, Brent F. Craig, Matthew K. Roberts
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Abstract
An orbital drill bushing adapter for use with a drill unit. In one embodiment, the orbital drill bushing adapter comprises a main body and locking arms. The main body includes a base member having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an external side wall that extends between the upper surface and the lower surface. The main body further includes a cylindrical spacer that projects from the lower surface of the base member, and is configured to fit in a drill hole of an orbital drill bushing. The main body includes a cylindrical hole that passes through the base member and the cylindrical spacer. The locking arms are pivotally coupled to the base member, and are configured to clamp the main body onto the orbital drill bushing.
Claims20
An orbital drill bushing adapter comprising:
- a main body comprising:
- a base member having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an external side wall that extends between the upper surface and the lower surface;
- a cylindrical spacer that projects from the lower surface of the base member, and is configured to fit in a drill hole of an orbital drill bushing;
- and
- a cylindrical hole that passes through the base member and the cylindrical spacer;
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- locking arms pivotally coupled to the base member to pivot towards one another about the base member and engage, the orbital drill bushing.
An orbital drill bushing adapter comprising:
- a main body comprising:
- a base member having an upper surface configured to face a drill unit, and a lower surface configured to contact a top end of an orbital drill bushing;
- a cylindrical spacer that projects from the lower surface of the base member, and is configured to fit into a drill hole of the orbital drill bushing;
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- a cylindrical hole that passes through the base member and the cylindrical spacer;
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- locking arms pivotally coupled to the base member, and configured to pivot towards and away from one another about the base member;
- the locking arms, when pivoted towards one another, are configured to engage an annular receiver groove on the orbital drill bushing.
An orbital drill bushing adapter comprising:
- a main body, and locking arms pivotally coupled to the main body;
- the main body comprising:
- a base member having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- a cylindrical spacer that projects from the lower surface of the base member, and is configured to fit in a drill hole of an orbital drill bushing;
- a cylindrical hole that passes through the base member and the cylindrical spacer;
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- a drill bushing inserted in the cylindrical hole that is configured to guide a non-orbital drill unit;
- wherein the locking arms are configured to pivot away from one another to an open position, and to pivot towards one another to a clamped position;
- wherein the locking arms each include a coupling lip configured to engage an annular receiver groove on the orbital drill bushing when the locking arms are in the clamped position;
- wherein the locking arms further include clamp members configured to secure the locking arms together in the clamped position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.