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US 11,077,541 B2Granted
Tool system for installation/removal of interference fit components
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorOluwaseun B. Alabi
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Abstract
A tool system to install an interference fit component within a bore of a component, includes a guide bushing that at least partially fits within a bore of a component. A drive screw is of a length to extend through the guide bushing and the bore. A threaded insert is receivable at least partially within the bore, the threaded insert receivable at least partially within the interference fit component.
Claims9
A method for installing an interference fit component within a bore of a component, comprising:
- locating an interference fit component at least partially onto a threaded insert;
- locating a drive screw though a bore of the component, the drive screw defines an axis of rotation;
- threading the drive screw into the threaded insert;
- and
- rotating the drive screw about the axis of rotation, rotation of the drive screw pulling the threaded insert and the interference fit component into the bore.
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