Apparatus and Method for Removing Weld Flash
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChristopher H. Swallow, Ryan L. Hanks
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing weld flash from a structural assembly are provided. The apparatus generally includes a tool with a head that defines an edge and first and second opposite surfaces disposed at an angle converging toward the edge. A shaft, which extends from the first surface of the head, is configured to be engaged to a shaft holder of an actuation device so that the head extends from the actuation device and is configured to lift the flash from a surface of the assembly as the tool is moved in a path along a surface of the assembly with the edge contacting the flash.
Claims19
A method of removing weld flash from a structural assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a tool defining a shaft extending from a wedge-shaped head defining an edge;
- connecting the shaft of the tool to an actuation device;
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- actuating the tool with the actuation device to move in a path along a surface of the assembly to dispose the edge of the head of the tool between the surface of the assembly and a portion of the flash such that the head lifts the flash from the surface and removes the flash from the assembly.
An apparatus for removing weld flash from a structural assembly, the apparatus comprising:
- a tool having a head defining an edge and first and second opposite surfaces disposed at an angle converging toward the edge, and a shaft extending from the first surface of the head,
- wherein the shaft is configured to be engaged to a shaft holder of an actuation device such that the head extends from the actuation device and is configured to lift the flash from a surface of the assembly as the tool is moved in a path along a surface of the assembly with the edge contacting the flash.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.