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US 2024/0326260 A1Published application
Cable drive for positioning an end effector for working on a part
OwnerChace FADLOVICH, Eric DAVISinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for performing operations on a part, and in particular on the fuselage of an aircraft. The apparatus utilizes a spool with a cable wound therearound to move end effectors. The ends of the cable are fixed to an arched beam. Thus, rotation of the spool either moves the beam or moves the spool. The apparatus moves along rails that may be mounted to a fixed structure like floors or walls.
Claims20
An apparatus for performing operations on a part, the apparatus comprising:
- a rail extending parallel to a first axis of the part;
- a platform and an arch both moveable in a direction parallel with the first axis, wherein one of the platform or the arch is mounted on the rail;
- a spool and a cable, the cable having a first end secured proximate a first end of the arch and a second end secured proximate a second end of the arch;
- and,
- an end effector associated with the arch;
- wherein rotation of the spool moves the end effector circumferentially around the first axis.
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An apparatus for performing operations on a part, the apparatus comprising:
- a rail extending parallel to a first axis of the part;
- a platform and an arch both moveable in a direction parallel with the first axis, wherein the platform is mounted on the rail;
- a spool and a cable, the cable having a first end secured proximate a first end of the arch and a second end secured proximate a second end of the arch;
- and,
- an end effector associated with the first end of the arch;
- wherein rotation of the spool moves the end effector circumferentially around the first axis.
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A process for performing an operation on a part, the process comprising:
- moving an arch along an axis of the part;
- and,
- moving an end effector circumferentially around the axis by rotating a spool with a cable partially wound around the spool, the end effector configured to perform the operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.