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US 7,070,673 B2Granted
Method for repairing loose molded-in bushings
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorDaniel M. Stadtlander
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for bonding a component, such as a bushing, into a part, such as a panel. The method broadly comprises attaching a vacuum chamber to a surface of the part, seating the component into a slot in the part, and applying an adhesive material about a circumference of the component while drawing a vacuum in the vacuum chamber to allow the adhesive material to flow between the part and the component.
Claims10
A method for bonding a component into a part comprising the steps of:
- attaching a vacuum chamber to a first surface of said part where said component is seated in an opening in said part;
- and
- applying an adhesive material about a circumference of said component along a second surface of said part opposed to said first surface while drawing a vacuum in said vacuum chamber to allow said adhesive material to flow between the part and the component.
A method for bonding a bushing into a panel comprising the steps of:
- attaching a vacuum chamber to a first surface of said panel were said bushing is seated in an opening in said panel;
- and
- applying an adhesive material about a circumference of said bushing along a second surface of said panel opposed to said first surface while drawing a vacuum in said vacuum chamber to allow said adhesive material to flow between the panel and the bushing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.