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US 8,769,839 B1Granted
Clamps and methods of using clamps to measure angular positions of components
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAntonio Paesano, Francis Kendra, Frank J. Gill
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to measure an angular position of craft components are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an opening to receive a component along a first plane; and a first magnetic coupler positioned along a first exterior side of the apparatus to removably couple an inclinometer to the apparatus at a first angle relative to the first plane.
Claims20
An apparatus to measure an angular position of a component, comprising:
- an opening to receive a component along a first plane;
- and
- a first magnetic coupler positioned along a first exterior side of the apparatus to removably couple an inclinometer to the apparatus at a first angle relative to the first plane.
An apparatus to measure an angular position, comprising:
- a clamp to secure a component to a receiving surface;
- a first exterior side to be oriented relative to the receiving surface at a first angle, wherein the first exterior side is to removably couple an inclinometer to the apparatus at the first angle;
- and
- a second exterior side to be oriented relative to the receiving surface at a second angle, wherein the second exterior side is to removably couple the inclinometer to the apparatus at the second angle.
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A method to measure an angular position of a trim tab, comprising:
- securing a trim tab of a rotor blade to a receiving surface of a clamp;
- removably coupling an inclinometer to a first magnetic coupler positioned along a first exterior side of the clamp, the first exterior side of the clamp being oriented at a first angle relative to the receiving surface of the clamp;
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- recording a first reading from the inclinometer as a first angular position of the trim tab while the inclinometer is coupled to the first exterior side of the clamp and while the trim tab is secured to the receiving surface of the clamp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.