US 11,724,345 B2
System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures
Matthew R. Schroeder, Witchita, KS (US); Todd B. Jaramillo, Wichita, KS (US); John Adam Price, Wichita, KS (US); John Robert Dye, III, Wichita, KS (US); and Kaleb Aaron Kimball, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed by Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/751,345.
Application 17/751,345 is a continuation of application No. 16/718,493, filed on Dec. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,370,073.
Prior Publication US 2022/0288730 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B23P 23/04 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B23B 49/02 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B23B 47/28 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01)
CPC B23P 19/04 (2013.01) [B23B 47/287 (2013.01); B23B 49/026 (2013.01); B23P 23/04 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/142 (2013.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4978 (2015.01); Y10T 408/567 (2015.01)] 12 Claims
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1. A system for drilling a hole in a vehicle structure and installing a fastener in the hole, the system comprising:
a first drill plate comprising:
a plate body temporarily attached to a first surface of the vehicle structure,
an opening through the plate body and extending to the first surface of the vehicle structure, and
a machine-readable element associated with the opening and providing fastener information regarding installing the fastener in the hole,
wherein in operation, the opening receives a fastener insertion gun which installs the fastener in the hole in accordance with the fastener information.