US 12,233,495 B2
Precision assembly process and advance tooling methods of use
Kwok Tung Chan, Seattle, WA (US); and Farahnaz Sisco, Mukilteo, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,045.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/494,507, filed on Apr. 6, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0335915 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B23B 35/00 (2006.01); B23B 47/28 (2006.01)
CPC B23P 19/04 (2013.01) [B23B 35/00 (2013.01); B23B 47/28 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing an assembly of components, comprising:
positioning first and second components into a nominal configuration with respect to each other at a first factory location, the positioning including placing the first component onto a front surface of a jig, the front surface opposite a back surface of the jig;
aligning a drill with an aperture in the jig at the back surface, the drill coupled to a track of the jig that runs along at least a portion of a length of the jig;
drilling a fastener joining hole through an interface of the first and second components at the first factory location by moving a drill bit of the drill through the aperture to create the fastener joining hole through the first component and the second component:
separating the first and second components after drilling the fastener joining hole; and
positioning the first and second components for fastener joining at a second factory location.