US 12,290,919 B2
Fastening end effector
Harinder Singh Oberoi, Snohomish, WA (US); Kevin Marion Barrick, Kingston, WA (US); Yuanxin Charles Hu, Newcastle, WA (US); Melissa A. Johnson, Puyallup, WA (US); and Laura Carolyn Foster, Brier, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,467.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109207 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)
CPC B25J 15/103 (2013.01) [B25J 15/0042 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening end effector comprising:
a hammering insertion die;
grippers positioned circumferentially around the hammering insertion die to hold a head of a fastener against the hammering insertion die, the grippers independently moveable radially relative to the hammering insertion die; and
the hammering insertion die and the grippers together translatable into and out of a housing of the fastening end effector along a longitudinal axis of the fastening end effector.