US 12,005,537 B1
Fastener removal assembly for automated temporary fastener removal
Max Nelson Winter, III, Fort Worth, TX (US); David Bielski, Fort Worth, TX (US); Ashish Prashant Kulkarni, Allen, TX (US); Jay A. Smith, Aledo, TX (US); and Tyler Martin Rup, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Assigned to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,715.
Int. Cl. B23P 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC B23P 19/065 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastener removal assembly the assembly comprising:
a drive housing operable to receive a drive unit, wherein the drive housing comprises a shaft configured to rotate based on operation of the drive unit, the shaft extending downwards and out of the drive housing;
a set of gripping jaws disposed under the drive housing and around a portion of the shaft;
a first pneumatic actuator coupled to the set of gripping jaws and configured to actuate the set of gripping jaws to expand and retract in a radial direction;
at least one second pneumatic actuator disposed on top of the first pneumatic actuator;
a sprat clutch disposed at a distal end of the shaft configured to receive a fastener; and
an intermediate coupler, wherein the intermediate coupler is coupled to a side of the drive housing, and wherein the at least one second pneumatic actuator is coupled to a bottom side of the intermediate coupler.