US 12,070,824 B2
Systems and methods for removing foreign object debris during a manufacturing process
John W. Bennett, Kent, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,725.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/344,092, filed on May 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0405748 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B23Q 11/00 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 11/005 (2013.01) [B08B 5/02 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
22. An anvil configured to be disposed to a side of one or more components opposite from a tool, wherein the anvil is separate and distinct from the tool, the anvil comprising:
a main body; and
a first fork separated from a second fork by a gap, wherein the first fork and the second fork are fixed to the main body; and
a fluid circuit including an air stream that extends through the gap, wherein the fluid circuit is configured to remove foreign object debris.