US 12,071,229 B2
De-ice fairing bond fixture
David Littlejohn, Haslet, TX (US); Sven Roy Lofstrom, Irving, TX (US); and Scott Oren Smith, Bedford, TX (US)
Assigned to SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US)
Filed by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/122,389.
Application 17/122,389 is a division of application No. 15/282,263, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,875,638.
Prior Publication US 2021/0094682 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. B23K 37/00 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B29C 73/24 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 27/473 (2013.01) [B23K 37/04 (2013.01); B64D 15/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); B29C 73/24 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of bonding a de-ice fairing to a rotor blade comprising:
installing the de-ice fairing to the rotor blade, the rotor blade including a blade cuff;
positioning a bond fixture about the rotor blade, the bond fixture including a first frame and a second frame, the first frame comprising a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm coupled by a connecting member, the second frame comprising a support;
rotating the second frame from a first position to a second position relative to the first frame, wherein in the second position, the support is oriented parallel to the connecting member;
contacting, in the second position, the second frame to a surface of the blade cuff;
adjusting at least one supporting assembly to apply a pressure to an adjacent surface of the rotor blade and the de-ice fairing; and
applying localized and constant pressure to the de-ice fairing.