Title:
A punching (Drilling) device and a perforation method
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5911976
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Drilling apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: a first robot (10); a first member (30) (e.g. a pressure foot) and a drilling tool (38) both coupled to the first robot (10); a second robot (12); and a second member (52) coupled to the second robot (12); wherein the apparatus is arranged to press the members (30, 52) against opposite sides of a part to be drilled (2, 100) (e.g. an aircraft panel) so as to hold the part (2, 100) and prevent deflection of at least a portion of the part (2, 100); and the first member (30) and the drilling tool (38) are arranged such that the drilling tool (38) may drill into the portion of the part (2, 100) of which deflection is opposed from the side of the part (2, 100) pressed against by the first member (30). The robots (10, 12) may be robotic arms. The application also relates to a method and apparatus of countersinking a hole formed in a curved and in particular a concave aircraft panel using such a drilling apparatus.
Inventors:
Carberry, Jonathan Michael
Cook, Austin James
Cook, Austin James
Application Number:
JP2014555305A
Publication Date:
April 27, 2016
Filing Date:
January 29, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BAE SYSTEMS plc
International Classes:
B25J13/00; B23B35/00; B23B41/00; B23B49/00; B23Q17/24
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2009269168A | ||||
| JP6297395A | ||||
| JP10249618A | ||||
| JP7266141A |
Foreign References:
| US6108896 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurata Masatoshi
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Takashi Mine
Katsu Sunagawa
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Takashi Mine
Katsu Sunagawa
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