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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| 7444728 | Assembly device for connecting cup-shaped longitudinal segments of a covering body by placing at least one longitudinal connecting joint An installation device connects shell-shaped longitudinal segments of a jacket body. At least one tool pair comprises an inner tool that is movably guided within a hollow space in longitudinal direction of the jacket body and an outer tool that is movably guided out... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7430792 | Device for processing components for means of transport, in particular for processing sections for aircraft A device for processing components, and in particular, sections for aircraft, includes a handling system that supports a holding frame. The holding frame includes at least one pressure stamp and/or at least one processing device or unit. By means of the handling sys... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7406758 | Apparatus and methods for manufacturing operations Apparatus and methods for manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vacuum cup assembly includes a housing having a vacuum generator formed therein, and a compliant sealing member coupled to the housing. The vacuum generator is coupleable to a sou... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7360289 | Apparatus for milling a surface The present invention provides an apparatus for use on a roof or the like which incorporates an insulation material. The invention allows workers to shave the insulating layer to smooth, remove high spots, or create slopes, valleys or sumps, in order to achieve posi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7305748 | Automated floor assembly machine An automated floor assembly machine is provided for attaching longitudinally aligned floor boards to transverse positioned cross-members of a wheeled trailer. The machine comprises a carriage for longitudinal movement relative to the floor boards, a drill mounted on... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7220222 | Cart for die transportation There is provided a cart for transporting dies, molds, and similar objects. The cart includes a lift mechanism for raising and lowering a support surface to the height of the surface onto which or from which the die will be moved. The support surface includes a tran... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206658 | Machining center that rotary drive a tool prior to process positioning at a working position There is provided a machining center capable of simplifying a driving force transmitting mechanism and restraining occurrence of noise and vibration. A machining center having a turret head 20 with a plurality of tools on a turret base 5 includes one t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165630 | Methods for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing Apparatus and methods for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to a workpiece, a carriage assembly moveably coupled to the track assembly and movea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162783 | Forming elements from concrete pipe An apparatus for removing a forming element from a concrete pipe includes a support member and a removal device including first and second elements. The first element is attachable to the forming element and has a stop. The second element is supported by the support... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7112015 | Drill tool A drill tool comprises a drive shaft (2) that is arranged to allow rotational movement to be transmitted from a drill to a drill bit holder (10) even when the opposite ends of the drive shaft are not axially aligned. The end of the drive shaft housing ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7076866 | Simultaneous riveting system of flat surfaces for riveters A riveting system for hammering a set of nails along a path having a rotatable upper table with a plurality of riveting mechanisms positioned along a plurality of radii on the upper table and a lower table having a plurality of upset members positioned along a plura... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047614 | Aircraft assembly process A method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising the steps of: determining the predetermined positions and orientations in space at which the component should be supported; designing a fixture frame to provide support a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7003860 | Method of fastener delivery and installation A fastener delivery and installation method is provided that comprises an end effector mounted on an automated machine and operable to drill a hole through a workpiece and insert a fastener through the hole, and a fastener feed unit and method operable with the auto... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979288 | Manufacturing system for aircraft structures and other large structures A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6961982 | Rivet gun Method and apparatus of back riveting construction for sections of aircraft structure utilizing the flush riveting wherein the back bar tooling for all the rivets in the entire section is a single piece of stationary tooling which conforms to the exterior shape of t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961983 | Tooling for rivet gun Method and apparatus of back riveting construction for sections of aircraft structure utilizing the flush riveting wherein the back bar tooling for all the rivets in the entire section is a single piece of stationary tooling which conforms to the exterior shape of t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949057 | Multi-function end effector A multi-function end effector includes a plurality of tool change mechanisms in a housing in which a spindle is also mounted for translation along an axis of the spindle. Each tool change mechanism has a gripper that releasably grips a tool holder in which a tool is... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944944 | Fastening machines Fastener delivery apparatus for automatically selecting and delivering fasteners such as rivets to a setting tool. The fasteners are pre-loaded in a package and dispense via at least one fastener delivery tube that interconnects the setting tool to a fastener feeder... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938314 | Method and apparatus for connecting two or more components by rivets A method of fastening at least two large-surface components together by hole-punching rivets, in which the rivets are driven through the components by rivet drivers and against dollies, and fastening the components together. The components rest on supports, and the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935546 | Box spring stapler apparatus A fastener apparatus is provided for securing a plurality of modules to a frame. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928851 | Riveting apparatus A riveting apparatus has a support die with a support surface. The support surface supports a rivet that extends through a circuit board and an electrical connector. The support surface has a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface, and a depression positi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926094 | Apparatus for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing Apparatus and methods for manufacturing operations using non-contact position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to a workpiece, a carriage assembly moveably coupled to the track assembly and movea... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6855099 | Manufacturing system for aircraft structures and other large structures A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6726610 | C-frame assembly apparatus and method for large panel-shaped workpieces An assembly apparatus for aircraft wing panels and the like includes one or more positioners movable along a bed above which the panel is supported, each positioner carrying a tool-supporting frame on which assembly tools are mounted for performing assembly operatio... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6543121 | Method and apparatus for actuating riveting tooling Riveting apparatus wherein a planetary roller screw delivers the high forces required for actuating the fastener upset tooling. In order that precise control of the entire upset operation may be obtained, a servo-controlled electric motor operates the act... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6523245 | Automated drill and rivet machine An automated drill and rivet machine is provided for riveting a work piece. The machine is moveable with respect to the work piece, and sensors locate sequential rivet sites along the work piece. A control system directs the movement and operation of the ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6478722 | C-frame assembly apparatus and method for large panel-shaped workpieces An assembly apparatus for aircraft wing panels and the like includes one or more positioners movable along a bed above which the panel is supported, each positioner carrying a tool-supporting frame on which assembly tools are mounted for performing assemb... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6430796 | Apparatus for performing automated manufacturing operations on panel-shaped workpieces An apparatus for assembling panel-shaped workpieces such as aircraft wing panels includes a traveling gantry that supports a tool-holding frame on which are supported a plurality of tools such as drills, riveters, rivet shavers, inspection tools, and the ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428452 | Assembly robot for wing A method and a device for assembling an air-craft wing incorporating at least two of the operations drilling, riveting and fitting of anchor nuts (20), where a robot (7) is mobile relative to the wing in a plane parallel to the wing and where the robot (7... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6357100 | Apparatus for actuating tooling Riveting apparatus wherein a planetary roller screw delivers the high forces required for actuating the fastener upset tooling. In order that precise control of the entire upset operation may be obtained, a servo-controlled electric motor operates the act... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357101 | Method for installing fasteners in a workpiece An apparatus for installing rivets or other fasteners through a workpiece includes an automated machine disposed on one side of the workpiece and a hand-held tool that is manipulated by a single worker located on the opposite side of the workpiece. The au... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6266871 | Multiple fastener application Multiple fasteners are fed to a workpiece from a flexible carrier tape (2) in which the fasteners are mounted. The carrier tape passes through a guide and indexing means to bring a fastener into axial alignment with a plunger and, optionally, a die. The f... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6237212 | Rotary turret head apparatus A rotary turret head apparatus for installing a fastener such as a rivet. The rotary turret head apparatus has a plurality of machining and fastener installation tools disposed perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the turret. The individual tools are ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6223413 | Apparatus and method for positioning tooling Apparatus and method for positioning tooling for operation on a curved workpiece wherein a gantry beam assembly having a movable head assembly thereon carrying tooling is pivotally connected on a pivot axis to a pair of spaced apart pedestals each having ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6219898 | Control system and method for automatic fastening machines A control system and method for automatic fastening machines wherein a multi-axes motion controller is utilized in place of the conventional PLC or CNC control to provide for virtually an immediate change in system response when the systems feedback devic... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6210084 | Pressure foot assembly for clamping a joint The present invention relates to a pressure foot that applies a clamping pressure to an area undergoing drilling or fastening operations on a joint formed by a first panel and a second panel. The pressure foot includes a front clamp for pressing against a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6141848 | Contoured stringer/clip drilling An assembly cell for accurate placement of stringer clips in a channel of a stringer for a compound contour section of an airplane fuselage, and for holding the clips at a predetermined orientation while drilling holes for fastening the clips in the strin... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6134940 | Angular bucking bar The present invention relates to a bucking bar that upsets a shank of a rivet. The bucking bar includes an L-shaped bucking die having a wide section and a thin angular section capable of sliding between an obstacle and the shank. The L-shaped bucking bar... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6098260 | Rivet fastening system for radial fuselage joints The present invention provides a fastening assembly system for applying fasteners along the seams of a cylindrical structure. The fastening apparatus includes a base unit which releasably attaches to a cylindrical structure, and a first fastening device c... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6088897 | Bucking bar end-effector for upsetting a rivet The present invention relates to a bucking bar assembly that positions a bucking bar for clamping a first panel and a second panel along a lap joint and upsets a rivet to fasten the first panel to the second panel at the lap joint. The assembly includes a... | 07/18/2000 |
