A fuselage cradle support assembly, which can be used as part of a jacking system during aircraft manufacture, is described. The fuselage cradle support assembly can include an array of fuselage cradles. The fuselage cradle support assembly can be configured to limit motion of each fuselage cradle in a cradle array to only vertical and horizontal movements. The vertical movements can be generated using actuators, such as hydraulic actuators, which are communicatively coupled to one another to distribute loads within the cradle array.
FLEXIBLE HYDROSTATICALLY NORMALIZED CRADLE TO SUPPORT FUSELAGE SECTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY
FLEXIBLE HYDROSTATISCH NORMALISIERTE WIEGE ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG VON RUMPFABSCHNITTEN ZUR MONTAGE
BERCEAU FLEXIBLE HYDROSTATIQUEMENT NORMALISÉ POUR SUPPORTER DES SECTIONS DE FUSELAGE POUR L'ASSEMBLAGE
2020-03-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
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