An automated clamp 75 for clamping a rib web to a rib post or rib foot of an aircraft wing box, the clamp comprising: a clamp frame 71, a first arm 72 and a second arm 73 extending from the base 74 of the clamp frame, wherein the second arm is moveably mounted to the base of the clamp; a robot end effector 78 connector coupled to the clamp frame; clamp jaws including a first jaw 76 fixed at a distal end of the first arm, and a second jaw 75 fixed at a distal end of the second arm, the clamp jaws configured to clamp the rib web to the rib post or rib foot; wherein one of the clamp jaws defines a tool module docking aperture (84, figure 10) configured to receive a tool module for providing access to the rib web and rib post or rib foot clamped between the clamp jaws.
Automated clamp
2024-08-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English