Global Patent Index - EP 4076838 A4

EP 4076838 A4 20240124 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING HOLES AND INSTALLING FASTENERS IN VEHICLE STRUCTURES

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING HOLES AND INSTALLING FASTENERS IN VEHICLE STRUCTURES

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BOHREN VON LÖCHERN UND INSTALLIEREN VON BEFESTIGUNGSELEMENTEN BEI FAHRZEUGSTRUKTUREN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE PERÇAGE DE TROUS ET D'INSTALLATION D'ÉLÉMENTS DE FIXATION DANS DES STRUCTURES DE VÉHICULE

Publication

EP 4076838 A4 20240124 (EN)

Application

EP 20901743 A 20201214

Priority

  • US 201916718493 A 20191218
  • US 201916718511 A 20191218
  • US 2020064769 W 20201214

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021126733A1] A system and method for drilling a hole in a vehicle structure and installing a fastener in the hole. A drill plate having openings and associated machine-readable elements is positioned on the structure. A drill gun is positioned in a particular opening and reads hole information from the associated element, and a computer determines whether the drill gun is properly set-up to drill the hole. A fastener insertion gun is positioned in the particular opening and reads fastener information from the element, and the computer determines whether the hole has been drilled and, if so, whether the fastener insertion gun is properly set-up to insert the fastener. A fastener delivery subsystem stores, tracks, and delivers fasteners to the fastener insertion gun. A system computer monitors the drilling of every hole, the insertion of every fastener, and the overall operation of the fastener delivery subsystem.

IPC 8 full level

B23P 23/00 (2006.01); B23B 45/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B21J 15/02 (2013.01 - EP); B21J 15/045 (2013.01 - KR); B21J 15/142 (2013.01 - EP KR); B21J 15/147 (2013.01 - EP KR); B21J 15/18 (2013.01 - EP KR); B21J 15/28 (2013.01 - EP KR); B21J 15/32 (2013.01 - EP KR); B21J 15/36 (2013.01 - EP KR); B21J 15/44 (2013.01 - EP); B23B 45/00 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23B 49/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23P 19/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23B 2215/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23B 2270/32 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23B 2270/36 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23B 2270/48 (2013.01 - EP KR); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021126733 A1 20210624; BR 112022011882 A2 20220906; CA 3144905 A1 20210624; CN 114929430 A 20220819; EP 4076838 A1 20221026; EP 4076838 A4 20240124; JP 2023508807 A 20230306; KR 20220110722 A 20220809

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2020064769 W 20201214; BR 112022011882 A 20201214; CA 3144905 A 20201214; CN 202080070340 A 20201214; EP 20901743 A 20201214; JP 2022507507 A 20201214; KR 20227007073 A 20201214