APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AERO-CONTOURING A SURFACE OF AN AERODYNAMICALLY FUNCTIONAL COATING

An aero-contouring apparatus is provided. The aero-contouring apparatus has a housing assembly and a motor assembly disposed therein. The motor assembly has a motor unit and a drive unit. The aero-contouring apparatus further has an engagement force/tilt limiting member coupled to the housing assemb...

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1. Verfasser:	FULLER, MARK D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS GRINDING GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING PERFORMING OPERATIONS POLISHING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An aero-contouring apparatus is provided. The aero-contouring apparatus has a housing assembly and a motor assembly disposed therein. The motor assembly has a motor unit and a drive unit. The aero-contouring apparatus further has an engagement force/tilt limiting member coupled to the housing assembly, which has a central opening and a bottom end configured to contact a surface to be aero-contoured of an aerodynamically functional coating applied to a structure. The aero-contouring apparatus further has an abrading unit coupled to the drive unit and inserted through the central opening in non-contact communication with the engagement force/tilt limiting member. The abrading unit is driven by the drive unit in a random orbit motion on the surface. The engagement force/tilt limiting member mechanically limits both an engagement force and any tilting motion of the abrading unit with respect to the surface.