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Apparatus, system, and method for supporting a wing assembly

  • US 10,017,277 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2014
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for supporting a structure, the method comprising:

  • connecting a load-balancing structure to;

    a first support comprising first rails aligned vertically along a z-axis;

    a second support comprising second rails aligned vertically along the z-axis; and

    to a connecting device located between the first support and the second support;

    positioning, via using a first movement system, the first support and the second support relative to a work surface;

    moving, using a second movement system comprising the first rails and the second rails, the load-balancing structure and positioning the load-balancing structure relative to the structure via moving a connecting device connected to the first rails and connected to the load-balancing structure;

    moving, using a third movement system, an element associated with the connecting device and the load-balancing structure and positioning the element relative to a location on the structure, the element being configured to move, relative to the load-balancing structure, in any of;

    an x axis, a y axis, and the z axis, and to rotate about the z axis, such that the z axis aligns substantially perpendicular to a plane formed by the work surface;

    supporting the structure via connecting a detachable fitting into the element and to a control point of the structure; and

    distributing loads along the load-balancing structure to the first support and to the second support.

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