Methods for removing blind fasteners
First Claim
1. A method for removing a blind fastener from a bore, the blind fastener having a core bolt extending through a passage in a body, the method comprising:
- removing a head portion from the core bolt;
driving a remaining portion of the core bolt partially through the passage in the body in a first direction; and
extracting the body from the bore in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, whereby the remaining portion of the core bolt remains at least temporarily supported by the body while the body is being extracted from the bore in the second direction.
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Abstract
Various methods and apparatuses for removing blind fasteners, portions of blind fasteners, and/or other fasteners from structural assemblies are described herein. In one embodiment, a blind fastener can have a core bolt extending through a passage in a body. One method for removing the blind fastener from a structural assembly in accordance with one aspect of the invention can include removing a head portion from the core bolt, and driving the remaining portion of the core bolt at least partially through the body in a first direction. The method can further include extracting the body from the bore in a second direction opposite to the first direction. In one embodiment, the body can be extracted from the bore by inserting a tool into the passage and engaging the body, and then pulling the body in the second direction with the tool.
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1. A method for removing a blind fastener from a bore, the blind fastener having a core bolt extending through a passage in a body, the method comprising:
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removing a head portion from the core bolt; driving a remaining portion of the core bolt partially through the passage in the body in a first direction; and extracting the body from the bore in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, whereby the remaining portion of the core bolt remains at least temporarily supported by the body while the body is being extracted from the bore in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of detaching a first aircraft part from a second aircraft part, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one fastener attaching the first aircraft part to the second aircraft part; when the fastener is a blind fastener having a core bolt extending through a passage in a body; removing a head portion from the core bolt; driving a remaining portion of the core bolt partially through the passage in the body in a first direction; and extracting the body from the first and second aircraft parts in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, whereby the remaining portion of the core bolt remains at least temporarily supported by the body while the body is being extracted from the first and second aircraft parts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for removing a blind fastener from a bore, the blind fastener having a core bolt extending through a passage in a body, the method comprising:
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means for removing a head portion from the core bolt; means for driving a remaining portion of the core bolt partially through the passage in the body in a first direction; and means for extracting the body from the bore in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, whereby the remaining portion of the core bolt remains at least temporarily supported by the body while the body is being extracted from the bore in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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