Patent ID: 11938711
Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  G

Claim 6:
7. A fixture for lap shear bonding a bottom panel to a top panel, the fixture comprising:
a bottom tool having a quadrilateral shape including
a planar top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces,
an opening and a plurality of fingers spaced apart from one another, positioned along one edge of the opening, and extending into the opening;

a first spacer and a second spacer, the first spacer attached to the top surface of the bottom tool adjacent to one edge, the second spacer attached to the top surface of the bottom tool adjacent to an opposing edge, the first spacer and the second spacer each having a thickness equal to the combined thicknesses of the bottom panel and the top panel, and the bottom tool is configured to retain the bottom panel on the top surface between the first spacer and the second spacer; and
a top tool having a quadrilateral shape including a top surface, a planar bottom surface, and four side surfaces, the top tool configured to retain the top panel on the bottom surface, the top tool further configured to attach to the first spacer and the second spacer such that a portion of the top panel contacts a portion of the bottom panel,
wherein the bottom panel includes a plurality of tabs spaced apart from one another and positioned along one edge of the bottom panel, and each finger is configured to be aligned with a successive one of the tabs and support the tab when the top tool, while retaining the top panel, is attached to the first spacer and the second spacer.