Patent ID: 8968500
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B05C,B62D,B64C,B64F

Abstract:
1. A method for joining, by adhesive bonding, at least two large outer and inner joining partners in aircraft construction, wherein the outer joining partner is a fuselage segment and the inner joining partner is a structural component, the method comprising: providing a central carrier comprising an integration tool and equipping the integration tool with the structural component to be fitted, providing a component carrier and mounting the fuselage segment on the component carrier, wherein the integration tool and the structural component are movable in the fuselage segment, providing modular tools for surface monitoring and adhesive application and which are arranged outside of the fuselage segment and are movable along the fuselage segment, detecting the geometric data of the fuselage segment and the structural component in an automated manner, detecting the joint gap dimensions of the fuselage segment and the structural component from the geometric data, applying a flowable adhesive by at least one of the modular tools to one or both joint faces of the fuselage segment and the structural component to be joined as a function of the joint gap dimensions, joining the fuselage segment and the structural component in a joining position, and sequentially applying joining pressure to the joint faces along the joint gap to bring the fuselage segment and the structural component into the final joining position, wherein the joining pressure is applied to the joint gap on each side by an inner pressure tool and an outer pressure tool, and wherein the outer pressure tool is an exchangeable tool of at least one of the modular tools.