Eddie-bolt inspection tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11845569-B2
Application number	US-202017025579-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2020
Priority date	Sep 18, 2020
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

In one embodiment, systems and methods include using an eddie-bolt inspection tool to measure one or more eddie-bolts. An eddie-bolt inspection tool comprises a body; a valve; a light-emitting diode (LED); a battery; a first position switch; a second position switch; a cap; a nose piece; and a cover; wherein the cap is disposed on top of the body, wherein the body is disposed on top of the nose piece, where the nose piece is at least partially disposed within the body, wherein the cover is disposed around and on at least a portion of the body, wherein the body comprises: a first side; a second side; a third side; a fourth side; and an opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An eddie-bolt inspection tool, comprising:
a body;
a valve;
a light-emitting diode (LED);
a battery;
a first position switch;
a second position switch;
a cap;
a nose piece; and
a cover;
wherein the cap is disposed on top of the body, wherein the body is disposed on top of the nose piece, where the nose piece is at least partially disposed within the body, wherein the cover is disposed around and on at least a portion of the body, wherein the body comprises:
a first side;
a second side;
a third side;
a fourth side; and
an opening.

2. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 1 , wherein the first side is coupled to the second side by the third side and the fourth side, wherein the first side is parallel to the second side, wherein the fourth side is curvilinear, wherein a portion of the opening is disposed in the second side and a remaining portion of the opening is disposed in the third side.

3. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises:
a top side;
a bottom side;
a first internal compartment; and
a second internal compartment.

4. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 3 , wherein the first internal compartment comprises a first wall, a second wall, and a compartment opening.

5. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 4 , wherein the second internal compartment comprises a first wall and a second wall, wherein a central bore of the second internal compartment is defined by the first wall, the second wall, the first wall of the first internal compartment, and the top side.

6. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 5 , wherein the second position switch is disposed in the central bore of the second internal compartment.

7. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 3 , wherein the top side of the body comprises:
one or more fastener holes;
a main bore;
a valve recess;
a valve fastener hole; and
a LED hole;
wherein the valve recess is disposed adjacent to the main bore, wherein the valve fastener hole is disposed in the valve recess, wherein the LED hole is disposed between the valve recess and the third side of the body.

8. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 7 , wherein the cap comprises:
one or more fastener holes;
a LED hole;
a fastener recess;
a shim recess; and
a spring recess;
wherein the shim recess is disposed in a top surface of the cap, wherein the shim recess is configured to receive one or more shims, wherein the fastener recess and the spring recess are disposed in a bottom surface of the cap.

9. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 3 , wherein the LED is disposed at least partially through the cap and the top side of the body, wherein the cap is coupled to the top side of the body.

10. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 3 , further comprising a battery holder, wherein the battery is disposed within the battery holder, wherein the battery holder is disposed onto the interior of the first side of the body abutting the interior of the third side of the body and a first wall of the second internal compartment.

11. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 10 , wherein the battery holder comprises terminals, wherein the LED comprises leads, wherein both the first position switch and the second position switch comprise switch leads.

12. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 11 , wherein one of the switch leads of the first position switch is coupled to one of the switch leads of the second position switch.

13. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 11 , wherein another one of the switch leads of the first position switch is coupled to one of the leads of the LED.

14. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 11 , wherein another one of the switch leads of the second position switch is coupled to one of the terminals of the battery holder.

15. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 11 , wherein another one of the leads of the LED is coupled to another one of the terminals of the battery holder.

16. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 1 , wherein the valve comprises:
a valve body;
a top portion;
a fastener hole;
a central bore; and
a slot;
wherein the valve body is cylindrical, wherein the top portion is disposed on top of and perpendicular to the valve body, wherein the fastener hole is disposed in the top portion, wherein the central bore is aligned with a central axis of the valve body, wherein the slot is disposed through at least a portion of the length of the valve body.

17. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 16 , wherein the first position switch is disposed in the valve body.

18. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 17 , wherein a spring is disposed around the first position switch in the valve body.

19. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 1 , wherein the nose piece comprises a first cylindrical portion, a transitional ring, and a second cylindrical portion.

20. The eddie-bolt inspection tool of claim 19 , wherein the first cylindrical portion is disposed at a first end of the transitional ring, wherein the second cylindrical portion is disposed at a second end of the transitional ring, wherein the diameter of the transitional ring increases from the first end to the second end, wherein the diameter of the second cylindrical portion is greater than the diameter of the first cylindrical portion.

Assignees

• Lockheed Corp

Inventors

• Terry Alyssa Marie
• Miletto Steven Wade
• Guevara Alondra Renee
• Golson Jack P
• Loden Dustin

Classifications

• B64F5/60 Primary

  Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems · CPC title

• B64F5/40

  Maintaining or repairing aircraft · CPC title

• G01B5/0025

  Measuring of vehicle parts (G01B5/003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01B5/0032

  Valves, actuating devices for valves · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title