| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide apparatuses and methods that reduce the cost of manufacturing assemblies of curved sheets and the weight of such assemblies.SOLUTION: An apparatus 212 for manipulating a plurality of curved sheets 208 is provided. Each of the plurality of curved sheets 208 includes an upper surface 216 and a lower surface 220. The apparatus 212 includes tooling 232 to be coupled to the upper surface of each of the plurality of curved sheets 208. The tooling 232 is capable of moving the plurality of curved sheets 208 relative to each other and abutting the plurality of curved sheets 208 such that the upper surface of each of the plurality of curved sheets 208 is along a virtual arcuate surface 236. The apparatus 212 also includes a welding apparatus 248 capable of welding the plurality of curved sheets 208 together after abutting the plurality of curved sheets 208. |
