Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Applicator and method for applying a lubricant/sealer
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Application No.: US16806635Application Date: 2020-03-02
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Publication No.: US11383452B2Publication Date: 2022-07-12
- Inventor: Alexander Marrocco , Hossein Firoozgan , Joosok Jinn , Isaac Zolotarev , Arnold Bell
- Applicant: Ford Motor Company , ABB Technology AG
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn; CH Zurich
- Assignee: Ford Motor Company,ABB Technology AG
- Current Assignee: Ford Motor Company,ABB Technology AG
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn; CH Zurich
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Vincent Mastrogiacomo
- Main IPC: B29C65/48
- IPC: B29C65/48 ; B29C65/56 ; B29C65/00 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
A lubricant/sealer dispenser is disclosed for a component press-in system that includes a pressurized lubricant/sealer reservoir filled with lubricant/sealer. A nozzle is supplied with lubricant/sealer from the reservoir and includes an offset tip formed of PTFE that is enclosed in a steel tube. A controller controls a motor that rotates the nozzle within an opening in a part at a selected depth. The motor rotates the nozzle about a fixed axis and follows an inner surface of the opening as the part is moved by a robot relative to the nozzle in a selected pattern. The nozzle applies the lubricant/sealer by applying the lubricant/sealer onto the inner surface of the opening.
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