Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End effectors and methods for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part
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Application No.: US17494557Application Date: 2021-10-05
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Publication No.: US12005468B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: Gary E. Georgeson , Marc J. Piehl , Joseph L. Hafenrichter
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Arlington
- Agency: Kunzler Bean & Adamson
- Main IPC: B05C11/00
- IPC: B05C11/00 ; B05C5/02 ; B25J15/00

Abstract:
An end effector, for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part, comprises a support, a first nozzle, movable relative to the support, and a second nozzle, movable relative to the support. The first nozzle comprises a first-nozzle-body outlet port and a first-nozzle separator plate. The second nozzle comprises a second-nozzle-body outlet port and a second-nozzle separator plate. The end effector additionally comprises a first ultrasonic-sensor roller that is rotatable relative to the support, translationally fixed relative to support, and located between the first nozzle and the second nozzle. The end effector also comprises a second ultrasonic-sensor roller that is rotatable relative to the support, translationally fixed relative to support, and located between the first ultrasonic-sensor roller and the second nozzle.
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