- Patent Title: Systems, methods, and apparatus for automated sealant application
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Application No.: US14702993Application Date: 2015-05-04
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Publication No.: US09987795B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Martin Hanna Guirguis , Cesar Mireles
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kwan & Olynick LLP
- Main IPC: B29C65/70
- IPC: B29C65/70 ; B29C65/00 ; B05C9/12 ; B05C11/02 ; B29L31/30 ; B05C5/02 ; B60K15/03 ; B64D37/02 ; F16B33/00 ; B05D1/26

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for shaping sealant applied to a fastener. Tools disclosed herein include a housing that includes a first end, a second end, and a chamber, the first end including a first opening defining a first portion of the chamber, the second end being configured to be coupled to a robotic sealant applicator, the housing further including a second opening configured to transfer a solvent from an external reservoir to the chamber. The tools may also include a porous member included in the chamber, the porous member being configured to store an amount of solvent, the porous member being further configured to apply a designated shape to the sealant applied to the fastener in response to the sealant contacting the porous member, and the porous member being further configured release at least a portion of the solvent in response to the sealant contacting the porous member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160325489A1 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SEALANT APPLICATION Public/Granted day:2016-11-10
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