Apparatuses and systems for applying glutinous substances

US10099240B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• John W. Pringle, IV · Torrance, US
• John J. Brown · Brooks Road, US
• Angelica Davancens · Calabasas, US
• Frederick B. Frontiera · Mount Pleasant, US
• Martin Guirguis · Long Beach, US
• Raul Tomuta · Westminster, US
• Richard Philip Topf · Orange, US
• Don D. Trend · Tecate Mission Road, US
• Jake B. Weinmann · Signal Hill, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 16, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T483/17
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for delivering a glutinous substance from a cartridge to a brush is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sleeve and a pressure-cap assembly. The pressure-cap assembly comprises a pressure cap, proximate an inlet of the sleeve. The pressure cap comprises a pressure input, selectively operable to apply pressure to the glutinous substance in the cartridge when the cartridge is received within the sleeve, the pressure cap is in the closed position, and a leading end of the cartridge is in sealed engagement with a valve. The apparatus further comprises a brush-arm assembly, configured to retain the brush and capable of rotating the brush. The valve is selectively operable to enable the glutinous substance to flow from the cartridge to the brush.