Method for applying a treatment fluid to interior surfaces of an aircraft fuselage

US10435181B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EMBRAER S.A. · BR

Inventors

• Rogério Scafutto SCOTTON · São José dos Campos, BR
• Natália Vianna Correia · São José dos Campos, BR
• Luiz Fernando Dos Santos · São José dos Campos, BR
• Thomas Waring · Hamilton, CA
• Richard Waring, Jr. · West Sayville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S901/27
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods are provided by which a treatment fluid (e.g., a liquid corrosion inhibitor) may be applied onto the interior surfaces of an aircraft fuselage. The methods include (a) deploying an automated guided vehicle (AGV) comprising a carriage assembly and a robotic spray system carried by the carriage assembly within the interior of the fuselage, (b) closing the cabin door opening of the fuselage with the AGV positioned therewithin, and (c) operating the AGV so as to move within the fuselage along a longitudinal axis thereof to spray the treatment fluid onto the surfaces thereof.