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Device and method for pretreating exterior surfaces of an aircraft to be painted

US8481884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Dirk Bausen · Harsefeld, DE
Birgit Kuhlenschmidt · Hamburg, DE
Karl Hausmann · Hamburg, DE
Rolf Bense · Jork, DE
Daniel Lahidjanian · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2010
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64F5/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for pretreating an exterior surface of an aircraft coated with an aircraft-specific base material so as to prepare the surface for a final painting with aircraft paint includes a pretreating tool. The pretreating tool has a laser head configured to activate the aircraft-specific base material using a laser. The device also includes a support construction including a robot device and a control unit configured to control and move the laser head over the surface using the robot device.

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