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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Pringle, IV, Gardena, CA (US);
Raul Tomuta, Stanton, CA (US);
Jake B. Weinmann, Signal Hill, CA (US);
John J. Brown, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Chris Erickson, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Martin Guirguis, Long Beach, CA (US);
Don D. Trend, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Richard P. Topf, Orange, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of delivering a glutinous substance to a workpiece from an end-effector comprises using the end-effector to position an applicator relative to the workpiece. The method also comprises urging the glutinous substance from the end-effector through a first channel of a body of the applicator from an inlet of the first channel toward an outlet of the first channel. The method additionally comprises selectively operating an actuator of the applicator to regulate a rate, at which the glutinous substance flows through the first channel of the body of the applicator, responsive to, at least in part, output received from a sensor of the applicator.