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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John Walter Pringle, IV, Torrance, CA (US);
Angelica Davancens, Reseda, CA (US);
Derek Nelson, Long Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A robot end effector () for dispensing an extrudable substance () comprises cartridge bays (). Each one of the cartridge bays () is shaped to receive one of two-part cartridges (). Each of the two-part cartridges () comprises a cartridge outlet (). The robot end effector () also comprises a head assembly (), comprising pairs of fittings (). Each pair of the pairs of fittings () is configured to selectively supply compressed air from a pressure source () to contents of one of the two-part cartridges () when the two-part cartridges () are received by the cartridge bays () and the cartridge bays () are translated along a first axis () and along a second axis () so that the cartridge outlet () of the corresponding one of the two-part cartridges () is in fluidic communication with the mixer inlet ().