Patent ID: 8651046
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
1. A sealant application system for applying sealant to a structure, the sealant application system comprising: a structure configured to hold a sealant container having a nozzle in which the structure is configured for attachment to a robotic arm; and a sealant flow control system associated with the structure in which the sealant flow control system is configured to engage the nozzle of the sealant container to reduce a flow of sealant from the nozzle, the sealant flow control system comprising: a sealant flow generation system in which the sealant flow generation system causes the sealant to move from the sealant container through the nozzle, the sealant flow generation system comprising a plunger configured to engage the sealant container in which the plunger causes the sealant in the sealant container to move through the nozzle when moved in a direction towards the nozzle.