Patent ID: 8651046

Claim:
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 clamp having a first member and a second member, in which the first member has a first end, the second member has a second end, the clamp may be moved between an open state and a closed state, and a distance between the first end and the second end is smaller when the clamp is in the closed state than when the clamp is in the open state; and a movement system configured to move the clamp between the open state and the closed state; and 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.