System for applying a fluid to a surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272453-B2
Application number	US-201615357604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2016
Priority date	Nov 25, 2015
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

An application system for depositing a fluid product on a surface. The application system comprises a frame mounted on a locomotive system ensuring the displacement of the frame over the surface, a tank mounted on the frame and receiving the fluid product to be applied, and an application head fluidically connected with the tank via a supply nozzle. The application system comprises a guiding system which comprises detectors to detect the obstacles in the environment of the application system. Such an application system allows for an even application of the fluid product over the entire surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An application system for depositing a fluid product on a surface, said application system comprising:
a frame mounted on a locomotive system ensuring the displacement of the frame over the surface in a direction of advance,
a tank mounted on the frame and receiving the fluid product to be applied, and
an application head fluidically connected with the tank via a supply nozzle,
wherein the application system comprises a guiding system which comprises detectors to detect the obstacles around the application system,
wherein the frame comprises a towing frame and a drawn frame, the towing frame carrying the locomotive system and a motor-drive system, the drawn frame carrying the application head, and the towing frame and the drawn frame are linked by a flexible fastener.

2. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the application head comprises several ejection nozzles distributed transversely under the application head and fluidically connected with the supply nozzle.

3. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the application head comprises:
a cloth arranged under the application head, and
at least one ejection nozzle fluidically connected with the supply nozzle and arranged so that the fluid product flowing from said at least one ejection nozzle is projected forward of the cloth.

4. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the guiding system comprises, in the direction of advance of the application system:
two contact detectors arranged at the front of the frame, one on the port side and the other on the starboard side, and
two void detectors under the frame and at the front of the locomotive system, one on the port side and the other on the starboard side.

5. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the application head is arranged at the rear of the locomotive system in the direction of advance of the application system.

6. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a main part which supports the locomotive system and a secondary part which is mounted to be rotationally mobile around the main part and which supports the tank, the application head and the supply nozzle.

7. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a main part which supports the locomotive system and a secondary part which is mounted to be rotationally mobile inside the main part and which supports the tank, the application head and the supply nozzle.

8. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the locomotive system comprises at least two wheels.

9. The application system according to claim 8 , wherein each wheel is mounted on the frame through a suspension.

10. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the application system comprises at least one light arranged at a rear of the application system to illuminate a surface at a rear of the application head.

11. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the application system comprises a memory configured to record a path to follow on the surface from a start point, and the guiding system is adapted to read the path, bring the application system to the start point and lead the application system according to said path.

12. The application system according to claim 1 , wherein the application head comprises:
a cloth arranged under the application head, and
at least one ejection nozzle fluidically connected with the supply nozzle and arranged so that the fluid product flowing from said at least one ejection nozzle soaks the cloth.

13. An application system for depositing a fluid product on a surface, said application system comprising:
a frame mounted on a locomotive system ensuring the displacement of the frame over the surface in a direction of advance,
a tank mounted on the frame and receiving the fluid product to be applied, and
an application head fluidically connected with the tank via a supply nozzle,
wherein the application system comprises a guiding system which comprises detectors to detect the obstacles around the application system,
wherein the locomotive system comprises two parallel tracks, the tread of each track comprises several suckers, and the application system comprises a vacuum generation device fluidically connected to each sucker in order to generate vacuum at each of the suckers in contact with the surface.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Bignon Nicolas
• Landel Pierre-Albert
• Gouzerh Lucile

Classifications

• B05C5/027

  Coating heads with several outlets, e.g. aligned transversally to the moving direction of a web to be coated (B05C5/0254 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B1/20

  Perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms; Outlet elements therefor · CPC title

• B05C1/06

  by rubbing contact, e.g. by brushes, by pads {(brushes in general A46B)} · CPC title

• B29C33/58

  Applying the releasing agents · CPC title

• B05B9/007 Primary

  At least a part of the apparatus, e.g. a container, being provided with means, e.g. wheels, for allowing its displacement relative to the ground · CPC title