Applicator
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsThomas Sturm, Helmut Huber
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Abstract
An applicator for application onto and embossing microprofiling of a fluidic medium on a substrate, in particular in the aerospace sector, and a corresponding application device having such an applicator. The applicator has a circumferentially moving die that has an embossing profile, a press for the die and a stabilizing device, in particular a hardening device, for the applied medium. In addition, the applicator has a hollow support body, surrounded by the die at a distance forming a gap, the press being arranged in the gap. The application device has, in addition to the applicator, a handling device for a relative movement between the applicator and a workpiece.
Claims26
An applicator for applying and embossing a microprofile on a fluidic medium on an outer skin of an aircraft, the applicator comprising:
- a circumferentially movable die comprising an embossing profile for embossing the microprofile in the fluidic medium on the outer skin of the aircraft;
- a press for the die;
- a fluidic medium stabilizer;
- a frame comprising a connector configured to connect with a power takeoff element arranged thereon, wherein the frame is connected in a rotationally locked manner to the die;
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- a feeding device mounted on the frame;
- wherein the die is configured to receive the fluidic medium from the feeding device using the embossing profile when the die moves circumferentially,
- wherein the applicator is configured to roll the die over the outer skin of the aircraft to transfer the fluidic medium to the outer skin of the aircraft, and
- wherein the applicator comprises a hollow support body, surrounded by the die at a distance, thereby forming a gap, the press being arranged in the gap, and the support body being rotatably mounted on the frame of the applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.