Sealant articles and method of applying sealant
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMarc E. Gage, David J. Grulke, Michael E. Folsom, Blair A. Smith, Mark S. Busha, Kerry L. Davis
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Abstract
A method of making an assembly is disclosed. According to the method, a curable sealant is applied to a metal surface of a first article, and the curable sealant and first article are stored under conditions to maintain the curable sealant in an at least partially uncured state. The method further includes contacting the curable sealant on the first article metal surface with an electrically conductive surface of a second article, and curing the curable sealant.
Claims19
A method of making an assembly, comprising
- applying a fluid curable sealant to a metal surface of a first article;
- disposing the first article within an external storage environment under conditions to maintain the curable sealant in a solidified at least partially uncured state;
- removing the first article from the external storage environment;
- returning the curable sealant on the metal surface of the removed first article to a fluid state, and compressing the fluid curable sealant between the first article metal surface and an electrically conductive surface of a second article to displace a portion of the fluid curable sealant out of a space between the first article metal surface and the second article electrically conductive surface;
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- curing the curable sealant, wherein the first article metal surface and second article electrically conductive surface have different electrode potentials.
A method of making an assembly, comprising:
- disposing a plurality of first articles on a support;
- applying a curable sealant to metal surfaces on the plurality of first articles on the support;
- disposing the plurality of first articles in an external storage environment under conditions to maintain the curable sealant on the plurality of first articles in an at least partially uncured state;
- removing a first article of the plurality of first articles from the external storage environment;
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- contacting the curable sealant on the metal surface of the removed first article with an electrically conductive surface of a second article;
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- curing the curable sealant wherein the first article metal surfaces and second article electrically conductive surface have different electrode potentials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.