Method and device for filling seal caps
AssigneeChemetall GmbH
InventorHeinz Burock
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Abstract
Described herein is a method for filling seal caps and a corresponding automated device for filling seal caps. The method for filling seal caps includes carrying out the filling of the seal caps using an automated process, wherein positioning a filling unit and/or positioning the seal caps by means of movement in an XYZ coordinate system as well as filling the seal caps is automated, and wherein the seal caps are positioned on a support plate.
Claims9
A method for filling seal caps for sealing connecting elements in aircraft construction, the method comprising:
- filling the seal caps with sealant using an automated process, wherein
- positioning a filling unit and/or positioning the seal caps by means of movement in an XYZ coordinate system as well as filling the seal caps is automated;
- and
- wherein the seal caps are positioned on a support plate in a positioning pattern that corresponds to a positioning pattern of the connecting elements to be sealed;
- and
- wherein the seal caps are plastic caps comprising at least one high-performance polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polysulfone (PSU), polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyimide (PI), polyamideimide (PAI), polybenzimidazole (PBI), polyetherimide (PEI), and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), the sealant is a sealant based on polysulfide and/or polythioether and the plastic caps and the sealant are joined cohesively to one another.
A method for filling seal caps for sealing connecting elements in aircraft construction, the method comprising:
- filling the seal caps with sealant using an automated process, wherein
- positioning a filling unit and/or positioning the seal caps by means of movement in an XYZ coordinate system as well as filling the seal caps is automated;
- and
- wherein the seal caps are positioned on a support plate in a positioning pattern that corresponds to a positioning pattern of the connecting elements to be sealed;
- wherein the seal caps are plastic caps consisting predominately of at least one high-performance polymer and having a DIN IEC 60243 breakdown strength of at least 10 kV/mm, wherein the high performance polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polysulfone (PSU), polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyimide (PI), polyamideimide (PAI), polybenzimidazole (PBI), polyetherimide (PEI), and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS);
- wherein the sealant has high energy absorbency, is a sealant based on polysulfide and/or polythioether and also comprises at least one filler selected from the group consisting of hollow filling bodies filled with gas and/or air;
- and
- wherein the plastic caps and the sealant are joined cohesively to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.