Two part compounded material mixer
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMatthew N. Lautt
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for mixing a compounded material. A first selected amount of a base part for the compounded material and a second selected amount of an activator part for the compounded material to form a total amount of the compounded material is determined. The first selected amount of the base part is pumped by a pump system from a set of base part sources connected to the pump system into a container. The second selected amount of the activator part is pumped by the pump system from a set of activator part sources connected to the pump system into a container. The base part and the activator part in the container are mixed by a mixing system for a predetermined amount of time that is sufficient to activate the compounded material for use.
Claims20
A material mixing system that comprises:
- a cap configured to connect to:
- a transport system;
- and
- a container that comprises:
- a first opening at a first end configured to receive the cap;
- a central axis;
- a second opening at a second end that comprises a gasket that encircles:
- the central axis;
- and
- a shaft, disposed within the container, that comprises a mixer selected from a set of mixers;
- a container holder configured to receive, retain, and move the container along the central axis;
- a pump system, wherein the pump system is configured to pump a base part and an activator part of a compounded material into the container through the transport system;
- a mixing system, wherein the mixing system is configured to:
- connect to the shaft;
- and
- mix the base part and the activator part of the compounded material in the container;
- and
- a controller in communication with the pump system and the mixing system, wherein the controller is configured to:
- control the pump system to pump a first selected amount of the base part and a second selected amount of the activator part into the container in which the first selected amount and the second selected amount is based on a total amount of activated compounded material desired;
- and
- control the shaft and the container holder to mix the base part and the activator part in the container when in the container holder for a predetermined amount of time that is sufficient to activate the compounded material for use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.