Methods for depositing an extrudable substance onto a surface
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJohn W. Pringle-Iv
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Abstract
A method of depositing an extrudable substance onto a surface. The method comprises the step of delivering the extrudable substance from a cartridge to a flow-bypass assembly. The method further comprises the step of selectively controlling the flow-bypass assembly to purge air from the extrudable substance before the extrudable substance enters a delivery tube. The method further comprises the step of selectively controlling the flow-bypass assembly to deliver the extrudable substance from the flow-bypass assembly to a valve assembly via the delivery tube. The method further comprises the step of controlling flow of the extrudable substance from the valve assembly to a nozzle.
Claims20
A method of depositing an extrudable substance onto a surfaced, the method comprising steps of:
- delivering the extrudable substance from a cartridge to a flow-bypass assembly;
- selectively controlling the flow-bypass assembly to purge air from the extrudable substance before the extrudable substance enters a delivery tube;
- selectively controlling the flow-bypass assembly to deliver the extrudable substance from the flow-bypass assembly to a valve assembly via the delivery tube;
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- controlling flow of the extrudable substance from the valve assembly to a nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.