US 12,403,495 B2
Inkjet printing vehicle livery
Shane Edward Arthur, Kirkland, WA (US); Matthew Mellin, Seattle, WA (US); John Eric Miller, Savannah, OH (US); and Kjersta Larson-Smith, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/937,237.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109095 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B05B 16/40 (2018.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC B05B 16/40 (2018.02) [B05D 7/53 (2013.01); B05B 13/0431 (2013.01); B05D 1/26 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
21. A method of inkjet printing an exterior surface of a vehicle, comprising:
preparing at least a portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a first bay using crossflow or downflow air handling and using explosion protected equipment;
inkjet printing at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a second bay;
clear-coating at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a third bay using downflow or crossflow air handling, using air filtration and using explosion protected equipment; and
mechanically connecting the vehicle to a first reversibly moveable crossbeam before inkjet printing, wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is located in the second bay in an open pit and the first reversibly moveable crossbeam is reversibly movable along a length of the open pit, and
wherein preparing comprises activating, adhesion promoting, priming, and base-coating,
wherein the first reversibly moveable crossbeam spans the open pit, and the vehicle is located on the first reversibly moveable crossbeam.