US 12,440,867 B2
Sealant applicator
Harvey Brookes, Bristol (GB); and Benjamin Humphrys, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
Filed by AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,052.
Claims priority of application No. 2204267 (GB), filed on Mar. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0302488 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B05C 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 17/002 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sealant applicator for applying sealant layer to a surface of one or more aircraft parts, the sealant applicator comprising:
a sealant inlet for receiving sealant from a source of sealant;
a sealant outlet for the dispensing of sealant therethrough; and
a main body comprising:
two or more curved sealant-contacting surfaces for contacting sealant dispensed from the sealant outlet, wherein the two or more curved sealant-contacting surfaces are positioned on a same side and aft of the sealant outlet in a forward direction (F) of the applicator; and
one or more spacers for abutting against a surface of the one or more aircraft parts and for maintaining the one or more sealant-contacting surfaces in spaced relationship with the surface of the one or more aircraft parts.