A surface treatment support structure assembly for treating a contoured surface includes a support structure array formed from a plurality of base structures, each base structure being operably coupled with respect to one another and configured to slide along a longitudinal axis and rotate about a laterally translating axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The support structure array further includes at least one applicator head coupled to each base structure of the support structure array, each of the at least one applicator head being configured to treat the contoured surface. Additionally, a base structure actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to manipulate each base structure along the longitudinal axis and the laterally translating axis such that the support structure array is adjusted relative to the contoured surface.
Variable cross-section compliance mechanism
2020-12-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B05B Sprühvorrichtungen , SPRAYING APPARATUS / B05D PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL , Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Flüssigkeiten oder von anderen fließfähigen Stoffen auf Oberflächen allgemein / B24B MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING , Maschinen, Einrichtungen oder Verfahren zum Schleifen oder Polieren / B41J TYPEWRITERS , Schreibmaschinen / B41M PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES , Druck-, Vervielfältigungs-, Markierungs- oder Kopierverfahren / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G01B MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS , Messen der Länge, der Dicke oder ähnlicher linearer Abmessungen |