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System and method for printing an image on a surface

An image and new image technology, applied in the field of automation systems, can solve the problems of increasing the total amount of time to paint the aircraft, detracting from the overall appearance of the aircraft, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2019-12-13
THE BOEING CO
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For applying aircraft distinctive markings using multiple colors, the masking, painting, and unmasking steps may have to be performed for each color in the distinctive marking, and this increases the overall amount of time required to paint the aircraft
Furthermore, aircraft distinctive markings must be applied in a precise manner to avoid gaps, which could reveal the often white primer, which detracts from the overall appearance of the aircraft

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[0033] Referring now to the drawings, in which the views are for purposes of illustrating various embodiments of the present disclosure, figure 1 Shown in is a block diagram of an example of an image forming system 200 that may be implemented to robotically (eg, automatically or semi-automatically) print an image 400 on a surface 102 ( figure 2 ). System 200 may include a robot 202 (robot mechanism) and / or at least one arm (eg, first arm 210 and second arm 212 ). Printhead 300 may be mounted on an arm (eg, second arm 212). In some examples, system 200 may include attaching printhead 300 to end 214 of the arm ( Figure 5 ) of one or more high broadband actuators 250. As described below, such a high bandwidth actuator 250 can provide precise and rapid control of the position and orientation of the printhead 300 during printing of the image slice 404 .

[0034] Printhead 300 may be configured as an inkjet printhead having droplets 300 ( Figure 10 ) onto the surface 102 to ...

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A system (200) for printing an image (400) on a surface (102) can include a robot (202) having at least one arm (210). The print head (300) can be mounted to the arm (210), and when printing the image slice (404) on the surface (102), the print head (300) can follow the raster path (350) through the arm (210) Movable above the surface (102). Image slices (404) may have opposite side edges (416). The printhead (300) may be configured to print the image slice (404) having an image gradient band (418) along at least one of the opposite side edges (416), wherein the image intensity within the image gradient band (418) Decreases from the inner portion (414) of the image gradient band (418) towards the side edge (416).

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to coating application systems and, more particularly, to automated systems and methods for printing images on surfaces using robotic mechanisms. Background technique [0002] Due to the wide range of sizes, unique geometries and large amount of surface area on an aircraft, painting an aircraft is a relatively challenging and time-consuming process. For example, wings protruding from the fuselage can interfere with the painting process. The height of the vertical stabilizer above the horizontal stabilizer can present a challenge for reaching the external surface of the vertical stabilizer. Complex painting schemes that can be associated with aircraft livery increase the time required to paint an aircraft. In this regard, standard airline distinctive markings may include images or designs having complex geometric shapes and color combinations, and may include the airline's name and logo, which may be applied to...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41J3/407B41M5/00B41J2/01B41J29/393
CPCB25J11/0075B41J25/304B41J2/01B41J3/4073B41J29/393B41M5/0023B41M5/0047B41M5/0088B41J2029/3935B41J2/2132B41J2/00
Inventor D·R·马西斯P·L·弗里曼
Owner THE BOEING CO