Glutinous Substance Nozzle With Movable Gate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for applying viscous or glutinous substances like sealants and adhesives to components with complex geometries are tedious, time-consuming, and difficult to use in confined spaces, often resulting in variable quality finishes.
Innovation Solution
A nozzle system comprising a body with an inlet and outlet opening, a first guide, a gate, and a biasing member, where the gate's movement controls the flow and width of the substance, allowing for precise application on surfaces with varying heights and curvatures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If current known approaches are used to apply viscous substances to complex geometries, then the application process is simple, but the process is tedious, time consuming, and produces variable quality
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle incorporates a movable gate that can dynamically adjust its position to control the flow of viscous substance. This dynamic adjustment allows the operator to modify bead width and flow rate in real-time, adapting to varying surface geometries and maintaining consistent quality across complex surfaces without requiring multiple nozzle changes or complex setup procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The nozzle body is divided into distinct functional segments: a fixed body portion, a translatably coupled gate, and guide members. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component, enabling precise control over material flow while simplifying the overall application process on complex geometries.
2Ease of operation
If current known approaches are used to apply sealants to complex geometries, then the equipment is simple, but the equipment is difficult to use in confined spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The gate's translational movement capability allows the nozzle to adapt its internal flow characteristics without changing its external dimensions. This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables the nozzle to maintain a compact form factor for accessing confined spaces while providing variable bead widths and flow rates through internal gate positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the gate is allowed to move freely to control flow, then the bead width can be adjusted, but the gate may move unintentionally
Solution Approach 1:
The biasing member automatically applies force to the gate, maintaining it in a predetermined position when not actively being adjusted. This self-biasing mechanism ensures the gate remains stable during operation without requiring external support or constant operator intervention, while still allowing intentional movement for bead width adjustment when needed.
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AI summary
A method includes contacting a first guide, coupled to a body of a nozzle, with a first side of an object; biasing a gate toward the first guide so that a second guide contacts a second side of the object; moving the nozzle along the object while maintaining the first guide in contact with the first side, and the second guide in contact with the second side; and applying the bead of the glutinous substance to the surface via an outlet opening of the nozzle while moving the nozzle along the object, wherein width of the bead and flow of the glutinous substance through the outlet opening are controlled via movement of the gate relative to the body.