The Boeing Company
Apparatuses for depositing an extrudable substance onto a surface

Abstract:

An apparatus for depositing an extrudable substance onto a surface. The apparatus comprises a bracket, comprising an opening that has a central axis, and a tubular sleeve, coupled to the bracket via the opening and rotatable relative to the bracket about the central axis. The apparatus further comprises a valve assembly, comprising a valve body, fixed to the tubular sleeve and rotatable relative to the bracket together with the tubular sleeve, and a valve, internal to the valve body. The apparatus also comprises a linear actuator, configured to position the valve relative to the valve body. The apparatus further comprises a nozzle, fixed to the valve body and rotatable relative to the bracket together with the valve body.