US4623559A
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U.V. cured flexible polyester-monoacrylate protective thermistor coatings having good edge coverage and method of coating
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1985-07-12
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Granted: 1986-11-18
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Expires: 2005-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A method of coating an electronic component comprises applying a U.V. curable liquid resin containing a photoinitiator, rotating the coated component from its coating position, and passing the rotated component next to a source of U.V. radiation.
Inventors
- 👤 John S. Hudock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D1/00; B05D1/18; B05D3/00; B05D3/06; C; C09; C09D; C09D4/00; H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/02; H01C7/00; H01C7/008; B05D1/002; B05D3/061; B05D3/065; B05D3/067; B05D3/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of curing coated electronic components, where the coating is subject to withdrawal after application, comprising the steps: (A) placing an electronic component in a bath containing an ultraviolet radiation curable, liquid coating composition resin comprising a monoacrylate and a photoinitiator, to completely coat the electronic component; (B) removing the coated electronic component from the resin bath, necessarily causing a downward flow of the applied resin; (C) rotating the coated electronic component from its bath position to control the flow of resin resulting from removal from the bath; and (D) passing the rotated electronic component next to a source of ultraviolet radiation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of curing coated electronic components, where the coating is subject to withdrawal after application, comprising the steps: (A) placing an electronic component in a bath containing an ultraviolet radiation curable, liquid coating composition resin comprising a monoacrylate and a photoinitiator, to completely coat the electronic component; (B) removing the coated electronic component from the resin bath, necessarily causing a downward flow of the applied resin; (C) rotating the coated electronic component from its bath position to control the flow of resin resulting from removal from the bath; and (D) passing the rotated electronic component next to a source of ultraviolet radiation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, where the electronic component is a thermistor disc having edges thereon, thermistor disc is rotated in step (C) up to 180° from its bath position to reverse the flow of resin resulting from its removal from the bath.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, where the coating composition is a polyester-monoacrylate, and as a last step, the coated electronic component is heated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 3, where the coating composition consists essentially of: (1) from about 70 wt.% to about 90 wt.% of a polyester component consisting essentially of: (a) polyol selected from the group consisting of diols and triols and mixtures thereof; and (b) organic dibasic acid, and (2) from about 10 wt.% to about 30 wt.% of a monoacrylate, and (3) an effective amount of photoinitiator.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of curing protective coated electronic components having edges thereon, where the coating is subject to withdrawal from the edges after application, comprising the steps: (A) passing an electronic component having edges thereon through a bath containing an ultraviolet curable, liquid, polyester-monoacrylate coating composition containing photoinitiator, to completely coat the electronic component; (B) removing the coated electronic component from the resin bath, necessarily causing a downward flow of the applied resin with resulting resin withdrawal from the edges at the top of the electronic component; (C) rotating the coated electronic component to control the flow of resin resulting from removal from the bath; and (D) passing the rotated electronic component next to a source of ultraviolet radiation.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of curing protective coated electronic components having edges thereon, where the coating is subject to withdrawal from the edges after application, comprising the steps: (A) passing an electronic component having edges thereon through a bath containing an ultraviolet curable, liquid, polyester-monoacrylate coating composition containing photoinitiator, to completely coat the electronic component; (B) removing the coated electronic component from the resin bath, necessarily causing a downward flow of the applied resin with resulting resin withdrawal from the edges at the top of the electronic component; (C) rotating the coated electronic component to control the flow of resin resulting from removal from the bath; and (D) passing the rotated electronic component next to a source of ultraviolet radiation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 5 where the electronic component is a thermistor disc and the thermistor disc has electrical leads attached thereto, said leads being substantially parallel to each other and to the vertical axis of the disc as it passes through the coating bath, and the coated thermistor is rotated in step (C) up to 180° from its bath position to reverse the flow of resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 5, where the polyester-monoacrylate also contains a thixotropic agent and a surfactant, and as a last step, the coated electronic component is heated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 7, where the polyester-monoacrylate coating composition consists essentially of: (1) from about 70 wt.% to about 90 wt.% of a polyester component consisting essentially of: (a) polyol selected from the group consisting of diols and triols and mixtures thereof; and (b) organic dibasic acid, and (2) from about 10 wt.% to about 30 wt.% of a monoacrylate, and (3) an effective amount of photoinitiator.
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