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Apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid
Assignee: TOKYO JUKI INDUSTRIAL Co Ltd 2-1 KOKURYO-CHO 8-CHOME CHOFU-SHI TOKYO 182 JAPAN A CORP OF JAPAN
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Filing: 1987-07-23
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2007-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A piston driving device for dispensing a predetermined small amount of paste-like material from a nozzle in response to an electrical signal without any time-delay is enabled by the slow rotation of a ball-screw shaft, the rotation being reduced by a differential gear system. A female ball-nut fitted onto the ball-screw shaft causes a piston plunger to advance at very low speed such that dispensing of the predetermined volume of paste-like fluid is possible. Vertical motion of a nozzle is compensated by vertical motion of a piston driving device such that the relative position of a piston against a nozzle is unchanged.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuhiko Taguchi
- 👤 Yoshimi Imamiya
- 👤 Yuji Takegawa
- 👤 Kiyoshi Kuroda
- 👤 Sotonari Arashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
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2026-10-30 10:00
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F11/00; G01F11/02; G01F11/021; B; B05; B05C; B05C5/00; B05C5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, comprising: a nozzle holder, a nozzle attached to said holder for dispensing a paste-like fluid, a means for vertically driving said nozzle holder, a piston for forcing a paste-like fluid through said nozzle, a means for driving said piston; and an electrical means for synchronizing said piston driving means to said vertically driving means so that the motion of the nozzle holder is compensated by a motion of the piston.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, comprising: a nozzle holder, a nozzle attached to said holder for dispensing a paste-like fluid, a means for vertically driving said nozzle holder, a piston for forcing a paste-like fluid through said nozzle, a means for driving said piston; and an electrical means for synchronizing said piston driving means to said vertically driving means so that the motion of the nozzle holder is compensated by a motion of the piston.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus of claim 1 for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, wherein said piston driving device is attached to said nozzle holder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus of claim 1 for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, further comprising a machine frame, wherein said piston driving device is attached to the machine frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus of claim 1 for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, wherein said piston driving device further comprises a spline mechanism.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
92 words
An apparatus of claim 4 for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, wherein said piston driving means comprises a motor and a differential means, said differential means for differentiating an output of said motor to obtain a high speed reduction ratio of the motor output to an output of said differential means, wherein the output of said differential means drives the piston; and further comprising a machine frame, wherein said motor and said differential means are attached to said machine frame and said spline mechanism is attached to said nozzle holder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
An apparatus of claim 1 for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, wherein said piston driving means comprises a motor and a differential means, said differential means for differentiating an output of said motor to obtain a high speed reduction ratio of the motor output to an output of said differential means, wherein the output of said differential means drives the piston.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid as claimed in claim 6 wherein said differential means comprises a wave-generator, a flexspline, and a circular spline.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
199 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, comprising: a nozzle holder, a nozzle attached to said holder for dispensing a paste-like fluid, a device for vertically driving said nozzle holder, a piston for forcing a paste-like fluid through said nozzle, a device for driving said piston comprising a motor and a differential means, said differential means for differentiating an output of said motor to obtain a high speed reduction ratio of the motor output to an output of said differential means, wherein the output of said differential means drives the piston; wherein said differential means comprises a female screw body connection to said piston and driven by a male screw shaft connected to said motor, a gear fixed to said male screw shaft, three successive transmission gears driven by the rotation of said male screw shaft which in turn drives said female screw body such that said female screw body is rotated and moved vertically along the male screw body, such vertical motion causing said female screw body to vertically move the piston connected to said female screw body and wherein a rotation ratio of male screw shaft rotation to female body rotation is approximately one.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
199 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, comprising: a nozzle holder, a nozzle attached to said holder for dispensing a paste-like fluid, a device for vertically driving said nozzle holder, a piston for forcing a paste-like fluid through said nozzle, a device for driving said piston comprising a motor and a differential means, said differential means for differentiating an output of said motor to obtain a high speed reduction ratio of the motor output to an output of said differential means, wherein the output of said differential means drives the piston; wherein said differential means comprises a female screw body connection to said piston and driven by a male screw shaft connected to said motor, a gear fixed to said male screw shaft, three successive transmission gears driven by the rotation of said male screw shaft which in turn drives said female screw body such that said female screw body is rotated and moved vertically along the male screw body, such vertical motion causing said female screw body to vertically move the piston connected to said female screw body and wherein a rotation ratio of male screw shaft rotation to female body rotation is approximately one.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
144 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, comprising: a nozzle holder; a nozzle attached to said holder for dispensing a paste-like fluid; a means for vertically driving said nozzle holder; a piston for forcing a paste-like fluid through said nozzle; a means for driving said piston comprising a motor and a differential means, said differential means for differentiating an output of said motor to obtain a high speed reduction ratio of the motor output to an output of said differential means, wherein the output of said differential means drives the piston; a machine frame, wherein said piston driving means is attached to the machine frame; an electrical circuit for synchronizing the means for driving said piston to the means for vertically driving said nozzle holder so as the motion of the nozzle holder is compensated by a motion of the piston.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
144 words
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of paste-like fluid, comprising: a nozzle holder; a nozzle attached to said holder for dispensing a paste-like fluid; a means for vertically driving said nozzle holder; a piston for forcing a paste-like fluid through said nozzle; a means for driving said piston comprising a motor and a differential means, said differential means for differentiating an output of said motor to obtain a high speed reduction ratio of the motor output to an output of said differential means, wherein the output of said differential means drives the piston; a machine frame, wherein said piston driving means is attached to the machine frame; an electrical circuit for synchronizing the means for driving said piston to the means for vertically driving said nozzle holder so as the motion of the nozzle holder is compensated by a motion of the piston.
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