US5316219A
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Coating apparatus with pattern width control
Assignee: Nordson Corp
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Filing: 1992-07-08
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Granted: 1994-05-31
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Expires: 2012-07-08
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for manipulating a spray device having a spray nozzle relative to a target substrate, which apparatus includes drive mechanisms for moving the spray device in the X, Y and Z directions, and separate mechanisms for rotating the spray nozzle relative to the spray device and for tilting the spray nozzle relative to the spray device and including a pressure regulator to vary the width of the spray pattern as the spray device moves relative to the target substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard G. Christyson
- 👤 William E. Donges
- 👤 James J. Turner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:07
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B13/00; B05B13/02; B05B13/04; B05B13/0431; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/0091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
Apparatus for applying a coating material to a printed circuit board, comprising: a spray device adapted to connect to a source of coating material which is supplied under pressure to said spray device at a predetermined flow rate; a nozzle carried by said spray device, said nozzle being formed with a discharge outlet which emits a pattern of coating material having a width dimension; drive means for producing relative movement between said spray device and the printed circuit board along at least one axis; pattern control means for varying at lest one of the pressure and flow rate at which the coating material moves through said spray device during the time said drive means produces relative movement between said spray device and the printed circuit board so that said width dimension of said spray pattern emitted from said discharge outlet of said nozzle is correspondingly varied during the same time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
Apparatus for applying a coating material to a printed circuit board, comprising: a spray device adapted to connect to a source of coating material which is supplied under pressure to said spray device at a predetermined flow rate; a nozzle carried by said spray device, said nozzle being formed with a discharge outlet which emits a pattern of coating material having a width dimension; drive means for producing relative movement between said spray device and the printed circuit board along at least one axis; pattern control means for varying at lest one of the pressure and flow rate at which the coating material moves through said spray device during the time said drive means produces relative movement between said spray device and the printed circuit board so that said width dimension of said spray pattern emitted from said discharge outlet of said nozzle is correspondingly varied during the same time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 1 in which said pattern control means comprises a pressure regulator connected to a supply line which transmits coating material from a source to said spray device, said pressure regulator being effective to vary the pressure at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which said pressure regulator is operative to reduce the pressure of the coating material supplied to said spray device so that said width dimension of said pattern of coating material emitted from said discharge outlet of said nozzle decreases.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which said pressure regulator is operative to increase the pressure of the coating material supplied to said spray device so that said width dimension of said pattern of coating material emitted from said discharge outlet of said nozzle increases.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
207 words
Apparatus for applying a coating material to a printed circuit board, comprising: a spray device adapted to connect to a source of coating material which is supplied under pressure to said spray device at a flow rate; a nozzle carried by said spray device, said nozzle being formed with a discharge outlet which emits a pattern of coating material having a width dimension, said width dimension of said pattern varying along a flow path extending outwardly from said discharge outlet; drive means for producing relative movement between said spray device and the printed circuit board along at least one axis; system control means for varying said flow rate at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device; pattern control means, operatively connected to said system control means, for varying the pressure at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device during the time said drive means produces said relatively movement so that said width dimension of said spray pattern emitted from said discharge outlet of said nozzle is varied in accordance with the variation of said flow rate of the coating material supplied to said spray device to produce a layer of coating material on the printed circuit board having a uniform thickness.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
207 words
Apparatus for applying a coating material to a printed circuit board, comprising: a spray device adapted to connect to a source of coating material which is supplied under pressure to said spray device at a flow rate; a nozzle carried by said spray device, said nozzle being formed with a discharge outlet which emits a pattern of coating material having a width dimension, said width dimension of said pattern varying along a flow path extending outwardly from said discharge outlet; drive means for producing relative movement between said spray device and the printed circuit board along at least one axis; system control means for varying said flow rate at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device; pattern control means, operatively connected to said system control means, for varying the pressure at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device during the time said drive means produces said relatively movement so that said width dimension of said spray pattern emitted from said discharge outlet of said nozzle is varied in accordance with the variation of said flow rate of the coating material supplied to said spray device to produce a layer of coating material on the printed circuit board having a uniform thickness.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
The apparatus of claim 5 in which said pattern control means comprises a pressure regulator connected to a supply line which transmits coating material from a source to said spray device, said system control means being effective to operate said pressure regulator to lower the pressure at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device while simultaneously reducing the flow rate of the coating material from the source to obtain a narrower pattern of coating material from said nozzle at a reduced flow rate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
86 words
The apparatus of claim 5 in which said pattern control means comprises a pressure regulator connected to a supply line which transmits coating material from a source to said spray device, said system control means being effective to operate said pressure regulator to raise the pressure at which the coating material is supplied to said spray device while simultaneously increasing the flow rate of the coating material from the source to obtain a wider pattern of coating material from said nozzle at an increased flow rate.
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