Systems and methods of applying materials to components
AssigneeLaird Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTsang-I Tsai, Yi-Shen Lin, Min-Wei Hsu, Chen-Xi Yu
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems for applying materials to components. The system comprises a tool operable for transferring a portion of a material from a supply of the material to a component. A first portion of the tool may be configured for cutting along a side or edge of the portion of the material. A second portion of the tool may be configured for tamping, pressing, or pushing against the portion of the material to cause uncut sides or edges of the portion of the material attached to the supply of the material to be torn, severed, detached, or separated from the supply of the material.
Claims17
A system for applying materials to components, the system comprising a tool operable for transferring a portion of a material from a supply of the material to a component, wherein the tool includes a first portion of the tool configured for cutting along only a single side edge of the portion of the material and a second portion of the tool configured for tamping, pressing, or pushing against the portion of the material to cause remaining uncut side edges of the portion of the material attached to the supply of the material to be torn, severed, detached, or separated from the supply of the material, wherein the system further includes a press coupled to the tool and operable for moving the first portion and the second portion of the tool relative to the portion of the material for transferring the portion of material to the component.
A system for applying materials to components, the system comprising a tool operable for transferring a portion of a material from a supply of the material to a component, wherein the tool includes a first portion configured for cutting along a single side of the portion of the material and a second portion configured for tamping, pressing, or pushing against the portion of the material to cause uncut sides of the portion of the material attached to the supply of the material to be torn, severed, detached, or separated from the supply of the material;
- wherein:
- the tool comprises a blade die having a rectangular shape including four corners;
- and
- the system further comprises four spring-loaded compressible or retractable pins each of which is adjacent one of the four corners of the blade die, the spring-loaded compressible or retractable pins configured to help guide the portion of the material into position relative to the tool and the component.
A system for applying materials to components, the system comprising a tool operable for transferring a portion of a material from a supply of the material to a component, wherein the system further comprises:
- one or more spring-loaded compressible or retractable pins configured to help guide the portion of the material into position relative to the tool and the component;
- and
- an apparatus for reducing temperature of the portion of the material before the portion of the material is applied to the component, whereby reducing temperature of the portion of the material increases hardness of the portion of the material and reduces a release force needed to peel a liner from the portion of the material;
- wherein:
- the apparatus comprises a thermoelectric module;
- the tool comprises a blade die having a rectangular shape including four corners;
- and
- the one or more spring-loaded compressible or retractable pins comprise four spring-loaded compressible or retractable pins each of which is adjacent one of the four corners of the blade die, the spring-loaded compressible or retractable pins configured to help guide the portion of the material into position relative to the tool and the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.