Nanofiber yarn dispenser
AssigneeLintec of America, Inc.
InventorsMárcio D. Lima, Raquel Ovalle-Robles
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Abstract
A dispenser is described for dispensing nanofiber yarns that includes a housing that defines an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber. A spool, around which is wound a length of nanofiber yarn, is disposed within the chamber defined by the housing. The nanofiber yarn is threaded from the chamber through the outlet and can be dispensed in a controlled way that reduces the likelihood of developing knots within the nanofiber yarn, and which facilitates convenient application of the yarn onto an underlying surface. In some cases, the dispenser can be used to concurrently dispense an adhesive or other polymer along with the nanofiber yarn.
Claims9
An apparatus comprising:
- a nanofiber yarn dispenser;
- a translator assembly connected to the nanofiber yarn dispenser and configured to translate the nanofiber yarn dispenser, the translator assembly comprising:
- a coarse adjustment translator configured to translate the nanofiber yarn dispenser from 0.5 cm to 1 meter;
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- a fine adjustment translator configured to translate the nanofiber yarn dispenser from 100 microns to 5 millimeters,
- wherein the fine adjustment translator is connected to a flexible dispensing tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.