Powder application apparatus
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshiyuki Kojima, Motohiro Okochi, Shunichi Matsuno, Akihiro Horikawa
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Abstract
A powder application apparatus includes a transport device, a powder supplier, a squeegee, and an ultra-high frequency vibration generator. The transport device is configured to move a sheet in a predetermined direction. The powder supplier is configured to supply powder on a surface of the sheet. The squeegee is positioned at a distance from the sheet, and the powder supplier is configured to adjust a thickness of the powder supplied onto the surface of the sheet. The ultra-high frequency vibration generator is configured to vibrate the squeegee at a frequency of 2 kHz or more and 300 kHz or less.
Claims6
A powder application apparatus comprising:
- a driver configured to move a member in a predetermined direction;
- a powder supplier configured to supply powder onto a surface of the member;
- a squeegee positioned at a distance from the member, the squeegee being configured to adjust a thickness of the powder supplied onto the surface of the member by the powder supplier;
- and
- an ultra-high frequency vibration generator connected to the squeegee,
- wherein:
- the ultra-high frequency vibration generator is configured to make the squeegee vibrate at a frequency of 2 kHz or more and 300 kHz or less;
- the squeegee has a columnar shape having an axis parallel to the surface of the member and orthogonal to a moving direction of the surface of the member;
- and
- the ultra-high frequency vibration generator is configured to make the squeegee vibrate in a horizontal direction which is both parallel to a main surface of the squeegee and substantially parallel to the axis of the squeegee and in a perpendicular direction which is perpendicular to the main surface of the squeegee such that a magnitude of vibration in the horizontal direction is larger than a magnitude of vibration in the perpendicular direction.
A powder application apparatus comprising:
- a driver configured to move a member in a predetermined direction;
- a powder supplier configured to supply powder onto a surface of the member;
- a squeegee positioned at a distance from the member, the squeegee being configured to adjust a thickness of the powder supplied onto the surface of the member by the powder supplier;
- a bearing configured to receive an end of the squeegee;
- and
- an ultra-high frequency vibration generator connected to the squeegee,
- wherein:
- the ultra-high frequency vibration generator is configured to make the squeegee vibrate at a frequency of 2 kHz or more and 300 kHz or less;
- the squeegee has a columnar shape having an axis parallel to the surface of the member and orthogonal to a moving direction of the surface of the member;
- the axis of the squeegee is inserted into a circular bearing bore;
- and
- the ultra-high frequency vibration generator is configured to make the squeegee vibrate in a horizontal direction which is both parallel to a main surface of the squeegee and substantially parallel to the axis of the squeegee and in a perpendicular direction which is perpendicular to the main surface of the squeegee such that a magnitude of vibration in the horizontal direction is larger than a magnitude of vibration in the perpendicular direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.