System for high throughput printing of pressure sensitive adhesive
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsYanju Wang, Christopher Michael Gabel, Stephen Michael Crynock, Todd Arthur Burke
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Abstract
A system for printing PSA on a substrate includes a rigid support structure. The system also includes a plurality of dispensing heads disposed within the rigid support structure and configured to deposit PSA solution on the substrate in response to applied pressure. Each dispensing head of the plurality of dispensing heads includes a support structure and a wicking structure disposed within the support structure and configured to hold the PSA solution, wherein the wicking structure is configured to deposit the PSA solution in a desired shape on the substrate upon contact with the substrate.
Claims13
A system for a printing of a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) solution on a substrate, comprising:
- a rigid support structure;
- and
- a plurality of dispensing heads disposed within the rigid support structure and configured to deposit the PSA solution on the substrate in response to applied pressure during the printing of the PSA solution on the substrate, wherein each dispensing head extends from a top surface of the rigid support structure to a bottom surface of the rigid support structure, and wherein each dispensing head of the plurality of dispensing heads comprises:
- a central support structure, wherein the central support structure is hollow;
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- a wicking structure positioned between one or more walls of the rigid support structure and the central support structure, the wicking structure configured to hold the PSA solution, wherein the wicking structure is configured to deposit the PSA solution in a desired shape on the substrate upon contact with the substrate.
A system for a printing of a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) solution on a substrate, comprising:
- a rigid support structure having a handle;
- a robotic system coupled to the rigid support structure via the handle, wherein the robotic system is configured to move the rigid support structure to a desired position for depositing the PSA solution on the substrate and to apply pressure to the rigid support structure for depositing the PSA solution;
- a plurality of dispensing heads disposed within the rigid support structure and configured to deposit the PSA solution on the substrate in response to applied pressure during the printing of the PSA solution on the substrate, wherein each dispensing head of the plurality of dispensing heads comprises a feed conduit, wherein each dispensing head includes a central support structure and a wicking structure positioned between one or more walls of the rigid support structure and the central support structure, the central support structure forming a channel through the dispensing head to the wicking structure, and the wicking structure to hold the PSA solution until pressure is applied;
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- a programmed feeding system coupled to a respective feed conduit of each dispensing head, wherein the programmed feeding system is configured to provide the PSA solution to each respective feed conduit for deposition of the PSA solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.