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US 12,564,863 B2Granted
Acoustic softening of non-newtonian material
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsRobert H. Dietze, Jr., Christopher Brady, Megan E. McGovern, Dmitriy Bruder, Robin James, Jeffrey A. Abell
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Abstract
A viscosity reduction system includes: a dispenser including: an inlet configured to receive a fluid; an outlet configured to dispense the fluid onto a surface; and a flow channel that fluidly connects the inlet with the outlet; and a vibrating device that directly contacts the dispenser at one or more locations and that is configured to vibrate the dispenser and the fluid when power is applied to the vibrating device.
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A viscosity reduction system comprising:
- a dispenser including:
- an inlet configured to receive a fluid;
- an outlet configured to dispense the fluid onto a surface;
- and
- a flow channel that fluidly connects the inlet with the outlet;
- a first vibrating device that directly contacts the dispenser at one or more locations and that is configured to vibrate the dispenser and the fluid when power is applied to the first vibrating device;
- and
- a second vibrating device that directly contacts the surface at one or more locations and that is configured to vibrate the surface and the fluid on the surface when power is applied to the second vibrating device.
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A method comprising:
- using a dispenser, dispensing a thermal interface material onto a first surface of a cooling plate, the cooling plate having the first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- using a press, applying force to the second surface of the cooling plate and urging the thermal interface material into direct contact with a face of a battery;
- using a first vibrating device, applying vibration to the dispenser;
- and
- using a second vibrating device, vibrating at least one of the cooling plate and the press when power is applied to the second vibrating device.
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A viscosity reduction method, comprising:
- by a first vibrating device that directly contacts a dispenser at one or more locations, vibrating the dispenser and a fluid when power is applied to the first vibrating device, the dispenser including:
- an inlet configured to receive the fluid;
- an outlet configured to dispense the fluid onto a surface;
- and
- a flow channel that fluidly connects the inlet with the outlet;
- and
- by a second vibrating device that directly contacts the surface at one or more locations, vibrating the surface and the fluid on the surface when power is applied to the second vibrating device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.