Arrangement for producing an electrically conductive pattern on a surface
AssigneeStora Enso OYJ
InventorsPetri SIRVIÖ, Juha MAIJALA
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Abstract
A method and an arrangement are disclosed for producing an electrically conductive pattern on a surface. Electrically conductive solid particles are transferred onto an area of predetermined form on a surface of a substrate. The electrically conductive solid particles are heated to a temperature that is higher than a characteristic melting point of the electrically conductive solid particles, thus creating a melt. The melt is pressed against the substrate in a nip, wherein a surface temperature of a portion of the nip that comes against the melt is lower than said characteristic melting point.
Claims5
An arrangement for producing an electrically conductive pattern on a surface, comprising:
- a particle handler configured to transfer electrically conductive solid particles onto an area of predetermined form on a surface of a substrate, which comprises one of:
- paper, board, polymer film, textile, non-woven material,
- a heater configured to heat electrically conductive solid particles on the surface of the substrate, to a temperature that is higher than a characteristic melting point of the electrically conductive solid particles, and thus configured to create a melt,
- a nip configured to press the melt against the substrate, and
- a nip temperature regulator configured to keep a surface temperature of a portion of the nip that comes against the melt lower than said characteristic melting point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.