Ir non-contact temperature sensing in a dispenser
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsThomas C. Prentice, Scott A. Reid, Patsy A. Mattero, Fernando J. Aguiar
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Abstract
A dispensing system includes an optional pre-heat station configured to receive an electronic substrate, a dispense station configured to dispense material on the electronic substrate received from the optional pre-heat station, an optional post-heat station configured to receive the electronic substrate from the dispense station, and a non-contact sensor positioned above the electronic substrate on at least one of the optional pre-heat station, the dispense station, and the optional post-heat station.
Claims20
A dispensing system comprising:
- an optional pre-heat station configured to receive an electronic substrate;
- a dispense station configured to dispense material on the electronic substrate received from the optional pre-heat station;
- an optional post-heat station configured to receive the electronic substrate from the dispense station;
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- a non-contact sensor positioned above the electronic substrate on at least one of the optional pre-heat station, the dispense station, and the optional post-heat station.
A dispensing system configured to dispense a viscous assembly material on an electronic substrate, the dispensing system comprising:
- a conveyor configured to move electronic substrates through the dispensing system;
- a dispense station including a dispensing unit configured to dispense viscous assembly material on an electronic substrate;
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- a sensor coupled to the dispensing unit, the sensor being configured to measure a temperature of the electronic substrate.
A method of printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate, the method comprising:
- delivering an electronic substrate to a dispensing system;
- positioning the electronic substrate in a print position;
- dispensing viscous assembly material on the electronic substrate;
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- measuring a temperature of the electronic substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.