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US 2020/0047298 A1Published application
Nozzle changer, system, and related method
AssigneeUniversal Instruments Corporation
InventorKoenraad Alexander Gieskes
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system that includes a placement head, the placement head including a spindle assembly, the spindle assembly including a spindle capable of receiving one of a plurality of nozzles for attachment. The system includes a nozzle changer, the nozzle changer including a revolver capable of holding a plurality of nozzles. A position of the nozzle changer is changeable in response to movement of the spindle assembly. Further disclosed is a method of receiving and attaching nozzles with a nozzle changer.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a placement head, the placement head including a spindle assembly, the spindle assembly including a spindle capable of receiving one of a plurality of nozzles for attachment;
- and
- a nozzle changer, the nozzle changer including a revolver capable of holding a plurality of nozzles;
- wherein a position of the nozzle changer is changeable in response to movement of the spindle assembly.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- providing a placement head, the placement head including a spindle assembly, the spindle assembly including a spindle;
- receiving, by the spindle, a first nozzle;
- attaching, by the spindle, the first nozzle;
- providing a nozzle changer, the nozzle changer including a revolver;
- holding, by the revolver, a plurality of nozzles;
- moving, by the spindle assembly;
- and
- changing the position of the nozzle changer in response to movement of the spindle assembly.
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A system comprising:
- a placement head, the placement head including a spindle assembly and a nozzle changer;
- wherein the spindle assembly includes a spindle capable of receiving one of a plurality of nozzles for attachment;
- wherein the nozzle changer includes a revolver capable of holding a plurality of nozzles;
- wherein the spindle assembly and nozzle changer move with the placement head;
- and
- wherein the nozzle changer and the spindle assembly are separably movable on the placement head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.