System and method 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.
Claims20
A system for printing pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) on a substrate, comprising:
- a rigid support structure;
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- 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, wherein each dispensing head of the plurality of dispensing heads comprises:
- a support structure;
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- 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.
A method for printing pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) on a substrate, comprising:
- flowing a PSA solution into a plurality of dispensing heads disposed within a rigid support structure, wherein each dispensing head of the plurality of dispensing heads is configured to deposit the PSA solution on the substrate in response to applied pressure and each dispensing head comprises a support structure and a wicking structure disposed within the support structure to hold the PSA solution;
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- positioning the rigid support structure on the substrate with sufficient pressure to cause the PSA solution to be deposited in a desired shape on the substrate from each dispensing head upon contact with the substrate.
A system for printing pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) 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 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, wherein each dispensing head of the plurality of dispensing heads comprises a feed conduit;
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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.