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AssigneePeratech IP Ltd
InventorsTom MITCHELL-WILLIAMS, Benjamin BEDDARD
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Examples disclosed relate to a method of manufacturing a component for a matrix-array force sensor, the method comprising: depositing a conductive material on a patterned substrate, wherein the patterned substrate comprises plateau regions and recessed grooves between the plateau regions, wherein the depositing of the conductive material covers the plateau regions to form electrodes, wherein at least the base of each groove remains uncovered by the conductive material after the depositing to define gaps between adjacent electrodes; and printing a printable material onto the electrodes to form a printed layer over each electrode.
A method of manufacturing a component for a matrix-array force sensor, the method comprising:
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the printable material is a resistive material.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the printable material adheres to the conductive material.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the depositing of conductive material comprises printing the conductive material onto the patterned substrate.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the ratio of the depth of the grooves to the width of the grooves is at least 2:1.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the ratio of the depth of the grooves to the width of the grooves is at least 1.5:1.
The method any preceding claim, wherein the ratio of the depth of the grooves to the width of the grooves is at least 1:1.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the grooves have a width no larger than 100 micrometres.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the grooves have a width in the range of 10 micrometres to 100 micrometres.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the grooves have a width no larger than 10 micrometres.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the electrodes each comprise a main body portion and a plurality of projections extending from the main body portion.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the printing of the printable material comprises flexographic printing.
A roll-to-roll method of manufacturing matrix-array force sensors, the method comprising:
A roll-to-roll apparatus, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.