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US 7,080,444 B1Granted
Apparatus for forming an electronic assembly
AssigneeAlien Technology Corporation
InventorsGordon S. W. Craig, Ming X. Chan, Cornelius V. Sutu, Omar R. Alvarado, Hoang Pham, Mark Alfred Hadley
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing blocks in a fluid over a substrate. The apparatus includes a first tube having a first end and a second end. A compression device is coupled to the first tube. A second tube is connected to the first tube to deliver a slurry having blocks to the first tube. The compression device pulsates at least one block in the slurry which is flowing through a portion of the first tube.
Claims12
An apparatus for forming an electric assembly comprising:
- a dispensing tube having a plurality of orifices located longitudinally along a surface of said dispensing tube;
- and
- a vibration source coupling to said dispensing tube;
- wherein
- said dispensing tube is configured for a plurality of blocks to be dispensed from said plurality of orifices and onto a substrate and wherein said vibration source facilitates even distribution of said plurality of blocks along said dispensing tube.
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An apparatus for forming an electric assembly comprising:
- a dispensing tube having a plurality of orifices located longitudinally along a surface of said dispensing tube;
- and
- a vibration source coupling to said dispensing tube;
- wherein
- said dispensing tube is configured for a plurality of blocks to be dispensed from said plurality of orifices and wherein said vibration source facilitates even distribution of said plurality of blocks along said dispensing tube;
- a transfer chamber located inside said dispensing tube wherein a fluid is pumped in and out of said transfer chamber;
- and
- wherein an inlet tube is disposed into a first end of said transfer chamber and an outlet tube is coupled to a second end of said transfer chamber, where a slurry having said plurality of blocks dispensed in said fluid is pumped into said transfer chamber through said inlet tube and excess fluid is poured out of said transfer chamber through said outlet tube.
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An apparatus for forming an electric assembly comprising:
- a dispensing tube having a plurality of orifices located longitudinally along a surface of said dispensing tube;
- and
- a vibration source coupling to said dispensing tube;
- wherein
- said dispensing tube is configured for a plurality of blocks to be dispensed from said plurality of orifices and wherein said vibration source facilitates even distribution of said plurality of blocks along said dispensing tube;
- a rotation mechanism coupling to each side of said dispensing tube wherein said rotation mechanism rotates said dispensing tube;
- wherein said rotation mechanism rotates said dispensing tube from a 0-degree position to a 90-degree position.
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An apparatus for forming an electric assembly comprising:
- a dispensing tube having a plurality of orifices located longitudinally along a surface of said dispensing tube;
- and
- a vibration source coupling to said dispensing tube;
- wherein
- said dispensing tube is configured for a plurality of blocks to be dispensed from said plurality of orifices and wherein said vibration source facilitates even distribution of said plurality of blocks along said dispensing tube;
- a rotation mechanism coupling to each side of said dispensing tube wherein said rotation mechanism rotates said dispensing tube;
- wherein said rotation mechanism rotates said dispensing tube such that when said plurality of blocks is being dispensed said plurality of orifices passes downward and directly above a substrate.
4 more elements
An apparatus for forming an electric assembly comprising:
- a dispensing tube having a plurality of orifices located longitudinally along a surface of said dispensing tube;
- and
- a vibration source coupling to said dispensing tube;
- wherein
- said dispensing tube is configured for a plurality of blocks to be dispensed from said plurality of orifices and wherein said vibration source facilitates even distribution of said plurality of blocks along said dispensing tube;
- a rotation mechanism coupling to each side of said dispensing tube wherein said rotation mechanism rotates said dispensing tube;
- wherein said rotation mechanism rotates said dispensing tube such that said plurality of orifices points in a direction away from a substrate when said plurality of blocks are not to be dispensed onto said substrate.
4 more elements
An apparatus for forming an electric assembly comprising:
- a dispensing tube having a plurality of orifices located longitudinally along a surface of said dispensing tube;
- and
- a vibration source coupling to said dispensing tube;
- wherein
- said dispensing tube is configured for a plurality of blocks to be dispensed from said plurality of orifices and wherein said vibration source facilitates even distribution of said plurality of blocks along said dispensing tube;
- wherein said vibration source controls when said plurality of blocks are dispensed onto said substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.