Method and system for processing frozen adhesive particles
AssigneeNederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
InventorsErik Christian Nicolaas Puik, Edwin Johannes Theodorus Smulders
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Abstract
Method and system for moving a frozen adhesive particle towards a target body, comprising launching means (13) which are arranged to launch the particle (2) in its frozen form towards the target body (3, 4) via a movement path (14) through a gap (15) between the launching means and the target body. The medium in the gap may have a temperature above the adhesive particle's melting temperature. The launching means may be arranged to launch the particle at a high speed. The launching means and the target body may have a geometry causing that the movement path is substantially vertical or substantially horizontal.
Claims5
Method for depositing a frozen adhesive particle in picoliter portions at a predetermined spot on a target body from a launcher, comprising aligning said particle relative to said spot on a belt system;
- launching said particle, in its frozen form, from the belt system in a free flight towards the target body (3,4), and bridging, via a movement path (14), a gap (15) between the launcher and the target body so as to deposit said particle on said predetermined spot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.