Combination stencil printer and dispenser and related methods
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorDennis G. Doyle
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Abstract
A combination stencil printer and dispenser includes a frame, a movable stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The combination stencil printer and dispenser further includes a dispenser mounted on the movable stencil to dispense viscous material on the substrate when the substrate is in the print position. In other embodiments, the dispenser can be mounted on a stencil wiper or on an independent gantry provided within the combination stencil printer and dispenser.
Claims12
A combination stencil printer and dispenser for depositing viscous material on a substrate, the combination stencil printer and dispenser comprising:
- a frame;
- a stencil coupled to the frame by a stencil shuttle configured to support and move the stencil in a first direction between a print position in which the stencil is located at one of a front and a back of the combination stencil printer and dispenser and a non-print position in which the stencil is located at the other of the front and the back of the combination stencil printer and dispenser;
- a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position;
- a print head having a first dispenser coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil, the print head being configured to move across the stencil;
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- a second dispenser directly attached to the stencil shuttle and moved by the stencil shuttle to dispense viscous material on the substrate when the substrate is in the print position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.