Suspension lamination method and device
US5916398A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2551/00
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device and method for forming a composite from a pair of parts via suspension lamination is disclosed. The device bonds members with opposed mating surfaces and has a base and a vertical column mounted on the base. The vertical column supports a vertical cylinder. A vertically adjustable head assembly for holding an upper part is located at the lower end of the vertical cylinder and is operatively connected to a drive motor at the upper end of the vertical cylinder. A vacuum generator generates a negative pressure to hold the upper part on the head assembly. A nest member is located below and coaxially with the head assembly for supporting a lower part. The upper and lower parts are optionally laterally aligned via an alignment means and a curing medium is provided to the aligned parts to cure an adhesive composition which is spread over the opposed mating surfaces of the parts to form a composite of the parts. Curing occurs while the lower part is suspended from the upper part via surface tension.
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