Patent · US Expired

Conveyorized vacuum injection system

US6644238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 2000
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 6, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C39/42
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing onto a substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an injector having an injecting outlet and an air inlet, a fixture for receiving a substrate in communication with the injecting outlet and the air inlet and having a gasket forming a seal around the injecting outlet and air inlet, and a sheet of substantially taut film disposed between the injector and a substrate placed in the receptacle of the fixture such that, when the injector is in a position for dispensing encapsulant to a process area on the substrate, at least the injectng tip and the inlet tip of the injector project through the substantially taut film to the process area.

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