Bottle supply system and bottle cap adapter

US9458002B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SUSS MICROTEC LITHOGRAPHY GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Oliver Treichel · Stuttgart, DE
• Suayib Kartal · Sternenfels, DE
• Kader Mekias · Sternenfels, DE
• Aaron Foley · Campbell, US
• Greg George · Williston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 4, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 9, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03F7/16
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A bottle cap adapter for supplying liquids, particularly viscous liquids, comprising: a body part; and a vent tube comprising a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being configured to be put inside a bottle in the vicinity of the bottom of the bottle, wherein the body part further comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being perpendicular to the vent tube and the second surface being parallel to or tilted to the first surface, e.g., by an angle of 0° to 40°, wherein the body part further comprises a channel from the first surface to the second surface, wherein at least one part of the channel comprises a connector extending to the second surface, the connector being complementary to a connector of the bottle, wherein the body part is further configured to be coupled to a bottle supply system, and wherein the vent tube is at least partially located in the channel of the body part. Also a bottle supply system for supplying liquids, particularly viscous liquids, comprising: a top part configured to house a bottle cap adapter; a bottom part comprising a reservoir configured to receive an amount of liquid from a bottle inserted in the bottle …