Dispensing device for materials, method and system of use thereof

• US 20060249542A1
• Filed: 04/26/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Precision Valve & Automation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Precision Valve & Automation, Inc.
• Inventors: Allen, Randall E.
• Application Number:
  US11/114,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20060249542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/333
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 3/04 Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles

Abstract

The invention relates generally to a device for dispensing materials, especially reactive and abrasive fluids; and a system and method of use thereof. Disclosed is a device for dispensing material from a syringe which includes a plunger retainer, a drive mechanism, a receiver for a syringe, a multi-directional flow valve, and a sensor. Also disclosed is a method for dispensing material which includes providing a device for dispensing the material, providing a syringe, providing a reservoir for containing the material, operatively coupling the dispensing device to a multi-degree of freedom robotic apparatus; and dispensing the material onto a workpiece. Also disclosed is a system for dispensing materials which includes a device for dispensing materials, a reservoir for containing the material, a syringe wherein the syringe is co-operable with the device, a multi-degree of freedom robotic apparatus operatively coupled to the device; and a drive system for supplying motive power.

Claims

1. A device for dispensing material from a syringe, said syringe having a plunger with a terminal plate and a piston;

and a syringe barrel for receiving the piston comprising;

a plunger retainer, for releasably attaching the terminal plate of said plunger;

a drive mechanism, adapted to provide motive force to said plunger head retainer;

a receiver for said syringe;

a multi-directional flow valve capable of fluid communication with a reservoir; and

a sensor for determining an amount of material dispensed from said syringe.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said plunger retainer further comprises a syringe yolk.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said receiver is able to accommodate syringes of variable volumes wherein the volume of said syringe is in a range from about 0.5 μ

L to about 10 mL.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising syringe accommodators, said accommodator is adaptable to a syringe of variable volumes, wherein the volume of said syringe is in a range from about 0.5 μ

L to about 10 mL.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said material includes a fluid selected from the group consisting a reactive fluid, an abrasive fluid, and combinations thereof.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein said reactive fluid and said abrasive fluid include a fluid selected from the group consisting of cyanoacrylate type fluid, a moisture sensitive silicone, a UV sensitive urethane, a filled silicone, a room temperature vulcanizing silicone, a thermal transfer compound, a silver filled coating, and combinations thereof.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said material is a member of an acrylate group.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein said acrylate group consists of cyanoacrylate.

9. A method for dispensing material from a syringe, said syringe having a plunger with a terminal plate and a piston;

and a syringe barrel for receiving the piston comprising;

providing a device for dispensing material, wherein said dispensing device is co-operable with a syringe;

providing said syringe, said syringe being co-operable with said dispensing device;

providing a reservoir for containing said material, wherein said reservoir is in fluid communication with said dispensing device;

operatively coupling said dispensing device to a multi-degree of freedom robotic apparatus; and

dispensing said material onto a workpiece.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said dispensing device further comprises a plunger retainer.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein a component of said dispensing device is selected from the group consisting of linear polyoxymethylene acetal resin, polyetherimide, polytetrafluorethylene, and combinations thereof.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said material includes a fluid selected from the group consisting a reactive fluid, an abrasive fluid, and combinations thereof.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said reactive fluid and said abrasive fluid include a fluid selected from the group consisting of cyanoacrylate type fluid, a moisture sensitive silicone, a UV sensitive urethane, a filled silicone, a room temperature vulcanizing silicone, a thermal transfer compound, a silver filled coating, and combinations thereof.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein said material comprises an acrylate group.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein said acrylate group comprise a cyanoacrylate.

16. A system for dispensing material from a syringe, said syringe having a plunger with a terminal plate and a piston;

and a syringe barrel for receiving the piston comprising;

a device for dispensing material, wherein said dispensing device is co-operable with a syringe;

a reservoir for containing said material wherein said reservoir is in fluid communication with said dispensing device;

a syringe wherein said syringe is co-operable with said device;

a multi-degree of freedom robotic apparatus operationally coupled to said device; and

a drive system, for supplying motive power to move said robotic apparatus in multi-degrees of freedom, said drive system operationally coupled to said robotic apparatus.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein a material resistant component of said dispensing device is selected from the group consisting of linear polyoxymethylene acetal resin, polyetherimide, polytetrafluoroethylene, and combinations thereof.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein said material includes a fluid selected from the group consisting of a reactive fluid, an abrasive fluid, and combinations thereof.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said fluid includes a fluid selected from the group consisting of cyanoacrylate type fluid, a moisture sensitive silicone, a UV sensitive urethane, a filled silicone, a room temperature vulcanizing silicone, a thermal transfer compound, a silver filled coating, and combinations thereof.

20. A device dispensing material comprising:

a syringe for dispensing material, said syringe having a plunger with a terminal plate and a piston; and

a syringe barrel for receiving said piston;

a sensor for determining an amount of said material dispensed from said syringe;

a multi-directional flow valve, wherein the flow valve is in fluid communication with a reservoir, wherein said reservoir is for containing said material; and

a receiver for securing various size syringes.

21. The device of claim 20, wherein said receiver is adaptable to a syringe of variable volumes wherein the volume of said syringe is in a range from about 0.5 /IL to about 10 mL.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein said material includes a fluid selected from the group consisting of a reactive fluid, an abrasive fluid, and combinations thereof.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said fluid includes a fluid selected from the group consisting of cyanoacrylate type fluid, a moisture sensitive silicone, a UV sensitive urethane, a filled silicone, a room temperature vulcanizing silicone, a thermal transfer compound, a silver filled coating, and combinations thereof.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein said material comprises an acrylate group.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein said acrylate group comprises a cyanoacrylate.

26. A system for dispensing material comprising:

a device, wherein the device is operably coupled to a syringe, said syringe having a plunger and a piston; and

a syringe barrel for receiving said piston and further wherein said dispensing device has a multi-directional flow valve;

a reservoir for containing a material wherein said reservoir is in fluid communication with said dispensing device;

a multi-degree of freedom robotic apparatus operationally coupled to said dispensing device; and

a drive system, for supplying motive power to move said robotic apparatus in multi-degrees of freedom, said drive system operationally coupled to said robotic apparatus.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein said reservoir of material includes a fluid selected from a goup consisting of a reactive fluid, an abrasive fluid, an acrylate, and combinations thereof.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein said dispensing device comprises at least one component resistant to said material.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein said material resistant component is selected from the group consisting of linear polyoxymethylene acetal resin, polyetherimide, polytetrafluoroethylene, and combinations thereof.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein said material includes a fluid selected from the group consisting of a reactive fluid, an abrasive fluid, and combinations thereof.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein said fluid includes a fluid selected from the group consisting of cyanoacrylate type fluid, a moisture sensitive silicone, a UV sensitive urethane, a filled silicone, a room temperature vulcanizing silicone, a thermal transfer compound, a silver filled coating, and combinations thereof.