Dispenser device for and a method of dispensing a substance onto a substrate
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Abstract
A dispenser device (100) for dispensing a substance (101) onto a substrate (102), the dispenser device (100) comprising a gripper unit (103) adapted for gripping a container (104) including the substance (101), a first motion mechanism (116, 117) adapted for moving the gripper unit (103) and the substrate (102) relative to each other within a planar region (106), and a second motion mechanism (115, 201 and 209) adapted for moving the gripper unit (103) and the substrate (102) relative to each other in a direction (108) essentially perpendicular to the planar region (106) to thereby dispense the substance (101) to a surface portion (109) of the substrate (102), wherein the first motion mechanism (115) and the second motion mechanism (116, 117) are decoupled from one another.
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Citations
177 Claims
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1-154. -154. (canceled)
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155. A dispenser device for dispensing a substance onto a substrate, the dispenser device comprising
a first motion mechanism configured for moving a container including the substance and the substrate relative to each other within a planar region; -
a second motion mechanism configured for moving the container including the substance and the substrate relative to each other in a direction essentially perpendicular to the planar region to thereby dispense the substance to a surface portion of the substrate; and a gripper unit configured for holding the container including the substance. - View Dependent Claims (156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164)
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162. A device, comprising:
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a receiving member configured to receive a substrate having a surface upon which at least one substance is to be dispensed, a second member movable by an actuator through an actuation motion comprising a deposition motion toward the surface and, thereafter, a return motion away from the surface, a first member coupled to the second member, the first member comprising the substance to be dispensed, wherein, during the deposition motion, the actuator is configured to move the second member toward the surface after the first member contacts the surface. - View Dependent Claims (163)
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165. A method, comprising:
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supporting a first member by a second member, the first member comprising a substance to be dispensed, moving the first and second members toward a surface of a substrate upon which the substance is to be dispensed, after contacting the substance and the surface, stopping to move the first member and continuing to move the second member toward the surface. - View Dependent Claims (166, 167)
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168. A method, comprising:
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supporting a first member by a second member, the first member comprising a substance to be dispensed, moving the first and second members toward a surface of a substrate upon which the substance is to be dispensed, prior to contact between the substance and the surface, increasing an absolute difference between a velocity of the first member and a velocity of the second member, and after increasing the absolute difference between the velocities, contacting the substance to be dispensed and the surface.
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169. A method, comprising:
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supporting a first member by a second member, the first member comprising a substance to be dispensed, moving the first and second members along an axis toward a surface of a substrate upon which the substance is to be dispensed, prior to contact between the substance and the surface, increasing an absolute difference between a velocity of the first member along the axis and a velocity of the second member along the axis, and after increasing the absolute difference between the velocities, contacting the substance to be dispensed and the surface. - View Dependent Claims (170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176)
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177. A device, comprising:
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a positioning member configured to receive a substrate having a surface upon which at least one substance is to be dispensed and to position the substrate in each of multiple positions within a first dimension, a dispensing member movable by an actuator through an actuation motion along an axis fixed in space and having a non-zero angle with respect to the first dimension, the actuation motion comprising a deposition motion along the axis toward the surface and, thereafter, a return motion along the axis away from the surface, wherein; during operation, the positioning member positions the surface in each of multiple positions with respect to the dispensing member and the actuation motion of the dispensing member along the fixed axis dispenses material to each of multiple spaced apart locations of the surface.
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