DISPENSE TIP CLEANING APPARATUS
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1. A dispense tip cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a Coanda plate having at least one aperture therein and a central opening in communication with said aperture;
a cap plate attached to said Coanda plate and having an annular member extending through said central opening forming an annular chamber therebetween, said annular member adapted to receive a dispense tip;
said annular chamber being in fluid communication with said at least one aperture of said Coanda plate so as to transmit compressed air into said annular chamber and to create a low pressure area at the central opening inducing a high flow of surrounding air into the compressed air stream creating a 360 degree ring of air that uniformly cleans said dispense tip.
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Abstract
A dispense tip cleaning apparatus that includes a cannular plate, a hub plate, a needle hub locator, a dispense tip and a retainer.
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22 Claims
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1. A dispense tip cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a Coanda plate having at least one aperture therein and a central opening in communication with said aperture; a cap plate attached to said Coanda plate and having an annular member extending through said central opening forming an annular chamber therebetween, said annular member adapted to receive a dispense tip; said annular chamber being in fluid communication with said at least one aperture of said Coanda plate so as to transmit compressed air into said annular chamber and to create a low pressure area at the central opening inducing a high flow of surrounding air into the compressed air stream creating a 360 degree ring of air that uniformly cleans said dispense tip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A dispense tip cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a cannular plate having a top surface and an opening therein extending to a bottom wall with a bottom aperture, wherein the opening is defined by an interior wall with an aperture; a hub plate having opposing ends and a passage extending therebetween, wherein the hub plate is positioned in the opening in the cannular plate and forms a chamber therebetween; a needle hub locator having a cylindrically shaped body with an axial bore, wherein the needle hub locator is secured in the opening in the cannular plate and on top of the hub plate; and a dispense tip having an elongate body and a hollow needle extending from an end; wherein the dispense tip is positioned in the axial bore of the needle hub locator and the passage in the hub plate and the hollow needle extends through the bottom aperture in the cannular plate, and wherein the aperture in the cannular plate is adapted to transmit compressed air into the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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