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Patent No.:

US 10792693 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2018

Ultrasonic applicators with uv light sources and methods of use thereof

Applicant:

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Michael Seubert, New Hudson, MI (US);

Mark Edward Nichols, Saline, MI (US);

Kevin Richard John Ellwood, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Wanjiao Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:

Burris Law, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Michael P Wieczorek

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B05B 17/00 (2006.01); B05B 17/06 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); B05B 3/14 (2006.01); B05B 3/02 (2006.01); B05B 15/628 (2018.01); B05B 12/36 (2018.01); B05B 15/625 (2018.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.01); B05B 7/14 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/00 (2018.01); B05B 15/68 (2018.01); B05B 1/26 (2006.01); B05B 15/00 (2018.01); B05D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 17/0646 (2013.01); B05B 1/262 (2013.01); B05B 3/02 (2013.01); B05B 3/14 (2013.01); B05B 7/1481 (2013.01); B05B 12/00 (2013.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.02); B05B 12/36 (2018.02); B05B 13/0431 (2013.01); B05B 13/0452 (2013.01); B05B 15/00 (2013.01); B05B 15/625 (2018.02); B05B 15/628 (2018.02); B05B 15/68 (2018.02); B05B 17/06 (2013.01); B05B 17/063 (2013.01); B05B 17/0653 (2013.01); B05B 17/0669 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2013.01); B05D 1/12 (2013.01); B05D 3/067 (2013.01); B25J 11/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling application of material onto a substrate is provided. The method includes ejecting an ultraviolet (UV) curable material through a plurality of micro-applicators in the form of atomized droplets. At least one UV light source is positioned adjacent to the plurality of micro-applicators and the atomized droplets are irradiated with UV light by the at least one UV light source and curing of the atomized droplets is initiated. The atomized droplets are deposited onto a surface of the substrate and a UV cured coating on the surface is formed thereon. The UV curable material may include a photolatent base catalyst such that the atomized droplets deposited onto the surface continue to cure after being irradiated with the at least one UV light source. The at least one UV light source can include a UV light ring, a UV light emitting diode, and the like.

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