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Patent No.:

US 10799905 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2018

Ultrasonic material applicators 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 1/12 (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 3/06 (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 includes ejecting atomized droplets from an array of micro-applicators while the array of micro-applicators cyclically moves about at least one axis. The atomized droplets from each of the plurality of micro-applicators overlap with atomized droplets from adjacent micro-applicators and a diffuse overlap of deposited atomized droplets from adjacent micro-applicators is provided on a surface of the substrate. The array of micro-applicators cyclically rotates back and forth around the at least one axis and/or moves back and forth parallel to the at least one axis. For example, the at least one axis can be a central axis of the array of micro-applicators, a length axis of the array of micro-applicators, a width axis of the array of micro-applicators, and the like. Also, the array of micro-applicators can be part of an ultrasonic material applicator used to paint vehicles.

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