Controller for uniform fluid dispensing

Abstract

A controller for uniformly dispensing fluid onto a substrate in response to movement between the dispensing unit and the substrate has a sensor which senses the rate of relative movement and supplies a signal reflective of the movement to an operation device which in turn generates and supplies a control signal to a regulator. The regulator is positioned in the fluid dispensing system and regulates the flow rate of the fluid to the dispensing unit so that the substrate receives a substantially uniform fluid coating per unit length. The operation device receives the signal from the sensing means and computes the rate of relative movement. The rate of relative movement is then compared to a preselected flow rate signal; and a signal is generated and supplied to the regulator reflective of the comparison between the computed rate of movement and the preselected flow rate signal, so that the flow rate of the fluid varies substantially proportionally to the rate of relative movement between the dispensing unit and the substrate so that the amount of dispensed fluid per unit length of substrate is substantially constant.