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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2002
LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus includes a liquid crystal material container filled with liquid crystal material a gas supply at an upper portion of the liquid crystal material container for pressurizing the liquid crystal material with gas, a needle seat positioned at a lower portion of the liquid crystal material container and having a discharge hole for discharging the liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal material container, a needle having first and second ends positioned within the liquid crystal material container to be movable along upward and downward directions, a first spring positioned at a first end of the needle, a solenoid coil positioned at the upper portion of the liquid crystal material container, a magnetic bar positioned adjacent to the first end of the needle within the solenoid coil for moving the needle along the upward direction by generating a magnetic force when power is applied to the solenoid coil, a second spring positioned around the magnetic bar within the magnetic coil, and a nozzle positioned at the lower portion of the liquid crystal material container for dispensing the liquid crystal material from the liquid crystal material container onto a surface of a substrate.