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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Dennis G. Doyle, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Ronald J. Forget, Douglas, MA (US);
Thomas C. Prentice, Westford, MA (US);
Patsy A. Mattero, Smithfield, RI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A dispenser, configured to dispense material on a substrate, includes a dispensing unit having a housing with a chamber, a piston disposed in the chamber and axially movable within the chamber, and a nozzle coupled to the housing. The nozzle has an orifice co-axial with the chamber of the housing. The dispenser further includes an actuator coupled to the dispensing unit and configured to drive the up- and down movement of the piston, and a compliant assembly coupled to the actuator and the piston. The compliant assembly is configured to permit limited relative travel between the actuator and the piston. A method of dispensing is further disclosed.