US 12,275,232 B1
Method of dispensing paste for a printer using a paste dispensing apparatus and paste dispensing apparatus for dispensing paste for a printer
Davide Colla, Treviso (IT)
Assigned to APPLIED MATERIALS ITALIA S.R.L., San Biagio di Callalta (IT)
Appl. No. 18/845,233
Filed by APPLIED MATERIALS ITALIA S.R.L., San Biagio di Callalta (IT)
PCT Filed Mar. 8, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/055896
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 9, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/169661, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 14, 2023.
Int. Cl. B41F 15/08 (2006.01); B41F 15/40 (2006.01); H05K 1/09 (2006.01); H05K 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC B41F 15/0881 (2013.01) [B41F 15/40 (2013.01); H05K 1/092 (2013.01); H05K 3/1216 (2013.01); B41P 2215/50 (2013.01); H05K 2203/0126 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of dispensing paste for a printer using a paste dispensing apparatus, the paste dispensing apparatus comprising:
a reservoir for storing a paste for a printer, the reservoir including a stirrer for stirring the paste;
a receptacle for receiving paste from the reservoir;
a closable passage from the reservoir to the receptacle, the closable passage being changeable between an open state and a closed state, wherein in the open state the receptacle is fluidly coupled to the reservoir so that the paste can pass from the reservoir to the receptacle, and in the closed state the receptacle is fluidly decoupled from the reservoir so that the paste is prevented from passing from the reservoir to the receptacle; and a pusher for pushing paste out of the receptacle;
the method comprising, in the following order:
transferring a first volume of paste from the reservoir to the receptacle while the closable passage is in the open state;
changing the closable passage from the open state to the closed state; and
performing a first discharging operation by the pusher to discharge a first amount of paste from the receptacle while the closable passage is in the closed state.