Abstract:
An apparatus for bonding two substrates includes a first roller, a second roller that forms a nip with the first roller, a substrate transport configured to move the first substrate and a second substrate through the nip simultaneously, and a controller. The controller operates the substrate transport to move the first substrate and the second substrate through the nip simultaneously, with a pattern of a hydrophobic material on a first side of the first substrate engaging a first side of the second substrate. The first substrate engages the first roller, which has a higher temperature than the second roller, and the hydrophobic material penetrates the first and second substrates to bond the substrates together.
Abstract:
A process and system for making a laminated surface covering and the surface covering itself are described. The covering includes several layers bonded to each other. The system performs the process. One example of the process includes passing a first material across a first conveyor, passing a second material across a second conveyor, passing a bonding material across a third conveyor, contacting the first material and the second material to the bonding material, and heating at least one of the first material and the second material. The process also includes introducing the first material, the second material, and the bonding material into a pressure zone such that the bonding material is introduced between a bottom surface of the first material and a top surface of the second material. The process applies pressure to bond the first material and second material together via the bonding material to produce a laminated material.
Abstract:
A machine for aligning items in a pattern and a method of using the machine. The machine includes a robotic assembly having four spaced apart joints. The joints including a base joint which is mounted to a stationary surface and a wrist joint onto which an effector is secured. A suction cup is mounted on the effector and is connected to a vacuum source. The suction cup is capable to picking up, positioning and releasing a new item relative to a first laid item and a second laid item. The first and second laid items each have an upper surface and each is aligned perpendicular to one another. The machine further includes three edge sensors and three height sensor. At least one of the edge and height sensors are secured to a first side of the effector and is capable of detecting an edge aligned along an X-X axis of the first laid item and the height of the upper surface of the first laid item, and at least one of the edge and height sensors are secured to a second side of the effector and is capable of detecting an edge aligned along a Y-Y axis of the second laid item and the height of the upper surface of the second laid item. The machine further includes a control mechanism for operating the robotic assembly, the vacuum source and the edge and height sensors. Lastly, the machine includes a power source for supplying power to the control mechanism.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of a bonding machine structured and programmed for bonding or laminating one or more materials is disclosed. In one embodiment, the bonding machine comprises a support bar and one or more bonding arms movably coupled to the support bar. Each of the bonding arms may include a heating bar including one or more heating elements, and an actuator configured to provide movement of the bonding arm between the support bar and a material to be processed. At least one of the bonding arms may be programmed to operate with a temperature setting, pressure setting, application timing setting, timing sequence setting, or center position setting which is independent of at least one of the other bonding arms.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of free-space fiber waveguide connectors, feed-throughs and GRIN lens assemblies and methods of bonding GRIN lenses in, and aligning waveguide fibers to, such connectors, feed-throughs and assemblies. In one embodiment, a free-space fiber waveguide connector comprises a waveguide fiber mount including a fiber holder, a fiber waveguide, and a bonding agent bonding said fiber waveguide to said fiber holder, a coefficient of expansion of said fiber holder nominally matching a coefficient of expansion of said fiber waveguide and also nominally matching a coefficient of expansion of said bonding agent, said fiber waveguide having a surface oriented at a nonzero angle with respect to an axis of said fiber.
Abstract:
Methods, systems and apparatuses for dimensionally registering composite laminates are disclosed, wherein readable elements acting as alignment and identification features are incorporated integrally in laminates.
Abstract:
A radiation detecting device of the present invention includes a scintillator that converts radiation into light, a substrate that supports the scintillator and includes plural sensor portions that generate charges according to the light converted by the scintillator, a thermoplastic resin layer provided on the scintillator, a first organic layer provided on the thermoplastic resin layer, and an inorganic reflection layer provided on the first organic layer. The melting start temperature of the thermoplastic resin layer is lower than the melting start temperature of the first organic layer, the scintillator includes a projection portion on a surface on the side provided with the thermoplastic resin layer, and a leading end of the projection portion penetrates the thermoplastic resin layer and makes contact with the first organic layer.
Abstract:
To provide a substrate laminating apparatus and a substrate laminating method capable of laminating two substrates highly precisely while achieving low cost and saving space. The substrate laminating apparatus includes an upper-substrate camera group provided to a lower vacuum chamber for capturing an image of an upper substrate fixed to an upper vacuum chamber. The upper-substrate camera group captures images of a first upper-substrate alignment mark and a second upper-substrate alignment mark of the upper substrate fixed to the upper vacuum chamber by actions synchronized with the lower vacuum chamber. Thereby, it is possible to save the space and to lower the cost by reducing the number of mechanical components.
Abstract:
Some embodiments described herein relate to a capillary cartridge. A capillary cartridge can include a multiple of capillaries configured to be used for capillary electrophoresis. The capillaries can be fixed relative to each other in at least a radial direction by a capillary spacer plate. A slit plate can be coupled to the capillary spacer plate and can define optical access to the capillaries such that optical measurements, such as absorbance or fluorescence measurements can be made while the capillaries are within the cartridge.
Abstract:
A substrate aligning apparatus comprising: an aligning section that aligns a first substrate and a second substrate together; an acquiring section that acquires positional information on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, by the time the first substrate and the second substrate which have been aligned in the aligning section are carried out from the aligning section; a judging that judges misalignment of the first substrate and the second substrate, based on information acquired by the acquiring section.