Patent ID: 6793151
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A centrifugal dispensing apparatus for depositing volumes of flowable material onto a surface, the centrifugal dispensing apparatus comprising:a centrifugal dispensing drum with an open inner volume defined by an outer shell for retaining a volume of flowable material; an exit aperture in the outer shell of the centrifugal dispensing drum for allowing flowable material to pass therethrough by centrifugal force during a rotation of the centrifugal dispensing drum; and a means for drivably coupling a drive shaft to the centrifugal dispensing drum for enabling a rotation of the centrifugal dispensing drum; wherein the centrifugal dispensing drum has at least first and second separate open inner volumes wherein an exit aperture is associated with each of the first and second open inner volumes whereby distinct volumes of flowable material can be retained in each of the first and second open inner volumes and dispensed from the first and second open inner volumes by centrifugal force during a rotation of the centrifugal dispensing drum; whereby the centrifugal dispensing drum can dispense flowable material onto a surface by a rotation of the centrifugal dispensing drum while a volume of flowable material is retained in the open inner volume of the centrifugal dispensing drum.