Patent ID: 6146698
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B05C,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for simultaneously wetting a plurality of contact areas with a liquid, which comprises:inserting a perforated stencil into a receptacle for a component having contact areas, the stencil having the same outer dimensions as the component and having perforations with a configuration corresponding to a configuration of the contact areas on the component;inserting a punch with elastomer nubs into the perforations of the stencil;placing a mount to be moved in a defined way relative to the receptacle, onto a side of the punch facing away from the nubs and mechanically bonding the mount to the punch;removing the mount with the punch from the stencil and removing the stencil from the receptacle;inserting the component into the receptacle;subsequently, wetting the elastomer nubs of the punch with a liquid;guiding the punch over the contact areas until each of the nubs is located over a respective one of the contact areas; andtransferring the liquid from the nubs onto the contact areas.