Patent ID: 6458211
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A device for applying a medium in liquid, paste or powder form to a substrate for forming a pattern on the substrate, the device comprising:a transport device for taking the medium and feeding the medium in a distributed way to a delivery zone; and a delivery device positioned in proximity with the delivery zone for transferring the medium from the delivery zone to the substrate, a propelling device with a propellant which is separate from the medium and which is positioned in proximity with the substrate for propelling the medium from the delivery zone, wherein the propelling device is adapted for propelling medium from selectable points of the delivery zone, and a control device in communication with the propelling device for controlling the propelling device and for selecting said points, wherein the propelling device is provided with nozzles arranged over the width of the transport device and valves respectively connected upstream of said nozzles, and wherein the propellant comprises a fluid.