Patent ID: 7028867
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: B05B,B05C,H05K

Abstract:
1. An applicator for dispensing a coating material onto a substrate, the applicator comprising: a body comprising a needle extending through the liquid flow passage; a needle guide disposed near the distal end of the body and having inner surfaces that receive, align and laterally support the needle; a nozzle disposed at the distal end of the body, the nozzle comprising a seat disposed at the distal end of the nozzle; a dispensing orifice extending through the seat, one end of the needle being movable into contact with the seat and through the dispensing orifice to terminate a flow of the coating material through the dispensing orifice and eliminate any coating material flow path downstream of the seat; a cap disposed around the nozzle comprising a proximal end removably mounted to the body, and the distal end of the nozzle extending beyond a distal end of the cap; and a fluid path formed between the nozzle and the cap and contiguous with the fluid passage, the fluid path having a fluid outlet at the distal end of the cap.