Patent ID: 7776175
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of sealing an attachment face of a micro system technologies (MST) device to a mounting surface on a support member, the attachment face having a plurality of ink inlets, and the support member having a plurality of apertures along a length thereof, the method comprising the steps of: applying a thermosetting adhesive to the mounting surface, the thermosetting adhesive having an array of apertures therethrough; aligning an aperture of the thermosetting adhesive to overlap with at least two ink inlets of the attachment face; aligning the aperture of the attachment face with at least part of one aperture of the support member; heating the attachment face to a temperature above ambient but less than the curing temperature of the thermosetting adhesive; pressing the heated attachment face and the mounting surface together; and, heating the thermosetting adhesive and the attachment face above the curing temperature to cure the thermosetting adhesive wherein the ink inlets are arranged as a plurality of channels, each channel separated into a plurality of channel sections by a wall structure, and the method further comprises a step of aligning an aperture of the thermosetting adhesive to overlap the ink inlets of two separate channel section, whereby one aperture supplies ink to two channel sections.