Patent ID: 6585852
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A device for curing a photosetting substance inside an assembly having first and second components and upper and lower ends with openings, the photosetting substance being located at interfaces between the components adjacent to the openings, the device comprising:a rotary mechanism having a drive wheel and a belt extending around a circumference of the drive wheel for engaging one of the components of the assembly; a fixture having a pivot axle, a pair of support pins for engaging the upper and lower ends of the assembly, and a bias member for biasing the fixture about the pivot axle and the assembly into engagement with the rotary mechanism; a single laser beam that is axially spaced apart from the fixture and the assembly for projecting light into the openings between the components of the assembly; and wherein the rotary mechanism rotates the assembly relative to the fixture while the fixture is stationary, and an entire circumferential length of the openings and the photosetting substance in the openings are exposed to the light in order to cure the photosetting substance located inside the assembly.