Patent ID: 6540104
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A method for dispensing a single material using a pneumatic dispensing system having a single output including first and second shotmeters having first and second meters, first and second encoders and first and second pressure transducers, the method including the steps of:loading the first shotmeter with the material; applying a pressure to the material within the first shotmeter; dispensing the material out of the first shotmeter by forcing the material through the single output; loading the second shotmeter with the material during the step of dispensing the material out of the first shotmeter; applying a pressure to the material within the second shotmeter; measuring the volume of the material remaining in the first shotmeter; dispensing the material out of the second shotmeter by forcing the material through the single output; and decreasing the pressure applied to the material within the first shotmeter during the step of dispensing the material out of the second shotmeter.