Patent ID: 7617951
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: B05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dispensing system for dispensing a heated liquid onto a substrate, the dispensing system comprising: a hot air manifold including a first surface, a second surface recessed in said first surface to define an air plenum for process air, a first passageway defining an inlet for supplying the process air to said air plenum, and a second passageway defining an outlet for removing the process air from said air plenum a liquid manifold capable of supplying heated liquid, said liquid manifold including a surface confronting said first and second surfaces of said hot air manifold, and said surface of said liquid manifold separated from said second surface of said hot air manifold by a distance ranging from about 5 mils to about 30 mils to define a height of said air plenum; a dispensing module coupled in fluid communication with said liquid manifold and in fluid communication with said air outlet of said hot air manifold, said dispensing module capable of dispensing the heated liquid received from said liquid manifold onto the substrate, and said dispensing module capable of receiving the process air from said second passageway of said hot air manifold and dispensing the process air to impinge upon the heated liquid; and a heating element coupled with said hot air manifold, said heating element operative for heating the process air flowing through said air plenum from said inlet to said outlet.