Patent ID: 7410109
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B05B,B05C,G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus for dispensing liquid crystal onto a substrate, comprising: a liquid crystal container for containing the liquid crystal to be dispensed onto the substrate; a nozzle disposed on a lower portion of the liquid crystal container, the nozzle including a main body portion, a discharging portion protruding from a lower surface of the main body portion for dispensing liquid crystal, and a protecting portion protruding from the lower surface of the main body portion for protecting the discharging portion, the protecting portion protruding more from the lower surface than the discharging portion; a needle sheet between the liquid crystal container and the nozzle, the needle sheet having a discharging hole through which the liquid crystal is discharged; and a needle member in the liquid crystal container to be biased by a magnetic force, the needle member being moveable between a down position where an end of the needle member is inserted into the discharging hole of the needle sheet to block a flow of the liquid crystal and an up position where the needle member is separated from the needle sheet.