Patent ID: 7155115

Claim:
A vacuum vaporization device for applying a lubricant to a target object, comprising: lubricant supply means for supplying the lubricant including a lubricant storage space; a heating device for heating the lubricant storage space; vaporization setting means for setting at least one of a vapor pressure and a temperature of the lubricant; a transmission section for stating evaporated lubricant, said transmission section connected to the lubricant storage space; first heating means for heating said transmission section; a valve downstream from said transmission section, said valve contained within a valve body having at least one exit opening, said valve being operable between an open position for providing a supply of lubricant, and a closed position for interrupting the supply of lubricant; means for operating the valve between the open and closed positions, said means for operating extending through said lubricant storage space and said transmission section; a lubricant vapor distribution cone for distributing the lubricant vapor onto a target object that is to be coated therewith, said lubricant vapor distribution cone enclosing a substantially conical interior space having a wide end and a narrow end, the wide end positioned nearer to said target object than said narrow end and facing said target object for distributing said lubricant vapor onto said target object, said narrow end positioned nearer said transmission section than said wide end; wherein said valve body protrudes into said conical interior space; and including a second heating means for heating said lubricant vapor distribution cone.