Patent ID: 8011563

Claim:
A mold fill head for filling cavities in a mold plate, said mold fill head comprising: a solder delivery head; and an interface portion, said interface portion in turn comprising: a compliant portion secured to said solder delivery head, wherein said compliant portion is configured to have a curved shape in an absence of forces from another object; and a dispensing region associated with said compliant portion and being formed with at least one aperture configured to interface with the cavities in the mold plate, said at least one aperture being in fluid communication with said solder delivery head; wherein said compliant portion is configured and dimensioned to urge said dispensing region against the mold plate when held a predetermined distance therefrom and to substantially tolerate at least one of variations in flatness of the mold plate, variations in the predetermined distance, and variations in an angular orientation of said interface portion and the mold plate.