Abstract:
A continuous dosage form coating apparatus uses vibrational impulses to maintain a dosage forms in a fluid state to expose them to a coating material atomized by spraying.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a coating device for small parts, in particular for lacquering mass produced small parts, like e.g. bolts, small plastic parts and similar, and it relates to a method for this purpose with a movable receiver element for receiving and moving the small parts, and a dispenser device, located at the receiver element for continuous or portioned dispensing the coating material into the receiver element, wherein a radiation emitter device is provided in the receiver element for emitting radiation for drying and/or hardening the coating material.
Abstract:
A method of forming a water vapor barrier layer to a core of a golf ball is provided. The method includes placing the core of the golf ball into a vapor barrier composition, withdrawing the lifting device, and spinning and optionally oscillating the core within the composition for a time sufficient for the composition to form a layer on the core. The present invention also provides an apparatus that can be used to form a water vapor barrier layer on the core.
Abstract:
A magnetic lifting device for lifting a stack of specimen holders out of one tube and lowering them into another tube is disclosed. The device avoids the necessity of manual handling of the stack. In the device there are a number of stack holding tubes, each one open at the top, positioned in a circle about a vertical axis of a rotatable carousel. An indexing system rotates the carousel to selectively place one of the stack holding tubes in a treatment position. The improvement comprises a magnetizable member attached to the top of the stack of sample holders, a transfer tube having a bottom opening positioned to mate on top of the stack holding tube to hold the magnetizable member in a magnetic field, a device to raise and lower the magnetic coil about the transfer tube to raise and lower the magnetic coil about the transfer tube to raise the stack into the transfer tube allowing the carousel to be rotated, and lower the stack into another stack holding tube.
Abstract:
This patent of invention application relates to a product and method of simultaneous cleaning, painting, and impregnation process, titled as auto-cleaning painting. This system consists of simultaneously cleaning and/or painting plastic pieces in general, rubber pieces, EVA pieces, metal artifacts with conventional painting, fabrics, finished shoe or partially pre-manufactured shoe.
Abstract:
An abrupt pressure change applied to a fiber (2) immersed in a liquid medium, comprising a coating material (1) coats the material onto the fiber (2). The method and apparatus of this invention permit a wider range of fibers and coating materials to be utilized than was possible with prior art methods, including materials which previously have not been usable as coating materials for fibers. By controlling the intensity of the abrupt pressure change, as well as the time of exposure to repetitive abrupt pressure changes, the thickness and hardness of the resulting coating on the fiber can be adjusted. The coated fibers can be made with several coats to increase strength or to improve other characteristics. In the preferred embodiment, ultrasound is used to generate the abrupt pressure change. Fibers may be coated by the method and apparatus of the present invention in a small fraction of the time required by the methods of the prior art.
Abstract:
A vibratory coating apparatus (10) and method may be used to coat articles, such as chocolate pieces (11), with discrete coating materials (13). The coating apparatus (10) features a feed bowl (20) with an attached ramp system (22). The feed bowl (20) and ramp systems (22) are mounted upon a vibratory drive assembly (14) which imparts a vibratory motion, at a predetermined frequency, to the bowl (20) and ramp system (22). The vibratory motion causes agitation of the chocolate pieces (11) and coatings (13), and causes the coated chocolate (11) and loose coatings (13) to migrate up the ramp system (22), and out of the coating apparatus (10).
Abstract:
A fiber processing system includes a fiber spreader that has a spreader bar that extends in a lengthwise direction between first and second ends. The spreader bar carries at least one radiused surface between the first and second ends. At least one mechanical vibration device is operable to vibrate the spreader bar. The at least one mechanical vibration device is connected to input mechanical vibration into the spreader bar at a location between the first and second ends. A method for spreading at least one fiber bundle includes moving at least one tensioned fiber bundle over a radiused surface of the spreader bar. During the moving, mechanical vibration is input into the spreader bar at a location between the first and second ends, to transversely spread and flatten the at least one tensioned fiber bundle.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device (10) for coating the surface (13a, 13b) of an optical component (12) with a predetermined substance (18). The surface (13a, 13b) is first roughened to improve the adhesion of the substance (18) to the surface (13a, 13b). According to said method, the substance (18) is provided in a liquid form, at least the surface (13a, 13b) is immersed in the substance (18), an ultrasonic oscillation (26) is created in the substance (18), in such a way that the surface (13a, 13b) is roughened and the component (12) is then removed from the substance (18). A substance layer (28) that has adhered to the surface (13a, 13b) is then cured to form a coating (29). The inventive device (10) contains an immersion bath (14), elements for immersing at least the surface (13a, 13b) in the substance (18) that is contained in the immersion bath (14) in liquid form, an ultrasonic generator (20) for generating an ultrasonic oscillation (26) in the substance (18) that roughens the surface (13a, 13b), and elements for removing at least the surface (13a, 13b) from the substance (18) and for transferring a substance layer, which has adhered to the surface, once the latter has been removed (13a, 13b), to a device, where said layer cures to form the coating.