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App. No. 13/177,651

METHOD OF DISPENSING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL WITH ACTIVE Z-AXIS CONTROL

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13/177,651
Abstract

A method for printing a conductive trace on a plastic panel comprising: locating a nozzle proximate to a surface of a panel; moving the nozzle relative to the surface of the panel; sensing the surface of the panel relative to the height of the nozzle off of the panel; determining the speed at which the nozzle is being moved across the surface of the panel; adjusting at least one of the height of the nozzle relative to the surface of the panel and a flow rate of conductive ink out of the nozzle; and dispensing a conductive ink from the nozzle onto the surface of the panel to form the conductive trace. The conductive trace is formed with a predetermined width.

Claims (15)

1 . A method for printing a conductive trace on a plastic panel comprising:

locating a nozzle proximate to a surface of a panel to be printed upon;

moving the nozzle relative to the surface of the panel;

sensing the surface of the panel relative to the height of the nozzle off of the panel;

determining the speed at which the nozzle is being moved across the surface of the panel;

adjusting at least one of the height of the nozzle relative to the surface of the panel and a flow rate of conductive ink out of the nozzle; and

dispensing a conductive ink from the nozzle onto the surface of the panel to form the conductive trace;

wherein the conductive trace is formed with a predetermined width.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the plastic panel with a curved surface to be printed upon.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the sensing step directly senses the height of the nozzle relative to the surface of the panel.

4 . The method of claim 2 wherein the sensing step indirectly senses the height of the nozzle relative to the surface of the panel.

5 . The method of claim 2 wherein the adjusting step raises the height of the nozzle.

6 . The method of claim 2 wherein the adjusting step lowers the height of the nozzle.

7 . The method of claim 2 wherein the adjusting step increases the flow rate of conductive ink from the nozzle.

8 . The method of claim 2 wherein the adjusting step decreases the flow rate of conductive ink from the nozzle.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 22, 2014
From: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
To: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
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