Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications

An adhesive curing apparatus and method utilizes the end of a tube or optical fiber extending from a UV light source. The tube end is inserted into the mounting hole in the side of a pivot assembly. The tube projects concentrated UV light into the interior of the assembly for curing the adhesive use...

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Hauptverfasser:	ALBERTSON ERIC MARTIN, PRATER WALTER LLOYD
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An adhesive curing apparatus and method utilizes the end of a tube or optical fiber extending from a UV light source. The tube end is inserted into the mounting hole in the side of a pivot assembly. The tube projects concentrated UV light into the interior of the assembly for curing the adhesive used to bond the bearings to the shaft and the housing. The tip at the end of the tube has beam splitting mirrors or prisms to distribute the UV light more effectively. The interior of the assembly, including the outer surface of the shaft and the inner surface of the housing are smooth, polished metal to further enhance the intensity of the light incident on the adhesive.