1. p r e c e d e n t s
c u r r e n t c o n c e p tc r i t e r i ap r o b l e m f o r m at t r i b u t e s
a n a l o g
d e f i n i t i o n j u s t i f i c at i o n r e s e a r c h
s y n t h e s i s
d e s i g n
d r i v e n b y
e p o x y d i s p e n s e r r e d e s i g n
M i c h a e l G l u z m a n
Senior Design Studio
Professor Gillespie
Fall 2008

2. p r e c i s e
p r o b l e m s c r i t e r i a
e c o n o m i c a l c l e a n
Improve cap seal.
Provide resting position
that reduces mess.
Apply even force across
both components.
Provide finer control of
amount to be dispensed.
Reduce amount of over-
dispensed epoxy.
Eliminate disposal and
waste of plastic often cut
from tip.
0 2
n o t p r e c i s e
n o t e c o n o m i c a l
n o t c l e a n
s h o u l d b e p r e c i s e
s h o u l d b e e c o n o m i c a l
s h o u l d b e c l e a n

3. p r e c e d e n t s
fails
c u r r e n t
succeeds
a n a l o g
p r e c i s i o n
e c o n o m y
c l e a n l i n e s s
p r e c i s i o n
e c o n o m y
c l e a n l i n e s s
l o w v o l u m e
a f f o r d a b l e
l o w v o l u m e
a f f o r d a b l e
e c o n o m y
p r e c i s i o n
c l e a n l i n e s s
l o w v o l u m e
a f f o r d a b l e
s u c k i n g
0 3

4. 0 4
c o n c e p t

5. 0 5
pth.
2 5/32"
1/8"
1/2"
2"
1/4"
23/32"
1 3/16"
13/16"
1/32"
5 1/2"
Ø 1 1/4"
Ø 1/4"
Ø 3/4"
2 1/4"
f o r m

6. at t r i b u t e s
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4
3
2
1 1 . l a r g e c a p / t h i n n o z z l e
2 . v e r t i c a l s ta n d
3 . t h r e a d e d s h a f t
4 . e r g o n o m i c k n o b