A solar cell extrusion printing system includes a printhead assembly having one or more elongated valve structures that are adjustably disposed adjacent to the outlet orifices of selected nozzle channels, and a valve control device for controlling the position of the valve structures to facilitate c
A solar cell extrusion printing system includes a printhead assembly having one or more elongated valve structures that are adjustably disposed adjacent to the outlet orifices of selected nozzle channels, and a valve control device for controlling the position of the valve structures to facilitate controllable ink flow through selected nozzle channels of the printhead assembly during the gridline printing process. The printhead assembly defines an elongated opening (e.g., a slot or hole) that that intersects (i.e., passes through) each of the selected nozzle channels, and an elongated member is movably disposed in the slot and is selectively movable between a first (opened) position, in which the valve structure extrusion material is passed by the valve structure through the nozzle channel and out of the printhead, and a closed position, in which the extrusion material is blocked by the valve structure and prevented from passing through the nozzle channel.
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1. A micro-extrusion system comprising: a printhead assembly including: at least one inlet port, anda nozzle structure defining a plurality of elongated nozzle channels including a first nozzle channel, each elongated nozzle channel having at least one inlet portion communicating with said at least
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A micro-extrusion system comprising: a printhead assembly including: at least one inlet port, anda nozzle structure defining a plurality of elongated nozzle channels including a first nozzle channel, each elongated nozzle channel having at least one inlet portion communicating with said at least one inlet port, and an outlet portion communicating with an associated nozzle outlet orifice;a valve structure movably disposed adjacent to the associated nozzle outlet orifice of each of said plurality of elongated nozzle channels;a material feed system for pumping a conductive gridline material and a non-conductive sacrificial material into said printhead assembly through said at least one inlet port such that said materials are supplied at a predetermined pressure into said inlet portion of each of said plurality of elongated nozzle channel; anda valve control device for controlling said valve structure between first and second operating states,wherein the printhead assembly is arranged such that, when the valve control device positions the valve structure in the first operating state, a first portion of said valve structure is positioned such that at least one of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials are prevented by said first portion from passing from the outlet orifice of said first nozzle channel onto said substrate, and when the valve control device positions the valve structure in the second operating state, said first portion of said valve structure is positioned such that both of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials flow through said associated nozzle outlet orifice of said first nozzle channel and are simultaneously co-extruded onto said substrate. 2. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 1, wherein said valve control device for controlling said valve structure further comprises means for simultaneously controlling said first portion of said first valve structure and a second portion of said first valve structure such that during the first operating state the second portion of said first valve structure is positioned to pass said at least one of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials through said associated nozzle outlet orifice onto said substrate. 3. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 1, wherein said valve control device for controlling said valve structure further comprises means for independently simultaneously controlling said valve structure and a second valve structure, said first valve structure being disposed to selectively control flow of said at least one of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials from a first group of said plurality of nozzle channels, and said second valve structure being disposed to selectively control flow of said at least one of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials from a second group of said plurality of nozzle channels. 4. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 1, wherein said valve structure is disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion of each of said plurality of elongated nozzle channels, andwherein said valve control device for controlling said valve structure includes means for moving said valve structure between first and second operating positions such that, in the first operating position, a first portion of said valve structure is positioned between the inlet portion and the outlet portion of the first nozzle channel such that said at least one of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials are prevented by said first portion from passing through the associated nozzle outlet orifice of said first nozzle channel, and in the second operating position, said first portion of said valve structure is positioned away from the inlet portion and the outlet portion of the first nozzle channel such that said at least one of said conductive gridline and non-conductive sacrificial materials pass from said inlet portion into said outlet portion and through said associated nozzle outlet orifice of said first nozzle channel. 5. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 4, wherein said nozzle structure defines an elongated opening extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion of each of said plurality of elongated nozzle channels,wherein said valve structure comprises an elongated member movably disposed in said elongated opening, andwherein said valve control device for controlling said valve structure comprises a positioning mechanism for positioning said elongated member in said elongated opening. 6. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 5, wherein said elongated opening comprises a rectangular slot, and wherein said elongated member comprises a strip that is slidably disposed in said elongated slot, said strip having a rectangular cross-section. 7. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 6, wherein rectangular strip comprises a solid member. 8. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 6, wherein rectangular strip comprises a plurality of openings. 9. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 6, further comprising means for moving said rectangular strip between the first operating state, in which solid portions of said rectangular strip are positioned between said inlet portion and said outlet portion of each of said plurality of nozzle channels, and the second operating state, in which the plurality of openings are aligned with said plurality of nozzle channels such that said material passes from the inlet portion of each of the plurality of nozzle channels into associated outlet portions of said plurality of nozzle channels. 10. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 5, wherein said elongated opening comprises an elongated bore having a circular cross-section, and wherein said elongated member comprises a rod that is slidably disposed in said elongated bore. 11. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 10, wherein said rod defines a plurality of openings. 12. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 11, wherein said positioning mechanism comprises means for sliding said rod in said elongated bore. 13. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 11, wherein said positioning mechanism comprises means for rotating said rod in said elongated bore. 14. The micro-extrusion system according to claim 1, wherein said valve structure is disposed between a first manifold containing said conductive gridline material and said outlet portion of each of said plurality of elongated nozzle channels,wherein said printhead assembly is constructed such that said non-conductive sacrificial material flows from a second manifold into said outlet portion of each of said plurality of elongated channels, andwherein said valve control device for controlling said valve structure includes means for moving said valve structure between first and second operating positions such that, in the first operating position, a first portion of said valve structure is positioned in a passage between the first manifold and the outlet portion of the first nozzle channel such that said conductive gridline material is prevented by said first portion from passing through the associated nozzle outlet orifice of said first nozzle channel, whereby only said nonconductive sacrificial material passes through said associated nozzle outlet orifice, and in the second operating position, said first portion of said valve structure is positioned away from the passage such that both said conductive gridline material and said nonconductive sacrificial material are simultaneously co-extruded through said associated nozzle outlet orifice of said first nozzle channel.
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