FLUID DELIVERY MANIFOLD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

A fluid delivery manifold (10) and a method of manufacturing a fluid delivery manifold is provided. A first manifold portion (12) having a contoured interior face is set in registry with a second manifold portion (14) having a contoured interior face to form an uncoupled manifold having a plurality of fluid inlets (16) and a plurality of fluid outlets (32). The contoured interiors of the first and second manifold portions form a plurality of material channels (18) and a plurality of fluid channels in the uncoupled manifold. A second shot material is injected into the material channels (42) to couple the first and second manifold portions and to compensate for any variation or differences between the pitch of the fluid inlets and fluid outlets.