System and method for filling a hot melt adhesive tank

An adhesive melter for a hot melt adhesive system, the adhesive melter comprising:

• a chamber with an inlet opening adapted to receive particulate hot melt adhesive from a supply, the chamber configured to hold the particulate hot melt adhesive as the particulate hot melt adhesive is heated and melted into a liquid hot melt adhesive, and
• a top component including a first portion configured as a cover to block the inlet opening of the chamber and prevent transfer of heat from the chamber into a filling passage configured to allow ingress of the particulate hot melt adhesive from the adhesive supply into the chamber, and a second portion including the filling passage,
• the top component being movable between a first position in which the first portion of the top component covers the inlet opening of the chamber and the second portion is out of alignment with the inlet opening of the chamber, and a second position in which the first portion of the top component is out of alignment with the inlet opening of the chamber and the second portion including the filling passage is aligned with the inlet opening of the chamber such that the particulate hot melt adhesive can be directed from the supply through the filling passage of the top component and into the chamber.