Adhesive spray gun with adjustable module and method of assembling
AssigneeNordson Corporation
InventorsRoger A. Ziecker, George E. Boccagno
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for spraying an adhesive onto a moving surface with a plurality of gun modules which are attached to a transition plate which in turn is secured to adhesive and air service manifolds. The gun modules are secured to movable plates which can be connected to the transition plate in a manner that enables the gun modules to be individually shifted laterally with respect to the transition plate so that the location at which the adhesive is sprayed onto the moving surface is shifted.
Claims23
An apparatus for spraying an adhesive onto a moving surface, comprising:
- a service manifold having an adhesive passageway therethrough;
- a transition plate secured to said service manifold and having an adhesive and an air passageway with said adhesive passageway in said transition plate being in flow communication with said adhesive passageway in said service manifold;
- at least one spray gun module with an adhesive passageway and an air passageway for spraying said adhesive, said at least one gun module being attachable to said transition plate whereby said adhesive and air passageways of said at least one gun module are in flow communication with said adhesive and air passageways of said transition plate;
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- means for adjusting the lateral position of said at least one gun module relative to said transition plate while said transition plate and said at least one gun module are in an assembled condition whereby the location at which said adhesive is sprayed onto said moving surface is shifted.
A method of assembling an apparatus for spraying an adhesive onto a moving surface, comprising the steps of:
- attaching a service manifold to a transition plate said transition plate having an adhesive and a pressurized air passageway therethrough, so that an adhesive passageway through said service manifold is in fluid communication with said adhesive passageway through said transition plate;
- attaching at least a first gun module to said transition plate whereby an adhesive and a pressurized air passageway in said gun module are in communication with said adhesive and pressurized air passageways in said transition plate;
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- adjusting the lateral position of said gun module relative to said transition plate while said gun module and said transition plate are in an assembled condition.
A component assembly for adjustably mounting at least one spray gun module to a service manifold, said component assembly comprising:
- a transition plate having an adhesive and an air passageway therethrough and including means for adjoining to said service manifold;
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- a slidable mounting plate with an adhesive and an air passageway therethrough mounted against said transition plate to enable lateral adjustment relative thereto while said adhesive and air passageways of said transition plate remain in flow communication with said adhesive and air passageways of said mounting plate and including means for adjoining to one of said at least one spray gun module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.