Adhesive spray gun system with individually adjustable spray modules
AssigneeNordson Corporation
InventorsTimothy L. Rochman, Bentley J. Boger, John M. Raterman
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for spraying an adhesive onto a substrate moving along a surface with a plurality of gun modules which are attached to individual mounting plates which in turn are secured to an adhesive and air service manifold. The gun module and movable plate assemblies can be mounted to the service manifold in a manner that enables the gun module and moveable plate assemblies to be individually shifted to a plurality of preset locations in a direction parallel to the moving surface for changing the adhesive pattern sprayed onto the substrate.
Claims16
A system for changing an adhesive pattern sprayed onto a substrate moving through a path of a conveyor, comprising:
- a service manifold having adhesive and air passageways;
- a slidable mounting plate having adhesive and air passageways, said slidable plate being slidably secured to said service manifold so that said adhesive and air passageways in said slidable mounting plate are in flow communication with said adhesive and air passageways in said service manifold when said slidable mounting plate is mounted to said service manifold;
- at least one spray gun module with adhesive and air passageways adjustably mounted to said slidable mounting plate and in spaced relation to said path of said conveyor through which said substrate travels, said adhesive and air passageways of said at least one gun module being in flow communication with said adhesive and air passageways of said slidable mounting plate;
- a tongue and groove configuration interconnecting said slidable plate and said service manifold, said tongue and groove configuration extending parallel to said path through which said substrate moves to limit movement of said slidable mounting plate with respect to said service manifold in a direction parallel to said path;
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- an adjustable positioning stop abutted against said slidable mounting plate for positioning said slidable mounting plate with respect to said service manifold at a plurality of preset locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.