Abstract:
A melter for heating and melting particulate hot melt adhesive into a liquefied form is disclosed. The melter includes a heated receiving device having an interior with an inlet configured to receive the particulate hot melt adhesive and an outlet. A flexible hopper holds a supply of the particulate hot melt adhesive and a particulate hot melt adhesive feed device allows the particulate hot melt adhesive to be directed from the flexible hopper to the inlet of the heated receiving device. A flexible bag system can dispense particulate hot melt adhesive. The flexible bag system includes an articulation device in contact with the flexible bag body and manipulates the flexible bag body to maintain fluidity of the particulate hot melt adhesive out of the outlet.
Abstract:
A melter for heating and melting particulate hot melt adhesive into a liquefied form is disclosed. The melter includes a heated receiving device having an interior with an inlet configured to receive the particulate hot melt adhesive and an outlet. A flexible hopper holds a supply of the particulate hot melt adhesive and a particulate hot melt adhesive feed device allows the particulate hot melt adhesive to be directed from the flexible hopper to the inlet of the heated receiving device. A flexible bag system can dispense particulate hot melt adhesive. The flexible bag system includes an articulation device in contact with the flexible bag body and manipulates the flexible bag body to maintain fluidity of the particulate hot melt adhesive out of the outlet.
Abstract:
An adhesive bin (10) for storing and moving adhesive particulate (14) to an adhesive melter (12) includes a supply hopper (16), a transfer pump (62) operable to generate a vacuum, and a shroud (94 ). The supply hopper (16) has a sidewall (20, 22, 24, 26) and defines an interior space (36). The transfer pump (62) extends through the sidewall (22) and into the interior space (36). In addition, the shroud (94) is connected to the sidewall (22) and extends into the interior space (36) and at least partially surrounds an inlet (82) of the transfer pump (62).
Abstract:
In one aspect, an adhesive dispensing system includes a dispensing module having an inlet and an outlet, a supply of hot melt adhesive maintained at low pressure, and a low pressure liquid passageway communicating between the supply and the inlet of the dispensing module. Liquid material is received through the inlet at a low pressure, and the dispensing module rapidly develops high pressure at the outlet to jet the liquid material from the outlet. In another aspect, an apparatus for jetting liquid material includes a dispenser body having a liquid chamber. A piston is movably disposed within the liquid chamber, from a position wherein a piston tip is spaced from a complimentary shaped recess, to a position wherein the piston tip effectively seals off the recess, then to a position wherein the piston tip is received within the recess to displace a discrete volume of liquid material from the recess.
Abstract:
A melter for heating and melting particulate hot melt adhesive into a liquefied form is disclosed. The melter includes a heated receiving device having an interior with an inlet configured to receive the particulate hot melt adhesive and an outlet. A flexible hopper holds a supply of the particulate hot melt adhesive and a particulate hot melt adhesive feed device allows the particulate hot melt adhesive to be directed from the flexible hopper to the inlet of the heated receiving device. A flexible bag system can dispense particulate hot melt adhesive. The flexible bag system includes an articulation device in contact with the flexible bag body and manipulates the flexible bag body to maintain fluidity of the particulate hot melt adhesive out of the outlet.
Abstract:
Jetting dispensers and methods of non-contact dispensing a hot melt adhesive onto a substrate (12). The method may include jetting a plurality of droplets (120) of the hot melt adhesive from a nozzle (66b) outlet toward the substrate (12) in a direction of travel (121). each droplet (120) has a droplet (120) length approximately aligned with the direction of travel (121) and a droplet (120) width shorter than the droplet (120) length. The jetting is controlled such that each of the droplets (120) does not collapse into a spherical-shaped droplet (120) during flight from the nozzle outlet (82) to the substrate (12). The nozzle outlet (82) may be heated to a first temperature, and the method may further include rapidly heating each droplet (120) of the hot melt adhesive to a second temperature higher than the first temperature upon release from the nozzle outlet (82).