Strand positioning guide having reversely oriented v-shaped slots for use in connection with strand coating applicators

Abstract

Strand positional guide implements, for use in connection with hot melt adhesive strand coating applicator assemblies, comprise a plurality of V-shaped strand guide slots wherein the apex portions areoriented outwardly away from the hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzles. Accordingly, an enlarged air space is effectively defined between the plurality of elongated strands and its respectivehot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzle such that the plurality of elongated strands are not adversely affected by the heat or thermal radiation generated by or emanating from the hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzles thereof.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to strand coating systems or applicator assemblies, and more particularly to a new and improved strand positioning guide tool for use with a strand coating machine, wherein the strand guide positioning tool is provided with Oppositely oriented V-shaped grooves or guide grooves, the V-shaped grooves or guide grooves not only serve to properly position and orient the plurality of elongated, parallel strands which are respectively positioned under the plurality of material dispensing nozzles The guides enable a plurality of elongated, parallel strands to be aligned in a coplanar manner with respect to a plurality of material dispensing nozzles, respectively, whereby dispensed materials, such as hot melt adhesives, can be simultaneously dispensed from multiple Each material dispensing nozzle distributes and properly applies and coats the extended strands to ensure the desired adhesion of multiple extended strands on a ...

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[0007] like figure 2 The above-described strand guide system 310 disclosed in has been demonstrated to be relatively figure 1 The disclosed strand guide system 250, 252 is an operational advance, noting that due to the rearward placement or orientation of the V-shaped guide groove 328 relative to the front face or surface 330 of the strand guide tool or block 324, the A plurality of twisted wires 322 is disposed proximate to the hot melt adhesive material dispensing assembly 314 and its hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzle 316, since the plurality of twisted wires 322 are arranged in a plurality of substantially V-shaped twisted On the top portion 332 of the wire guide 328, the stranded wires 322 may be adversely affected by heat or radiation of thermal energy generated by or emanating from the hot melt adhesive material dispensing assembly 314 and its hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzle 316.

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