Stranded wire positioning guide for use with stranded wire coating applications

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 are oriented 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 respective hot 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 are used not only to properly position and orient the plurality of elongated, parallel strands that are separately drawn under the plurality of material dispensing nozzles Positionally guided such that a plurality of elongated, parallel strands can 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 Dispensed simultaneously from multiple material dispensing nozzles, and properly applied and coated onto the elongated strands to ensure desirable adhesion of multiple elongated strands on a spe...

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[0007] The above-described strand guide system 310 as disclosed in FIG. 2 has proven to be an operational improvement over the strand guide systems 250, 252 disclosed in FIG. the front or surface 330 of the wire guide tool or block 324 is disposed or oriented rearwardly, whereby the plurality of twisted wires 322 are 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 disposed on the top portion 332 of the plurality of substantially V-shaped twisted wire channels 328, the twisted wires 322 may be subjected to pressure from the hot melt adhesive material dispensing assembly 314 and its hot melt properties. Detrimental Effects of Heat or Radiation of Thermal Energy Generated or Emanated from Adhesive Material Dispensing Nozzle 316

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