System, nozzle and method for coating elastic strands
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B05C-005/02
B05B-011/06
B05B-007/08
B05B-015/50
B05B-015/555
B05B-015/02
D06B-003/04
D06B-015/09
B05C-011/06
B05D-001/02
B65H-057/04
출원번호
US-0867373
(2015-09-28)
등록번호
US-10046352
(2018-08-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Saine, Joel E.
Ganzer, Charles P.
출원인 / 주소
Nordson Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Baker & Hostetler LLP
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A contact nozzle for coating an elastic strand with an adhesive. Air is discharged at the adhesive in contact with the strand, causing the adhesive to spread around the periphery of the strand. The air assists with release of the adhesive from the nozzle and also cleans the nozzle to discourage adhe
A contact nozzle for coating an elastic strand with an adhesive. Air is discharged at the adhesive in contact with the strand, causing the adhesive to spread around the periphery of the strand. The air assists with release of the adhesive from the nozzle and also cleans the nozzle to discourage adhesive build-up on the nozzle.
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1. A contact nozzle for coating at least one elastic strand with an adhesive, a first strand having a periphery with an upper surface and moving in a machine direction, the contact nozzle comprising: a nozzle body including a first slot that receives the first strand during operation, the first slot
1. A contact nozzle for coating at least one elastic strand with an adhesive, a first strand having a periphery with an upper surface and moving in a machine direction, the contact nozzle comprising: a nozzle body including a first slot that receives the first strand during operation, the first slot encompassing at least a portion of the periphery of the first strand;a first adhesive passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a first adhesive orifice communicating with said first slot, said first adhesive orifice being directed at the upper surface of the first strand to deliver the adhesive into contact with the upper surface of the first strand; anda first air passage positioned proximate to said first adhesive passage and terminating at a first air orifice positioned downstream from said first adhesive orifice in the machine direction, said first air orifice being positioned above said first adhesive orifice in said nozzle body, and said first air orifice being directed toward the upper surface of the first strand to discharge air at the adhesive in contact with the first strand to cause the adhesive to spread around the periphery of the first strand without blowing the adhesive off the first strand. 2. The contact nozzle of claim 1, wherein said first air passage is formed in said nozzle body. 3. The contact nozzle of claim 2, further comprising: a rear surface on said nozzle body intersecting said first slot at an adhesive release edge, said rear surface and said first slot defining an interior angle between each other at said adhesive release edge, wherein said interior angle is an acute angle. 4. The contact nozzle of claim 3, wherein said first air orifice is positioned along said rear surface so that air discharged from said first air orifice assists with release of the adhesive from said nozzle body at said adhesive release edge. 5. The contact nozzle of claim 2, wherein air discharged from said first air orifice impacts the adhesive on the first strand at an acute angle relative to the machine direction. 6. The contact nozzle of claim 2, wherein air discharged from said first air orifice clears the adhesive from said nozzle body to discourage adhesive build-up on said nozzle body. 7. The contact nozzle of claim 2, further comprising: a mounting surface on said nozzle body adapted to be coupled to a module for supporting said nozzle body, the mounting surface including an adhesive inlet configured to receive the adhesive from the module,wherein a longitudinal axis defined through said first adhesive orifice and said first adhesive passage intersects said mounting surface of said nozzle body at an acute angle. 8. The contact nozzle of claim 2, further comprising: a second air passage formed in said nozzle body and positioned proximate to said first air passage, said second air passage directing air at the first strand. 9. The contact nozzle of claim 8, wherein said first and second air passages are angled from each other so as to be directed at opposite sides of the periphery of the first strand. 10. The contact nozzle of claim 8, wherein said first and second air passages are staggered along the machine direction such that air from each of said first and second air passages strikes the first strand at different locations along the machine direction. 11. The contact nozzle of claim 8, wherein said first and second air passages are aligned in a plane perpendicular to the machine direction such that air from each of said first and second air passages strikes the first strand at about the same location along the machine direction. 12. The contact nozzle of claim 2, further comprising: an air discharge control device operatively coupled to said first air passage and intermittently blocking air flow through said first air passage and said first air orifice to produce a non-continuous air flow. 13. The contact nozzle of claim 2, further comprising: a second slot formed in said nozzle body and spaced from the first slot in a lateral direction transverse to the machine direction, said second slot receiving a second strand moving in the machine direction during operation, the second slot encompassing at least a portion of the periphery of the second strand;a second adhesive passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a second adhesive orifice communicating with said second slot, said second adhesive orifice being directed at an upper surface of the second strand to deliver the adhesive into contact with the upper surface of the second strand; anda second air passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a second air orifice positioned downstream from said second adhesive orifice in the machine direction, said second air orifice being positioned above said second adhesive orifice in said nozzle body, and said second air orifice being directed toward the upper surface of the second strand to discharge air at the adhesive in contact with the second strand to cause the adhesive to spread around a periphery of the second strand without blowing the adhesive off the second strand. 14. The contact nozzle of claim 13, further comprising: a third air passage formed in said nozzle body and positioned proximate to said first air passage, said third air passage directing air at the first strand; anda fourth air passage formed in said nozzle body and positioned proximate to said second air passage, said fourth air passage directing air at the second strand. 15. The contact nozzle of claim 2, wherein said first slot and said first air orifice are configured to spread the adhesive along and around the first strand such that the adhesive defines thickness irregularities along the first strand, the thickness irregularities including thicker adhesive portions and thinner adhesive portions. 16. The contact nozzle of claim 15, wherein the thickness irregularities include void portions that contain no adhesive on the first strand. 17. The contact nozzle of claim 1, wherein said first air passage is located in an air supply line. 18. The contact nozzle of claim 17, wherein said air supply line is coupled to said nozzle body. 19. The contact nozzle of claim 1, wherein said first slot includes a first elongate adhesive chamber that receives the first strand, said first elongate adhesive chamber includes a first chamber surface, and said first adhesive orifice is located in said first chamber surface. 20. The contact nozzle of claim 19, wherein said first air passage is formed in said nozzle body. 21. The contact nozzle of claim 20, further comprising: a strand guide on said nozzle body, said strand guide positioning the first strand relative to said first elongate adhesive chamber,wherein said nozzle body includes a rear surface, and said first elongate adhesive chamber extends between said strand guide and said rear surface, andwherein said first elongate adhesive chamber has a length defined between said strand guide and said rear surface, and said strand guide is positioned within said nozzle body such that said first elongate adhesive chamber defines a gap between said first chamber surface and the first strand as the first strand moves through the length of said first elongate adhesive chamber, said gap defining an expansion chamber sized to enable die swell of the adhesive exiting said first adhesive orifice. 22. The contact nozzle of claim 21, wherein said strand guide is positioned relative to said first elongate adhesive chamber such that said gap defines the same thickness along the length of said first elongate adhesive chamber. 23. The contact nozzle of claim 21, wherein said strand guide is positioned relative to said first elongate adhesive chamber such that said gap reduces in thickness along the length of said first elongate adhesive chamber. 24. The contact nozzle of claim 20, further comprising: a rear surface on said nozzle body intersecting said first elongate adhesive chamber at an adhesive release edge, said rear surface and said first elongate adhesive chamber defining an interior angle between each other at said adhesive release edge, wherein said interior angle is an acute angle. 25. The contact nozzle of claim 24, wherein said first air orifice is positioned along said rear surface so that air discharged from said first air orifice assists with release of the adhesive from said nozzle body at said adhesive release edge. 26. The contact nozzle of claim 20, wherein air discharged from said first air orifice impacts the adhesive on the first strand at an acute angle relative to the machine direction. 27. The contact nozzle of claim 20, wherein air discharged from said first air orifice clears the adhesive from said nozzle body to discourage adhesive build-up on said nozzle body. 28. The contact nozzle of claim 20, further comprising: a second elongate adhesive chamber formed in said nozzle body and spaced from the first elongate adhesive chamber in a lateral direction transverse to the machine direction, said second elongate adhesive chamber including a second chamber surface and receiving a second strand moving in the machine direction;a second adhesive passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a second adhesive orifice in said second chamber surface and directed at an upper surface of the second strand to deliver the adhesive into contact with the upper surface of the second strand; anda second air passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a second air orifice positioned downstream from said second adhesive orifice in the machine direction, said second air orifice being positioned above said second adhesive orifice in said nozzle body, and said second air orifice directed toward the upper surface of the second strand to discharge air at the adhesive in contact with the second strand to cause the adhesive to spread around a periphery of the second strand without blowing the adhesive off the second strand. 29. An adhesive dispensing system for coating at least one elastic strand with an adhesive, a first strand having a periphery with an upper surface and moving in a machine direction, the adhesive dispensing system comprising: a module that receives a supply of the adhesive; anda contact nozzle coupled so said module, the contact nozzle comprising: a nozzle body including a first slot that receives the first stand during operation, the first slot encompassing at least a portion of the periphery of the first strand;a first adhesive passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a first adhesive orifice communicating with said first slot, said first adhesive orifice being directed at the upper surface of the first strand to deliver the adhesive into contact with the upper surface of the first strand; anda first air passage positioned proximate to said first adhesive passage and terminating at a first air orifice positioned downstream from said first adhesive orifice in the machine direction, said first air orifice being positioned above said first adhesive orifice in said nozzle body, and said first air orifice being directed toward the upper surface of the first strand to discharge air at the adhesive in contact with the first strand to cause the adhesive to spread around the periphery of the first strand without blowing the adhesive off the first strand. 30. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 29, wherein said first air passage is formed in said nozzle body. 31. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 30, further comprising: a rear surface on said nozzle body intersecting said first slot at an adhesive release edge, said rear surface and said first slot defining an interior angle between each other at said adhesive release edge, wherein said interior angle is an acute angle. 32. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 31, wherein said first air orifice is positioned along said rear surface so that air discharged from said first air orifice assists with release of the adhesive from said nozzle body at said adhesive release edge. 33. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 30, wherein air discharged from said first air orifice impacts the adhesive on the first strand at an acute angle from the machine direction. 34. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 30, wherein air discharged from said first air orifice clears the adhesive from said nozzle body to discourage adhesive build-up on said nozzle body. 35. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 30, further comprising: a second slot formed in said nozzle body and spaced from the first slot in a lateral direction transverse to the machine direction, said second slot receiving a second strand moving in the machine direction during operation, the second slot encompassing at least a portion of the periphery of the second strand;a second adhesive passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a second adhesive orifice communicating with said second slot, said second adhesive orifice being directed at an upper surface of the second strand to deliver the adhesive into contact with the upper surface of the second strand; anda second air passage formed in said nozzle body and terminating at a second air orifice positioned downstream from said second adhesive orifice in the machine direction, said second air orifice being positioned above said second adhesive orifice in said nozzle body, and said second air orifice being directed toward the upper surface of the second strand to discharge air at the adhesive in contact with the second strand to cause the adhesive to spread around a periphery of the second strand. 36. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 30, wherein said first slot and said first air orifice are configured to spread the adhesive along and around the first strand such that the adhesive defines thickness irregularities along the first strand, the thickness irregularities including thicker adhesive portions and thinner adhesive portions. 37. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 36, wherein the thickness irregularities include void portions that contain no adhesive on the first strand. 38. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 30, wherein said first slot includes a first elongate adhesive chamber that receives the first strand, said first elongate adhesive chamber includes a first chamber surface, and said first adhesive orifice is located in said first chamber surface. 39. The adhesive dispensing system of claim 38, further comprising: a strand guide on said nozzle body, said strand guide positioning the first strand relative to said first elongate adhesive chamber,wherein said nozzle body includes a rear surface, and said first elongate adhesive chamber extends between said strand guide and said rear surface, andwherein said first elongate adhesive chamber has a length defined between said strand guide and said rear surface, and said strand guide is positioned within said nozzle body such that said first elongate adhesive chamber defining a gap between said first chamber surface and the first strand as the first strand moves through the length of said first elongate adhesive chamber, said gap defining an expansion chamber sized to enable die swell of the adhesive exiting said first adhesive orifice. 40. The contact nozzle of claim 1, wherein said nozzle body defines a first expansion chamber communicating with said first adhesive orifice, said first expansion chamber sized to enable die swell of the adhesive exiting said first adhesive orifice. 41. The contact nozzle of claim 13, wherein said nozzle body defines a second expansion chamber communicating with said second adhesive orifice, said second expansion chamber sized to enable die swell of the adhesive exiting said second adhesive orifice. 42. The contact nozzle of claim 1, further comprising alignment pins coupled to said nozzle body, said alignment pins configured to prevent the first strand from exiting said first slot during application of adhesive. 43. The contact nozzle of claim 1, wherein the first air orifice is disposed at a first distance from the upper surface of the first strand and the first adhesive orifice is disposed at a second distance from the upper surface of the first strand, the first distance being greater than the second distance.
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