(19)
(11) EP 0 839 584 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/19

(21) Application number: 97308813.1

(22) Date of filing: 03.11.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B05C 1/08, B05C 1/16, B05C 11/02, B31F 1/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 01.11.1996 US 30016 P

(71) Applicant: MARQUIP, INC.
Phillips, Wisconsin 54555-0028 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Marschke, Carl R.
    Phillips, Wisconsin 54555 (US)
  • Jones, Kenneth L.
    Phillips, Wisconsin 54555 (US)

(74) Representative: Carpenter, David 
MARKS & CLERK, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT
Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

   


(54) Improved apparatus and method for applying a viscous liquid to a material surface


(57) An adhesive or other viscous liquid applicator apparatus utilizes a cylindrical glue roll (45) and a reverse acting notched metering or doctor blade (47) which forms, from an initial liquid layer on the roll, a series of laterally spaced liquid beads of metered size. The beads are subsequently spread to form a liquid layer for transfer to a web or other surface by a flexible spreader tongue (51). A glue film control system and glue film width control are also disclosed.






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