Thermoplastic melting and dispensing apparatus
US4474311A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29B13/022
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for melting and dispensing thermoplastic material comprising a hopper, a grid melter, a reservoir and a pump. Solid thermoplastic material contained within the hopper is melted by the grid melter and flowed into a reservoir from which the pump supplies the molten material to a dispenser. The inside walls of the hopper are coated with "Teflon" which has been found to expedite remelting of molten material which has backed up into the hopper and solidified there. Additionally, the "Teflon" coating has been found to solve the problem of the seals between the reservoir, grid melter and hopper springing leaks upon the remelting of solid thermoplastic material contained in the hopper.
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