Needle valve actuator for hot melt adhesive hand applicator and a method for operating the same

• Main Author: DONLEY PAUL J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.07.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

A hot melt adhesive dispensing gun has a needle valve movably mounted within a dispensing nozzle provided with a discharge port from which hot melt adhesive material can be dispensed, wherein the needle valve is normally seated upon a valve seat. An electrical switch mechanism is mounted upon the di...