Patent ID: 11938505
Assignee: NORDSON CORPORATION
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 0:
1. A melt system configured to convert a solid adhesive into a molten adhesive, the melt system comprising:
at least one melt unit having:
a heated reservoir;
a melter configured to expose said solid adhesive to a temperature sufficient to form a molten adhesive, which is deposited into said heated reservoir; and
a hopper disposed above said melter and configured to hold a supply of the solid adhesive, said hopper having a lower end, an upper end opposite said lower end, and a wall that extends from said lower end to said upper end, said lower end being proximate to and open to said melter, said upper end and said wall defining an internal chamber that holds said supply of said solid adhesive, said hopper further having an access door disposed on said wall, said access door moveable between a closed position where said hopper is closed and an open position where said internal chamber is accessible to receive said solid adhesive,
wherein said hopper and said solid adhesive in said hopper are thermally isolated from said heated reservoir.