Patent ID: 9254581
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B27K,B27N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for applying glue to fibers or similar particles for the production of wood-product panels, the apparatus comprising: a blow-line along which the fibers to be glued are transported in a pressurized-gas stream; a plurality of nozzles that are distributed along, open into and are connected to the blow-line and that spray the fibers transported along the blow-line with glue, the nozzles being configured as multisubstance nozzles for steam atomization by connection to a respective glue-supply line and a respective steam-supply line; a respective glue valve and a respective flowmeter integrated into each of the glue-supply lines; and at least one controller connected to the glue valves and the flowmeters so that the through-flow amount for each glue-supply line can be separately controlled by the respective glue valve such that the sprayed amount can increase or decrease along the transport path of the fibers.