Patent ID: 8974624
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An applicator comprising: an applicator housing comprising a flow chamber and a suction side, the suction side having one or more openings that allow air to pass therethrough; first and second air flow generators fluidly coupled with the flow chamber, the first and second air flow generators configured to generate first and second air flows, respectively, through the flow chamber; and a valve mechanism positioned in the flow chamber to direct the first and second air flows through the flow chamber of the applicator housing, the valve mechanism including a diverter valve and an electric actuator, the diverter valve including first and second elongated baffles coupled with pivoting joints and elongated linkages that connect the pivoting joints with each other and with the electric actuator, a first linkage of the linkages connected with the electric actuator and the pivoting joint coupled with the first elongated baffle, a second linkage of the linkages connected with the pivoting joint coupled with the first elongated baffle and with the pivoting joint coupled with the second elongated baffle.