Patent ID: 7067009
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: B05C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A strand guide system for guiding at least one elongated strand of material past a material dispensing apparatus such that material dispensed from said material dispensing apparatus can be properly coated upon the at least one elongated strand of material, comprising: a material dispensing assembly having at least one material dispensing nozzle defined therein for dispensing a material to be coated upon at least one elongated strand of material as the at least one elongated strand of material is conveyed past said at least one material dispensing nozzle; a module assembly for supplying the material to be dispensed to said material dispensing assembly and said at least one material dispensing nozzle defined within said material dispensing assembly; means for mounting said material dispensing assembly upon said module assembly; and a strand guide block, having at least one elongated strand guide slot defined therein for guiding the at least one elongated strand of material as the at least one elongated strand of material is conveyed toward said at least one material dispensing nozzle defined within said material dispensing assembly, and mounted upon said module assembly at an elevational level which is vertically above the elevational level at which said material dispensing assembly is mounted upon said module assembly so as to dispose said at least one elongated strand guide slot, defined within said strand guide block, at a position upstream of said at least one material dispensing nozzle, defined within said material dispensing assembly, when the at least one elongated strand of material is being conveyed in a vertically downward direction, whereby said at least one elongated strand guide slot will be disposed in a coplanar manner with respect to said at least one material dispensing nozzle defined within said material dispensing assembly so as to define a common plane, with said at least one material dispensing nozzle defined within said material dispensing assembly, within which the at least one elongated strand of material will be disposed as the at least one elongated strand of material is conveyed past said at least one material dispensing nozzle defined within said material dispensing assembly so as to ensure that the material being dispensed from said at least one material dispensing nozzle defined within said material dispensing assembly will be properly deposited and coated upon the at least one elongated strand of material.