Patent ID: 6126092
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B05B,B29C,Y10S

Abstract:
In combination with a resin spray gun suitable for spraying a flat stream of resin from a nozzle onto an open mold, a twin chopper comprising first and second roving choppers, each chopper being disposed on either side of the nozzle and each comprising a rotatably driven cutter roller, a rotatable friction roller cooperating with said cutter roller, and an idler roller cooperating with said friction roller for feeding roving strands between said friction roller and said cutter roller; input means receiving strands of rovings and feeding said roving strands between said idler roller and said friction roller; roving discharging outlet means adjacent said gun nozzle for discharging cut rovings; said outlet means of said first chopper being disposed relative to said nozzle to discharge cut rovings over and onto the spray of resin; said outlet means of said second chopper being disposed relative to said nozzle to discharge cut rovings under and onto said spray wherein said resin spray is thereby coated on both sides thereof with roving cuts from both said choppers as said spray is directed onto said open mold.