Patent ID: 6223953
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
An apparatus for feeding and metering powdered resin to a powder spray nozzle to thereby apply the resin to a fastener, comprising:a housing defining a powder reservoir, said housing being mounted to a linear vibration device and having a generally horizontally oriented floor;a powder storage hopper having an outlet disposed to deliver the powdered resin to the reservoir;a powder distribution block mounted to the housing and having at least one generally vertical fill tube with an upper powder receiving end and a lower powder distributing end;a plurality of generally horizontally oriented discharge ports extending through a wall of the housing, each port having an inner end in communication with the reservoir and an outer end located to deposit the powdered resin into the receiving end of a powder fill tube; and the powder fill tube distributing end being in communication with the powder supply to the spray nozzle;a barrier mounted to said housing to control powder flow from the reservoir to the discharge ports; andsaid barrier having at least one powder flow aperture and a tube extending from said aperture toward said discharge ports.