Patent ID: 6074480
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying an adhesive to a workpiece comprising:a tank for holding an adhesive,a first roll having a patterned outer surface with hollow areas formed therein;means for mounting said first roll within said tank in a position to at least partially immerse said first roll in the adhesive;means for rotating said first roll within said tank and filling said hollow areas with the adhesive;a second roll having a plurality of protrusions extending from the surface thereof, said second roll being rotatably mounted so that only said protrusions of said second roll are in fluid contact with the adhesive within said hollow areas of said first roll; andmeans for moving, said second roll and the workpiece relative to each other and for transferring the adhesive from said protrusions to said second roll onto the workpiece.