Patent ID: 6503040
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B42C

Abstract:
An applicator for applying an adhesive to a spine or adjoining regions of a book block guided past the applicator along a conveying plane in a conveying direction, comprising:a trough for holding the adhesive; at least one applicator roller having a surface, the at least one applicator roller protruding into the trough and arranged for transferring adhesive onto the spine of the book block for forming an adhesive layer on the spine, the roller being driven in a direction which is the same as the conveying direction and defining an approach region in which the surface of the roller approaches the conveying plane; and a sharply-pointed separating wedge disposed downstream of the approach region of the applicator roller and forming a separating region for the supplied adhesive between the applicator roller and the conveying plane of the book block.