Patent ID: 6045057
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B29C,Y10S

Abstract:
A spray gun adapted for spray-applying fiber-reinforced resins with ceramic fiber loadings of at least about 55 wt-%, which comprises: an inlet for admitting said fiber-reinforced resin; an air inlet for atomizing said fiber-reinforced resin; a catalyst inlet; an outlet for expelling catalyzed fiber-reinforced resin from said spray gun; a straight-line channel in fluid communication with said resin inlet, said catalyst inlet, and said outlet; a flow actuator for selectively actuating admission of said fiber-reinforced resin and said catalyst into said spray gun; said resin inlet and said catalyst inlet admitting said resin and said catalyst, respectively, in line into said straight-line channel; said air inlet admitting air into said straight-line channel at an acute angle in the direction of flow in said straight-line channel and located after both said resin inlet and said catalyst inlet.