Patent ID: 7507295

Claim:
An adhesive dispenser for dispensing adhesive onto a substrate, the dispenser comprising: a valve body having an adhesive supply passage; a first plurality of distribution passages formed in said valve body, at least some of said first plurality of distribution passages communicating with said supply passage at first ends thereof, each of said first plurality of distribution passages opening onto a first surface of said valve body at second ends thereof; a valve block mounted for sliding movement along said first surface of said valve body by a plurality of fasteners extending through said valve block and said valve body, said valve block including a second plurality of distribution passages, said second plurality of distribution passages having first ends opening toward said valve body and second ends adapted to dispense the adhesive onto the substrate; and an actuator assembly operative to move the valve block between a closed position and an open position, the open position being a position in which the first ends of the second plurality of distribution passages are aligned with, and are in fluid communication with, the second ends of the first plurality of distribution passages, and the closed position being a position in which the first ends of the second plurality of the distribution passages are not aligned with, and are not in fluid communication with, the second ends of the first plurality of distribution passages.