Patent ID: 7942180

Claim:
An apparatus for applying glue to fibers for making wood-containing fiberboard, the apparatus comprising a fiber supply having at least one fiber-supply conduit to which air is fed to transport the fibers, the conduit being connected to a fiber-discharge conduit, a chute downstream of the fiber-discharge conduit, a glue applicator between the fiber-discharge conduit and the chute and having a plurality of pivotal levers each carrying a respective spray nozzle for coating fibers emerging from the fiber-discharge conduit and entering the chute with glue droplets, a collection device with a conveyor downstream of the chute for catching and optionally removing the fibers, a suction device for drawing air from the chute through the conveyor, means for pivoting the levers and thereby moving at least some of the spray nozzles between a standby position and a working position to apply glue to the fibers.