Patent ID: 7175108

Claim:
A nozzle for discharging a plurality of liquid filaments onto a moving substrate, comprising: a nozzle body having a first side and a second side, said first side including a liquid supply port and an air supply port adapted to couple with respective liquid and air supply passages of a module body, and said second side including a plurality of recesses; a plurality of frusto-conically shaped protrusions on said second side, each said protrusion including a base positioned within one of said recesses, an apex and a side surface converging toward said apex; a plurality of liquid discharge passages, each said liquid discharge passage extending along an axis through said apex of a respective one of said protrusions and communicating with said liquid supply port; and a plurality of air discharge passages in said nozzle body, each said air discharge passage opening into one of said recesses adjacent said base of said respective protrusion.