REMOTE HOT MELT ADHESIVE METERING STATION

摘要

A new and improved remote, hot melt adhesive metering station (510) , for supplying predetermined or precisely metered volumes of hot melt adhesive material toward applicator head or dispensing nozzle structures, comprises a plurality of rotary, gear-type metering pumps (518) which are arranged in a compact, longitudinally spaced manner upon an axially elongated drive gear manifold (512) such that the rotational axes of the plurality of rotary, gear-type metering pumps (518) are disposed parallel and adjacent to one side of the axially elongated drive gear manifold (512) . Hot melt adhesive material is supplied from a remotely located adhesive supply unit (ASU) , to the drive gear manifold (512) , by an inlet supply port hose connection (542) , and all of the pump driven gears (524) of the plurality of rotary, gear- type metering pumps (518) are respectively driven by manifold pump drive gears (514) which are all rotatably mounted upon a common, motor-driven drive shaft (516) rotatably disposed within the drive gear manifold (512) . The drive gear manifold (512) is also provided with a plurality of outlet port hose connections (540) to which hot melt adhesive delivery hoses are to be connected.