| 摘要 |
Apparatus (5) for applying adhesive to a seal area of an article (20), particularly a package component, or simultaneously to a seal area of each of a plurality of package components. The apparatus (5) may consist of a single unit or a gang of units. Each unit incorporates a receptacle (21) for holding a body of adhesive (18) which may be heated and which may be connected to a source of supply. An adhesive pick-up and applicator element (16) has a lip (17) which has a surface for picking up adhesive (18) when it is raised out of a body of adhesive in which it has been immersed. The adhesive pick-up and applicator element (16) can be in the form of a sleeve or cylinder with the rim serving as the adhesive pick-up lip (17). An actuator (62) is connected with each adhesive pick-up and applicator element (16) so as to reciprocate it between a lowered position in which the lip (17) is immersed in adhesive (18) and a raised position in which the lip (17) engages and applies or deposits adhesive on the seal area of a package component or other article (20). <IMAGE> |
