摘要 |
A hot melt adhesive gun employing a cartridge of thermoplastic adhesive contained within a chamber made of a thermally insulative non-stick material. A plunger is driven into engagement with the cartridge by a manually operative trigger actuated infinite resolution ratchet to urge the cartridge into melting contact with an electrical heater block and to provide pressure for driving the melting adhesive into a storage reservoir and out through a valved nozzle for application to a bonding surface. A partially melted portion of the cartridge deforms under the applied pressure of the plunger to form a seal against backflow of molten adhesive. Upon release of the trigger, a retraction mechanism causes the plunger to retract a predetermined amount to disengage the cartridge thereby allowing closure of the nozzle valve and arresting of adhesive flow.
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