| US 7,597,760 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method for making preforms in mold | ||
| Scott A. Lammers, Knoxville, Tenn. (US); Jonathan W. Schacher, Lenoir City, Tenn. (US); Christian S. Anderson, Seymour, Tenn. (US); and Steve H. Olson, Knoxville, Tenn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/391,256. | ||
| Application 11/391256 is a division of application No. 10/947543, filed on Sep. 23, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/505838, filed on Sep. 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0163772 A1, Jul. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B05B 15/02 (2006.01); B05B 3/00 (2006.01); B05C 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 118—302 [118/308; 118/323] | 10 Claims |
| 1. An end effector for connection to a robot arm for applying a heated adhesive mixture of a binder and a reinforcing fiber
to a surface, said effector comprising:
a frame support;
at least two spaced burners mounted on the frame to produce respective flames, with the two flames being oriented to heat
a region disposed therebetween, wherein the at least two spaced burners are elongated, are symmetrically disposed on the frame,
extend parallel to one another and are inclined inwardly;
a nozzle arrangement for dispensing a mixed stream of binder and reinforcing fiber into the heated region to cause heating
of the mixture;
a respective manifold associated with each of the at least two spaced burners and having an inlet for a cooling medium connected
thereto; and,
a respective shield member disposed between each manifold and an associated burner to minimize interaction between the stream
of cooling medium and the heated region.
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