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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2018
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Sebastien G. Nalin, London, GB;
Scott L. Huntzinger, Lancaster, PA (US);
John J. Hartman, Jr., Millersville, PA (US);
Lida Lu, Coraopolis, PA (US);
Eric D. Kragness, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
AWI Licensing LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An applicator head for a vacuum coating system includes a manifold shell having opposing shell plates, each including a conduit attachment coupled to a shell aperture. An applicator manifold is affixed to each shell plate. Each applicator manifold includes two coupled manifold plates, with one including a manifold aperture, and each is affixed to the respective shell plate so that each manifold aperture aligns with the respective shell aperture. An applicator channel is formed between the manifold plates of each applicator manifold, and the applicator channel is fluidically coupled to the manifold aperture of each respective applicator manifold. Each applicator channel forms an applicator port at a leading edge of each respective applicator manifold, and each leading edge is configured to be complementary in shape to an edge of a workpiece to be coated. First and second face plates are disposed over the leading edges of the applicator manifolds.