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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jon C Zook, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219422 ; 222 23 ; 2221465 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for the melting of solid and quasi-solid materials, such as thermoplastics and hot melt adhesives, is disclosed. The grid type melter includes one or more heating fins and melt spaces. Multiple heating elements lying in separate planes are disposed in the heating fins and the base in a manner which results in a relatively even temperature distribution along heating surfaces. Degradation of melted material is avoided and material flow rate is improved due to even heat transfer to the material.