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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Peter Schuler, Tiefenbronn, DE;
Lenhardt Maschinenbau GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
Device for coating sidewalls or flanks ( ) of a spacer frame ( ) for insulating glass panes with an adhesive or sealant, in which the spacer frame consists of a plurality of members ( ); the device having a conveyor ( ) that defines a conveying direction ( ) and on which one of said members ( ) of the spacer frame ( ) is laid down to be conveyed by said conveyor ( ); a support ( ) provided above the conveyor ( ) for supporting those members ( ) of the spacer frame ( ) that project upwardly from the conveyor ( ); opposing nozzles ( ) provided on both sides of the conveyor ( ) for applying said adhesive or sealant to the flanks ( ) of the respective member ( ) of the spacer frame ( ) laid down on the conveyor ( ); and guide rolls ( ) located above the conveyor ( ) that guide the respective member ( ) of the spacer frame ( ) laid down on the conveyor ( ) by bearing against both flanks ( ) of this member ( ) with their outer circumferential surface ( ), or at least with an edge of said circumferential surface ( ); at least a subset of the guide rolls ( ) is so designed and/or arranged that during the conveying process as they roll along the flanks ( ), they exert on the flanks ( ) with their outer circumferential surface ( ) or with the edge thereof an additional force that is directed towards the conveyor ( ).