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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2016
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Mark Aaron Gould, Gainesville, GA (US);
Laurence B. Saidman, Duluth, GA (US);
Nordson Corporation, Wes, OH (US);
Abstract
A valve module with floating member for use in a fluid applicator and a fluid applicator comprising said valve module are disclosed. The fluid applicator further includes a valve module that is configured to control a flow of fluid from the chamber to the cavity. The valve module includes an upper valve seat and a valve stem operatively coupled to the drive pin and extending from the chamber to the cavity. The valve module further includes a retaining tip attached to the valve stem and a floating member disposed in the cavity between the opening and the retaining tip such that the valve stem passes through the floating member and the floating member is movable along a longitudinal axis of the valve stem.