Glue stick for a hot adhesive device

Abstract

In a glue stick for a hot-glue device, in particular a glue gun, having an external contour which has a length and a diameter, a given ratio of length to diameter is in the range from 1:1 to 7:1.

Claims

1. A glue stick for a hot-glue device, comprising: a meltable adhesive with an external contour having a length and a diameter, wherein the length is in a range from 8 mm to 25 mm, wherein a given ratio of the length to the diameter is in a range from 1:1 to 7:1, and wherein the meltable adhesive is meltable at a processing temperature in a range from 160 C. to 200 C. for a processing time in a range from 5 seconds to 90 seconds.

2. The glue stick according to claim 1, wherein the external contour is formed at least substantially in a cylindrical manner.

3. The glue stick according to claim 1, wherein the diameter is in a range from 5 mm to 10 mm.

4. The glue stick according to claim 3, wherein the diameter is 7 mm.

5. The glue stick according to claim 1, wherein the meltable adhesive is provided with at least one of a coloring and a glitter effect.

6. The glue stick according to claim 1, wherein the processing time is in a range from 5 seconds to 40 seconds.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The disclosure is described in more detail in the following description by way of exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, in which:

(2) FIGS. 1A and 1B show a schematic view of a glue stick according to the disclosure, in side view and in plan view,

(3) FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D show a plurality of embodiments of glue sticks according to the disclosure having a colored, meltable adhesive, and

(4) FIG. 3 shows a hot-glue device for processing a glue stick according to the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(5) FIGS. 1A and 1B show a glue stick 10 according to the disclosure having an external contour 11 which is configured at least substantially in a cylindrical manner according to one embodiment and, as illustrated, has a length 12 and a diameter 13, wherein a given ratio of length 12 to diameter 13 is preferably in the range from 1:1 to 7:1. A glue stick 10 in which the ratio of length 12 to diameter 13 is approximately in the range 2.5:1 is shown by way of example, but shorter or longer glue sticks 10 are also conceivable.

(6) Preferably, the length 12 is in the range from 8 mm to 40 mm and, particularly preferably, in the range from 8 mm to 25 mm. The diameter 13 is preferably in the range from 5 mm to 10 mm and, particularly preferably, is at least approximately 7 mm.

(7) According to one embodiment, the glue stick 10 has a meltable adhesive 14 which is meltable at a processing temperature in the range from 160 C. to 200 C. Preferably, the meltable adhesive 14 is meltable at this processing temperature in the range from 160 C. to 200 C. for a processing time in the range from 5 seconds to 90 seconds and, particularly preferably, for a processing time in the range from 5 seconds to 40 seconds.

(8) FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D show various exemplary embodiments of the glue stick 10 from FIGS. 1A and 1B, wherein the glue stick 10 from FIGS. 1A and 1B, or the meltable adhesive 14 thereof, is not just configured in a white or milky and monochrome manner but rather the meltable adhesive 14 can be provided with a coloring 15 and/or a glitter effect 16.

(9) Three colored glue sticks 10 are illustrated by way of example in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, each with a glitter effect 16 and/or coloring 15. However, it is in principle possible to introduce a coloring 15 without a glitter effect 16, or a glitter effect 16 without coloring 15 into the meltable adhesive 14.

(10) FIG. 3 schematically shows a hot-glue device 100 in the form of a glue gun 110 for processing the glue stick 10 according to the disclosure from FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D. The glue gun 110 has for example a housing 105 in which a melting chamber 107 is arranged. This melting chamber 107 is preferably configured in a largely cylindrical manner and has, at one end, an outlet nozzle 108 with an outlet opening 109 from which the adhesive 14 of a glue stick 10 from FIG. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, or 2D, which has been introduced into the melting chamber 107 and melted, can emerge. Also provided is a feeder 106 which can press on the glue stick 10 and thus presses the meltable or melted adhesive 14 in the direction of the outlet opening 109.

(11) One or more battery packs 103 and control electronics 101 are furthermore arranged in the housing 105. As an alternative or in addition to the battery pack 103, the glue gun 110 can also be supplied with power through an electric power cable 104.

(12) The glue gun 110 is operable via an actuation device 102 arranged on the housing 105. As a result of the smaller and more compact glue sticks 10, either the melting chamber 107 can be designed in a smaller manner or the processing times can be reduced for the same heat output of the melting chamber 107.

(13) As an alternative or in addition, provision is made for a plurality of glue sticks 10, in particular a plurality of glue sticks 10 of different types or different colors, to be able to be stored in the housing 105.