Abstract: Plasma arc torches described herein include a torch tip with an improved nozzle that provides angular shield flow injection. In particular, the nozzle provides angular/conical impingement of a fluid (e.g., a shield gas) on an ionized plasma gas flowing through a plasma arc torch. Some of the torch tips described herein include a nozzle with a conical external shape combined with a shield with complementing internal geometry to form the angular fluid flow. As a result, a plasma arc torch including the improved nozzle have the benefits of a stabilized ionized plasma gas flow together with enhanced nozzle cooling and protection from reflecting slag during torch use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating flames and more particularly to the microwave plasma burner for generation of high-temperature plasma flame by injecting gaseous, liquid or solid-powder hydrocarbon-fuels into plasma generated by microwaves. The invention provides a compact and portable apparatus for generating plasma flame. The apparatus includes a magnetron, an electrical power supplier, a waveguide system, a microwave power monitering system, stub tuners, a discharge tube, a gas supply system, a plasma ignitor and a fuel supply system. The method and apparatus is described for generation of a large volume of high-temperature plasma by injecting gaseous, liquid or solid-powder hydrocarbon-fuels into the microwave plasma torch to decompose the hydrogen and carbon containing fuels, and to mix the resultant gaseous hydrogen and carbon compounds with air or oxygen gas, instantaneously generating a large volume of high-temperature flames.

Abstract: A metering system and associated method for supplying gas to a torch are provided. The metering system includes a controller that is configured to adjust a pressure regulator according to the pressure and flow rate of the gas delivered to the torch. For example, the torch can be a plasma arc torch that has an electrode positioned in a nozzle and operates in a working mode by providing an arc from the electrode to a workpiece. In a first mode of operation, the metering system can provide a gas to the torch by adjusting the pressure regulator according to the pressure downstream of the pressure regulator. In a second mode of operation, the metering system can provide adjust the pressure regulator according to the flow rate of the gas through a flow transducer in series with the pressure regulator.

Abstract: A device for the simultaneous welding of work pieces and containing a plurality of laser light sources. The laser light sources are positioned on at least one circle in such a manner that the partial beams emitted by the laser light sources produce at least one region that lies radially further inwards. The region, in some areas, has a substantially constant luminosity and the work pieces are introduced into the region.

Abstract: A method is for manufacturing and/or repairing components, e.g., blades and blade segments, for gas turbines, e.g., for aircraft engines, by laser-powder build-up welding. Laser-powder build-up welding is performed using at least one substructure, the material build-up by a powder material occurring in the process of laser-powder build-up welding such that the or every substructure is at least in sections enclosed by the built-up powder material.

Abstract: A welding method for a golf club head includes preparing a first club head part made of Fe—Mn—Al alloy, preparing a second club head part made of an alloy having a melting point higher than that of the Fe—Mn—Al alloy, and bonding the first club head part and the second club head part together by high energy welding having an energy density substantially greater than 106 W/mm2, thereby causing momentary synchronous melting and secure welding bonding of the first club head part and the second club head part. The high energy welding may be laser welding or electronic beam welding.

Abstract: In a conventional arc welding robot control unit, since an emergency stop circuit for a robot and an emergency stop circuit for a welding machine exist independently of each other, not only the circuit configuration thereof is long but also the emergency stop enforcing processings and emergency stop removing processings are executed individually. To solve these problems, according to the invention, there is provided an arc welding robot control unit which comprises an inverter circuit 1 for enforcing arc welding, main power supply switches 2a-2c for turning on and off a main power supply used to supply power to the inverter circuit 1, a main power supply control part 3 for controlling the main power supply switches 2a-2c, and an emergency stop button 4 for emergency stopping the operation of a robot, wherein, when the emergency stop button 4 is depressed to thereby put the robot into emergency stop, the main power supply switches 2a-2c can be turned off in linking with the robot emergency stop.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing welding power with an arc-width control is disclosed. The power supply includes a power circuit that provides a welding output characterized by a plurality of welding output parameters, and the power circuit receives at least one control input. A controller provides control signals to the power circuit. The controller receives user inputs for arc width and wire feed speed. The controller has an arc width control module that provides control signals that adjust one or more welding output parameters. The adjustment has a gain responsive to the wire feed speed input, such that there are at least three gains over a range of possible wire feed speeds, in one embodiment. The arc width control module provides control signals that adjust at least five welding output parameters in response to the wire feed speed input and the arc-width control input, in another embodiment.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a welding torch has a bracket having a body with an opening therein and first and second arms extending from the body. The opening of the body is hex-shaped and adapted to enable an associated welding torch to be mounted in various positions. A mounting arm has a first opening therethrough and is received between the first and second arms. Openings of the first and second arms align with one of a second, third or fourth opening of mounting arm and the bracket is secured into a raised, lowered or level position.

Abstract: An electric arc welder for depositing weld metal along a groove between two edges of a metal workpiece where the welder comprises a first electrode driven by a first wire feeder toward a point in said groove, a second electrode driven by a second wire feeder toward the point and a main power source with a first output terminal connected to the first electrode and a second output terminal connected both to the second electrode and directly or indirectly to the metal workpiece to create a second electrode path and a workpiece path. The power source includes a high speed switching output stage for creating current with a selected AC waveform between the first and second output terminals where the waveform of the main power source is generated by a waveform generator controlling a pulse width modulator circuit to determine the current operation of the output stage.

Abstract: Onto a surface of a cylindrical core body 1 made of synthetic resin, is adhered a heater unit 2 which is formed by adhering, with an adhesive agent, an electric resistance member 4 made of a SUS foil on an inner surface of a flexible electrically insulating plate 3 made of synthetic resin. The electric resistance member 4 is formed by half-punching the SUS foil uniformly applied on the electrically insulating plate into a given configuration and removing an unnecessary portion. The electric resistance member 4 has a small width, a large length and a zigzag shape to increase electric resistance. Both ends of the electric resistance member constitute connecting portions for an electric power supply wire 5 and are arranged side by side at one end of the electrically insulating plate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing thin film heaters. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method and apparatus includes an automated process for applying at least one conductor to a conductive substrate, where the conductor and the conductive substrate are in electrical communication. In alternate embodiments, a flexographic printing process is used to overlay two similar layers of ink on a carbon impregnated substrate and cure the ink to form at least one electrode conductor.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for placing a thermoplastic decoration onto clothes. The apparatus includes a handle, an iron connected to the handle and a pusher connected to the iron. The iron includes a heating tube for receiving and heating the thermoplastic decoration. The pusher can push the thermoplastic decoration from the heating tube.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method of a planar resistance heating element and a planar resistance heating element made using the method. In the manufacturing method of a planar resistance heating element by etching an aluminum foil deposited on an insulating substrate in a desired pattern, printing carbon paste and connecting current input terminals in parallel, the aluminum foil is adapted to undergo a multiple step tempering process to thereby prevent heat deformation. The carbon paste acting as a resistor element is made of electrically conductive carbon, graphite, a resin, a solvent and a hardener which are mixed so as to optimize physical properties of the carbon paste. As a result, prevention of heat deformation of the insulating substrate, uniform heat conductivity, excellent heat-generation effect and easy manufacture may be achieved.

Abstract: Modular sample processing apparatus kits that can provide a user with the flexibility to customize a disk-based assay in view of a variety of factors are disclosed. The sample processing apparatus kits of the present invention include one or more process modules that can be retained within openings in a frame. The frame and process modules of the sample processing apparatus kits are preferably adapted for use in sample processing systems that compress the apparatus. The process modules may contain different reagents to perform different tests on the same sample materials or a variety of sample materials. As a result, a single sample processing apparatus can be used to perform a variety of different tests and may include a quality control module capable of providing feedback to the user as to the accuracy of the processes run using the sample processing apparatus. Methods of using the sample processing apparatus that include deforming the process modules and frame are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying a breathing gas at a pressure level that at least in some phases is above ambient pressure includes a blower device including an impeller and a housing device to receive the impeller. A suspension device is structured to support the blower device. The suspension device includes a variable suspension characteristic.

Abstract: An ELEVATED VERTICAL OVEN constructed in a vertical box (1), mounted above the floor or partially leveled, having the entrance in the left side with bipartite door (2) and the exit in the right side with bipartite door (3). It has the upper part formed by two longitudinal parts (4) separated by a central fissure (5) in all its extension, where along such central fissure (5) a load sustaining set slides. The oven has a joist (6) integrated with an upper transversal metal plate for support (7) and a lower transversal metal plate (8) for guiding and reducing temperature loss. There is an upper prolongation (9) provided with a bore (10) and a lower prolongation (11) in which support rods (12) of the load are linked, in which ends have a support (13) integrated for the load. There are burners (14) installed defining the heating system actuating around the part under treatment; and where the upper prolongation (9) is provided with a bore (10) is used to elevate and transport load through cut and motorized trolley.

Abstract: A fountain apparatus for use with a flowable food media includes a recipient for receiving the food media therein, an elongated post and a conveyor mechanism. The post defines first and second ends thereof and a passageway extending longitudinally there between. The first end mounts on the recipient so that the passageway is in fluid communication therewith. The post has a plurality of post longitudinal sections that extend in an end-to-end relationship relative to one another and releasably and abuttingly support one another. The conveyor mechanism operatively connects to the post for conveying the food media from the first end toward the second end through the passageway. At least one tier mounts on one of the post sections.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating element (10) for dissipating heat when a potential difference is applied to the connecting ends (18, 20) thereof. According to the invention, said element includes a plurality of mutually electrically connected and spaced-apart resistive walls (14).

Abstract: A shade is designed for use with a hanging pot of the type having a pot portion with an upwardly facing plant-receiving area and one or more upwardly extending members for supporting the pot portion in a hanging position. The shade includes a shade element with a central region and an outwardly extending perimeter region. The central region includes a connection feature configured to interconnect the shade element with one or more upwardly extending members of the hanging pot so as to position the shade element above the plant-receiving area.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck (“chuck”) is provided for controlling a radial temperature profile across a substrate when exposed to a plasma. The chuck includes a number of independently controllable gas volumes that are each defined in a radial configuration relative to a top surface of the chuck upon which the substrate is to be supported. The chuck includes a support member and a base plate. The base plate positioned beneath and in a spaced apart relationship from the support member. The gas volumes are defined between the base plate and the support member, with separation provided by annularly-shaped thermally insulating dividers. Each gas volume can include a heat generation source. A gas pressure and heat generation within each gas volume can be controlled to influence thermal conduction through the chuck such that a prescribed radial temperature profile is achieved across the substrate.

Abstract: The current invention refers to a system that can be used either together or separately for the heating monitoring the temperature of parentheral solutions used in medical exams, clinical and surgical treatments, etc. The system consists of a Heating Bag (15) and a Protracted Thermal Bag (18), which envelops both the individual container of parenteral solution and the IV. The heating process is done by the Resistors (22 and 23), which are controlled by a Central control unit (30), as well as by a Thermal Box (01) controlled by a Central control unit (04), the heating being done by the Resistor (05). The temperature Sensor (12) allows the monitoring of the internal temperature in order to heat up and preserve the temperature of the parenteral solutions used in human and veterinarian treatment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for energizing an electrical resistance igniter are disclosed. The systems and methods determine the line voltage into the system and control the voltage being applied to the electrical resistance igniters so a first voltage is applied initially and for a time period and thereafter a second voltage is applied, the second voltage being the operating voltage for the igniter. The systems and methods decrease the amount of time required to heat-up the electrical resistance igniter to a temperature sufficient to ignite the gas while regulating the output voltage being delivered to the igniters to prevent over voltage damage to the igniters.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus, cooking system, and cooking control method using a bar code, in which automatic cooking of food is performed when the bar code attached to a package of the food is lost or damaged. The cooking apparatus for cooking food using cooking data includes a memory for storing identification data and cooking data of the food; an image capture device for obtaining an image of the food; and a controller for identifying the food by comparing the image of the food to the identification data of the food, stored in the memory, obtaining the cooking data of the identified food, and controlling the cooking apparatus so that the cooking of the food is performed based on the cooking data.

Abstract: A method for producing a circuit module is disclosed. In one embodiment, when attaching a semiconductor substrate by an underside on an upper side of a carrier by adhesion, a curing temperature is chosen and set in such a way that the underside of the semiconductor substrate corresponds in its shape completely or substantially in a conformal manner to the upper side of the carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing thin sheets of high-strength titanium alloys. The method includes the steps of preparing initial blanks, assembling the initial blanks into a pack within a sheath, and heating and hot rolling the pack of the initial blanks in the sheath. The method is characterized in that, in the step of preparing the initial blanks, blanks having an (?-phase grain size of not more than 2 ?m are produced by hot rolling a forged or die-forged slab to a predetermined value of a relative thickness hB/hF, where hB is a thickness in mm of the initial blank before said pack hot rolling and hF is a final sheet thickness in mm, and by heat treating the initial blanks followed by rapidly cooling; and in that the step of pack hot rolling is conducted in quasi-isothermal conditions in longitudinal and transverse directions, while changing a rolling direction by about 90° after a predetermined total reduction in one direction is achieved.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the thermal treatment of granular solids in a reactor (1) with swirl chamber (4), which in particular constitutes an flash reactor or suspension reactor, wherein the microwave radiation from a microwave source (2) is fed into the reactor (1) through a wave guide, and to a corresponding plant. To avoid deposits in the wave guide, the same constitutes a gas supply tube (3), a gas stream being additionally fed through the gas supply tube (3) into the swirl chamber (4).

Abstract: A microwave oven in which there is substantially no difference between time when a linearly traveling tray travels from the right side to the left side of a cooking chamber and time when the linearly traveling tray stays at the right side or the left side. The microwave oven includes a linearly traveling tray having a guide channel or hole guiding a linear movement and a power transmission transmitting driving power of a motor to the tray. The guide channel and the guide hole have an oval shape and adjust the staying time at the rightmost or leftmost side in the traveling region. A rotation tray having a locking step formed in the lower surface thereof is further provided. The power transmission may include a linkage, protrusion and/or a roller, and their modifications. Food is uniformly cooked at any place of the cooking chamber, and a user can easily clean and reinstall the tray.

Abstract: A window such as a vehicle window (e.g., windshield) has a de-icing feature. In certain example embodiments, a conductive structure is provided on an interior surface of a substrate of the window, AC tuned to an ice removal frequency is caused to run through the conductive structure, and fields generated by the AC passing through the conductive structure propagate through the substrate to an exterior surface of the window and can be absorbed by ice thereby causing the ice to melt and/or be removed from the window.

Abstract: The present invention may be utilized in medical applications requiring the external delivery of electrical energy from outside the human body to a target site within the human body, such as electrical stimulation of muscles and power delivery to implanted devices. The present invention uses the volume conduction property of human tissue as a natural medium for energy delivery. A novel volume conduction antenna consists of an array of electrodes that are structured and arranged to receive voltage and work collaboratively to transmit electrical energy to the target site. A unique voltage is applied to each electrode to direct the electrical energy to the target site. The desired energy density near the target site is optimized, while the undesired energy density near the site of the antenna is minimized.

Abstract: A ceiling lamp junction box assembly is composed of a base and an outer shell combined of two half portions that interlockingly combine to enclose electronic components contained therein. In addition, a protective plate is placed in a recess defined in the bottom of the outer shell to protect the electronic components and the outer shell during installation of the junction box. A dovetail portion present on the outer surface of the outer shell combines with a slot defined in the base to help improve rotational stability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hook coupling structure and a case using the same. The hook coupling structure for coupling first and second components 20 and 30 to each other includes a latching protrusion 28 protruding from a surface of one of the first and second components 20 and 30 and a hook 32 protruding from the other of the first and second components 20 and 30, a leading end of the hook 32 engaging with the latching protrusion 28 in a lateral direction relative to a protruding direction of the latching protrusion 28. The hook 32 has a planar overall shape, and the leading end has a latching step 33 formed on its lateral surface so as to engage with the latching protrusion. When the hook coupling structure is used for a case, the inner space defined by components, which are coupled to each other by the hook, increases. This renders the exterior of the case light, slim, and compact.

Abstract: A container assembly comprises a first container and a second container. The first container includes a first continuous body portion and a first rim. The rim has a first plurality of ribs projecting generally upwardly therefrom such that first spaces are formed between adjacent ribs. The second container includes a second continuous body portion and a second rim. The rim has a second plurality of ribs projecting generally upwardly therefrom such that second spaces are formed between adjacent ribs. The second rim and the first rim are shaped substantially the same. The first container and the second container are adapted to be releasably lockable to each other by fitting the first plurality of upwardly-projecting ribs into respective second spaces and fitting the second plurality of upwardly-projecting ribs into respective first spaces. The first container may be shaped substantially the same as the second container.

Abstract: A system whereby a collapsible box may be formed in the same way that standard cardboard boxes are made by folding a single sheet of material is provided. Square and rectangular boxes may be constructed which may be collapsed down to compact size and easily popped open. Boxes so constructed remain fully assembled with all seams and edges attached even as they are repeatedly folded and unfolded. The box may be made of corrugated cardboard or plastic and easily folded to a fraction of their open volume. The box may open instantly, and when opened, it becomes structural—that is resistant to applied loads—by “popping” certain points outwards. An element or construction that is comprised of a sheet of material that has been provided with a network of hinges such that when the element is folded its edges maintain a right angle relationship is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved scooping and measuring device that not only allows a user to scoop product out of a lipped container when there is ample product in the container, but also advantageously includes at least one protruding feature that allows a user to access remaining product that is typically trapped between the inner wall of the container and the container lip when the container is inverted. The protruding features of the scooping device allow a user to tip the container upside down and remove the otherwise trapped product by fitting the protruding features between the container inner wall and the container lip.

Abstract: A container provided for carrying and transporting cakes, such as cupcakes, including a base, a series of trays provided for mounting upon the base, the trays being removable and shaped to accommodate the insertion of pastry items therein, and a lid shaped like a dome over the trays, resting upon the base, for providing closure of the container. The dome has a handle upon its upper surface to allow a person to transport dozens of confectionaries to another location from where baked.

Abstract: An apparatus including a base portion having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and a protrusion extending from the second surface, the protrusion including a first portion including a sidewall extending from the second surface at an angle less than 90°, and a second portion extending from the first portion, the protrusion having dimensions to fit within a consuming opening of a lid of a transportable beverage container. Also an apparatus including a base portion and a protrusion extending from the surface including a sidewall portion that is beveled at an angle less than 90°. Also a method including inhibiting liquid in a beverage container from escaping through a consuming opening in a lid of the container utilizing a beveled protrusion extending from a base of an apparatus.

Abstract: The invention encompasses packaging and cooling methods and systems designed to improve cooling efficiencies, reduce damage to the contents of containers, and increase product packing density. A system of the present invention incorporates baskets loaded into trays and trays loaded in preferred configurations on a pallet. The trays are loaded with baskets arranged in the tray so that ventilation slots and/or channels of the baskets are aligned with tray ventilation openings. Nine (9) trays are loaded onto a standard pallet in a 3 by 3 configuration. Additionally, the trays are arranged so that the tray ventilation openings are in alignment with ventilation openings of other trays of the same layer. This 3 by 3 layer of trays comprises a so-called “nine-down” configuration. As will be discussed below, his configuration has some surprising cooling advantageous standard packaging configurations.

Abstract: A metallic container end closure is provided which includes a channel or groove in a predetermined location in at least one of an inner panel wall, outer panel wall, or chuckwall, and which is formed by a shaping tool. An apparatus and method for spin-forming the end closure with the improved geometry is also provided herein.

Abstract: A melamine utensil product includes a container made of a melamine resin, and a raised pattern formed as one piece with the container and projecting from a surface of the container. The container includes a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a receiving space having an opening. The raised pattern projects outwardly from the peripheral wall.

Abstract: An insert for placing in a bottle mouth for providing an improved interface for a person drinking a liquid from the bottle. According to one aspect, the insert has a flexible and resilient outer perimeter dimensioned so that the insert is an interference fit with the mouth of the bottle. The resilient and flexible characteristics allow a user to force the insert into the bottle mouth, thereby accommodating a range of bottle mouth sizes. A preferred insert material has a durometer in the range of 60-80. The insert is configured so that when installed in the bottle mouth, a first opening is provided for drinking that is smaller than the bottle mouth. The insert also provides for air intake into the bottle by way of either a second opening or an extension of the first opening.

Abstract: A container is provided having a bottom and a lid removably attachable to the bottom, wherein a seal is provided about the periphery of the container. The bottom includes a base, an upstanding side wall attached to the base and forming an interior compartment for storing desired items, such as food, liquids, or other objects, a shelf extending from an upper edge of the upstanding sidewall, and an annular rim extending peripherally about the shelf. The lid includes a lid wall, an interior sealing wall depending from the lid wall, and a peripheral sealing wall depending from the peripheral edge of the lid wall. When the lid is secured to the bottom, an upper edge of the annular rim contacts the lid wall and an outer edge of the annular rim contacts the peripheral sealing wall to seal the lid to the bottom. The interior sealing wall can contact the shelf to further seal the lid and the bottom.

Abstract: The container includes a base and a detachable cover. To releasably attach the base and cover, the base includes a first closure portion and the cover includes an engagable second closure portion. In one aspect, the first and second closure portions are configured for engagement in both a fully engaged position and an intermediately engaged position. In the intermediately engaged position, the container can be further configured to vent steam during, for example, microwaving. In another aspect, the container including the first and second closure portions can be configured for simplified engagement of the base and cover, preferably by enabling engagement via a downward push applied to the center of the cover. In yet another aspect, the first and second closure portions can be configured with diverging flanges that simplify detachment of the base and cover.

Abstract: A kitchen utensil (10) is provided with a disk-shaped body (12) being configured as a tense elastic foil (14) in its central area (13) and reinforced at its rim (16). The kitchen utensil may be used as a keep-fresh lid for keep-fresh containers, as a microwave lid for microwave trays, as well as a mat for pots and the like (FIG. 2).

Abstract: A dual mode strapper for strapping an article with a strap-forming mechanism is capable of selectively operating in a first mode to pre-form an endless pre-formed strap of a predetermined length at least slightly greater than an initial perimeter of the article to be strapped, and in a second mode to apply strapping material directly to the article to be strapped and thereafter form the strapping material into an endless directly applied strap around the article. The strapper may also include a pre-formed strap holding area adjacent the strap-forming mechanism that extends at least partially around an opening in which the article is received. When the strapper is operating in the first mode, the pre-formed strap holding area receives the pre-formed strap and maintains it in spaced-apart relation from the article before dispensing it from the holding area onto the article to be strapped.

Abstract: A pill dispenser apparatus embodied in a pill container element, and method of dispensing one pill at a time from a container, are disclosed. The user may dispense a pill from the container by inverting the container, rotating the top, and returning the container to its upright position. A pill will then exit the apparatus under the force of gravity via a discharge opening.

Abstract: A device for applying controlled unitized doses of a flowable material to a surface is disclosed. The device includes a tubular body and a plunger. The body has a wall defining a cavity, and the body has a first open end and an opposite second end having a dispensing orifice. A flowable material is contained in the cavity of the body. The plunger has an outer sleeve dimensioned for surrounding at least a section the body and an inner pushing structure dimensioned for axial movement in the cavity of the body. The device has means for indexed positioning of the second end of the body and an inner end of the inner pushing structure of the plunger relative to each other to provide controlled unitized doses of the flowable material to a surface when the plunger is moved toward the body by a user's hand.

Abstract: A decoration means (22) for retainers of collapsible tubes and bags. A user of a toothpaste or similar tube will normally progressively coil, lap or fold the bottom end of the tube as the contents of the tube is used. The user of a plastic or other collapsible bag will normally progressive coil, lap or fold the open end of the bag as the contents is used. The retainer device is attached to the coils, laps or folds of the tube or bag, holding them firmly in place, thereby preventing any uncoiling, un-lapping, or unfolding. The current invention provides a means (22) to add decoration (100) to the retaining device and, in some cases, change the decoration (135) and (137).

Abstract: An illuminator for illuminating liquid transparent or opaque liquid containers. The container is either positioned on top of the illuminator and receives illumination from the illuminator in order to light up the container or else contains the illuminator entirely inside the container. Once illuminated, the container can serve as a decorative piece within any room within which it is contained. The container can also serve as a light source in any dark room.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive fluid dispensing device with an adhesive fluid dispensing tip to which a flow from an adhesive fluid cartridge passes, and a manually actuable adhesive fluid cartridge actuating ram. It is provided in this case that the adhesive fluid cartridge is assigned a heating cartridge for heating the adhesive fluid to a temperature sufficient for flow to pass through the adhesive fluid dispensing tip upon actuation of a ram.