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Abstract

An apparatus for applying hot thermoplastic stripe material to a solid surface. The apparatus comprises a pipe circuit including various means for storing and circulating stripe material, an applying device for said material, as well as an electronic control unit controlling the applying device. The applying device comprises a plurality of adjoining controllable gates. Each gate opening is of a width, i.e. the dimension perpendicular to the paper of FIG. 1, corresponding to a width module in the multi-stripe complex to be applied, whereas the height of the gate opening corresponds to the thickness of the applied material. The total width of the gates corresponds at least to the total width of the multi-stripe complex to be applied. Fluid-operated actuating means are present on the applying device, which serve to open and close the gates quickly. In this manner a possibility of a simultaneous applying of several marking stripes in a multi-stripe complex is obtained. Furthermore, the width of each stripe is easy to change. In addition, it is ensured that the beginning and the ending of each stripe is clear cut.

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