Coating edges using a robot
AssigneeJosef Schiele oHG
InventorStefan Schiele
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for at least partially, preferably entirely coating the peripheral edge of a workpiece, comprising a feeding device that has a coating head; a coating application means that applies the coating to the peripheral edge as well as an air flow are provided on/in the coating head, said air flow removing excess coating from the edge; the workpiece and the coating head are moved relative to one another. The invention further relates to a method for coating the peripheral edge of a workpiece with the aid of a coating head.
Claims18
A method of coating a peripheral edge of a workpiece using a coating apparatus having a coating head, comprising applying a coating agent to the peripheral edge via a coating-application means provided on/in the coating head;
- wherein at least one portion of the peripheral edge passes the coating head at least twice;
- wherein, during a first passage operation, a coating agent is applied to the workpiece and excess coating agent is removed by means of an air stream;
- wherein the coating head has a means for generating the air stream, and wherein the means is a negative pressure;
- wherein, during a second passage operation, the coating agent is removed and/or distributed and the coating agent is not applied to the workpiece;
- wherein the coating apparatus has a movement means which is configured such that the workpiece and the coating head are moved relative to one another;
- wherein movement takes place in at least two directions in space;
- and
- wherein the coating-application means and the means for generating the air stream can be operated separately from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.