Robot, system and method for electrostatic powder coating
AssigneeExel Industries
InventorFrançois Letard
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Abstract
An electrostatic powdering robot for a powder booth, the robot including a projector for performing electrostatic powder coating. In order to reduce the time required for powder removal from the booth and facilitate automation of powder removal, the robot further includes a robotic arm, which is articulated and which carries the projector for positioning the projector, as well as a blower, for blowing a powder removal fluid, preferably air, the robotic arm carrying the blower to position the blower inside the booth, so that the blower blows the powder removal fluid onto a surface to be de-powdered inside the electrostatic powdering booth and thereby removes the residual powder coating the surface to be de-powdered.
Claims12
An electrostatic powdering robot for an electrostatic powder coating booth, comprising:
- a projector configured to perform electrostatic powdering;
- a robotic arm, which is articulated and carries said projector to position said projector inside the electrostatic powder coating booth, so that said projector performs electrostatic powdering of an article inside the electrostatic powder coating booth;
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- a blower configured to blow a powder removal fluid, said robotic arm carrying said blower to position said blower inside the electrostatic powder coating booth, so that said blower blows the powder removal fluid onto a surface to be de-powdered, inside the electrostatic powder coating booth, and thereby removes residual coating powder from the surface to be de-powdered.
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