Coating apparatus
AssigneeAutomatic Coating Limited
InventorBrad Bamford
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Abstract
A transfer and coating apparatus transfers a component from a conveyor to a coating station for application of a coating. The transfer apparatus includes a mast that can move about orthogonal axes in a horizontal plane and a mast having a carriage that can move vertically. The carriage includes a hook that swings about a horizontal axis relative to the mast for movement of the component in the horizontal direction. A sway bar extends between the hook and component to inhibit movement about a horizontal axis. The component is delivered to an upper compartment of a coating apparatus where it can be lowered in to a lower compartment containing coating material. Excess coating material is removed by an array of nozzles in the upper compartment as the component is raised from the coating material.
Claims7
A coating apparatus including a first compartment to receive a component to be coated, a second compartment below said first compartment to contain a coating material, a carriage assembly to lower said component from said first compartment to said second compartment for application of coating and to lift said component from said second compartment after application of coating, and at least one array of nozzles in said first compartment to project a fluid toward said component as it is raised from said second compartment to remove excess coating material from said component, said first compartment having vertical walls and an opening in one of said walls to allow passage of said component into and out of said first compartment, a door assembly located in said opening and having at least one door moveable between an open position in which access to said first compartment is permitted and a closed position in which access is inhibited, and a door operating mechanism to move said at least one door between said open position and said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.