US 12,201,998 B2 · Bell plate, atomizer-type cleaning device, and associated operating method

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a bell plate for a rotary atomizer for applying a coating agent (e.g. paint) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component). The bell plate according to the disclosure comprises a metallic base body and a transponder which can be read out wirelessly and is integrated in the bell plate. The disclosure provides that the transponder is arranged on the front side in the base body or is embedded in the outer outer circumferential surface of the bell plate, which facilitates the read-out of the transponder. Furthermore, the disclosure comprises a suitably adapted atomizer cleaning device having an antenna for reading out the transponder in the bell plate. Finally, the disclosure also comprises a correspondingly adapted operating method.

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Dependent claims

A bell plate for a rotary atomizer for applying a coating agent, having

a) a base body, and
b) a transponder which can be read out wirelessly and is integrated in the bell plate,
c) wherein the transponder is arranged on a front side of the base body of the bell plate,
d) wherein an annular space is arranged in the base body of the bell plate on a front side, the annular space running radially outside a distributor disc receptacle,
e) wherein the transponder is arranged in the annular space,
f) wherein the transponder has an antenna which is arranged in the annular space of the bell plate, and
g) wherein the antenna is designed:
g1) as a closed ring,
g2) as a dipole with one or two legs,
g3) with several circular segments,
g4) rectilinear or
g5) meander-shaped.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Bell plate, atomizer-type cleaning device, and associated operating method

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Bell plate, atomizer-type cleaning device, and associated operating method

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