Reclaiming paint cartridge delivery control liquid
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSteve Willig, Kevin Pesall, Chris Bakker
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Abstract
Systems described herein relate to reclaiming and reusing delivery control liquid (DCL) from a paint cartridge. In one embodiment, a system includes a cartridge mount to receive a paint cartridge that has a paint bag surrounded by a DCL region. The system also includes a mounting plate coupled to the cartridge mount. The mounting plate includes 1) an air inlet port to open an inlet check valve of the cartridge and introduce air into the DCL region and 2) an outlet port to open an outlet check valve of the cartridge and evacuate the DCL region. The system also includes a piston to depress the cartridge onto the mounting plate to open the inlet check valve and the outlet check valve.
Claims10
A system, comprising:
- a cartridge mount to receive a paint cartridge comprising a paint bag surrounded by a delivery control liquid (DCL) region;
- a mounting plate coupled to the cartridge mount, the mounting plate comprising:
- an air inlet port to open an inlet check valve of the paint cartridge and introduce air into the DCL region;
- and
- an outlet port to open an outlet check valve of the paint cartridge and evacuate the DCL region;
- and
- a piston to depress the paint cartridge onto the mounting plate to open the inlet check valve and the outlet check valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.