Anolyte hose guide
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorPhillip L. Putler
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Abstract
Systems and methods herein provide for an anolyte hose guide to optimize anolyte flow of an electrodeposition coating system. According to some embodiments, a flexible member guide is disclosed that has a guide channel adapted to receive a flexible member and shaped so as to direct an end of the flexible member into a membrane housing of an anode cell for use during an electrodeposition coating process. Examples disclosed herein receive the flexible member via a first direction and direct the end of the flexible member into the anode cell via a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction. The flexible member guide also include a mounting structure having a fork-like extending in the second direction providing for a mounting space configured to receive a rim of the anode cell.
Claims20
A system for electrodeposition coating, the system comprising:
- a flexible member configured to transport excess acid from an electrodeposition coating (E-Coating) bath during E-Coating of an object;
- an anode cell comprising a membrane housing;
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- a flexible member guide comprising
- a guide channel comprising a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a mounting structure comprising a plurality of mounting tines extending in the second direction with at least one space between the plurality of mounting tines,
- wherein the flexible member guide is configured to receive a rim of the membrane housing, and to receive the flexible member in a first direction via a guide channel and direct an end of the flexible member into the membrane housing along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
A system for electrodeposition coating, the system comprising:
- a flexible member configured to transport excess acid from an electrodeposition coating (E-Coating) bath during E-Coating of an object;
- an anode cell comprising a membrane housing;
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- a flexible member guide comprising:
- a guide channel comprising a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
- and
- a mounting structure comprising a plurality of mounting tines extending in the second direction with at least one space between the plurality of mounting tines,
- wherein the flexible member guide is configured to receive a rim of the membrane housing, and to receive the flexible member in a first direction via a guide channel and direct an end of the flexible member into the membrane housing along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the guide channel comprises a plurality of portions, wherein a first portion of the plurality of portions extends in a first direction and a second portion of the plurality of portions extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the plurality of mounting tines extend in the second direction, wherein the guide channel comprises a third portion connecting the first portion to the second portion, and wherein the third portion comprises a first curved surface.
A system for electrodeposition coating, the system comprising:
- a flexible member configured to transport excess acid from an electrodeposition coating (E-Coating) bath during E-Coating of an object;
- an anode cell comprising a membrane housing;
- and
- a flexible member guide comprising:
- a guide channel comprising a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
- and
- a mounting structure comprising a plurality of mounting tines extending in the second direction with at least one space between the plurality of mounting tines,
- wherein the flexible member guide is configured to receive a rim of the membrane housing, and to receive the flexible member in a first direction via a guide channel and direct an end of the flexible member into the membrane housing along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the guide channel comprises a plurality of portions, wherein a first portion of the plurality of portions extends in a first direction and a second portion of the plurality of portions extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second portion is approximately linear in the second direction, and wherein the plurality of mounting tines extend in the second direction.
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