Powder coating system central controller
AssigneeNordson Corporation
InventorsJoseph G. Schroeder, Vince Bednarz, Jeffrey Perkins, Stephen Nemethy
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Abstract
A central controller for a powder coating system has a single processor connected to a memory, a gun controller input/output device and gun control logic for controlling a characteristic of a spray gun. An air flow controller input/output device and air flow control logic for controlling a characteristic of a pump providing air flow may also be included. A process input/output device for electrically communicating with a process input or a process output may also be included. Part identification and tracking logic, gun triggering logic, gun movement logic, booth control logic, part profiling logic and system monitoring and logging logic may also be included.
Claims25
A central controller for a powder coating system having a plurality of spray guns, each of the spray guns having a spray gun controller for controlling a plurality of electrical characteristics of the gun, the central controller comprising:
- a single processor connected to a memory;
- a gun controller input/output device for electrically communicating with at least one of the spray gun controllers and connected to the single processor;
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- gun control logic for controlling at least one electrical characteristic of at least one spray gun, the gun control logic stored in the memory for retrieval and execution by the processor.
In a powder coating system having a plurality of spray guns, each of the spray guns having a spray gun controller for controlling a plurality of electrical characteristics of the gun, the improvement comprising a central controller including:
- a single processor connected to a memory;
- a gun controller input/output device for electrically communicating with at least one of the spray gun controllers and connected to the single processor;
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- gun control logic for controlling at least one electrical characteristic of at least one spray gun, the gun control logic stored in the memory for retrieval and execution by the processor.
A powder coating system for applying a coating to a part, the system comprising:
- a plurality of spray guns disposed with respect to the part;
- a plurality of spray gun controllers, each of the spray gun controllers having a processor, a memory, and a plurality of electric characteristics of a spray gun stored in the memory, and each of the controllers connected to one of the spray guns;
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- a central controller including:
- a single processor connected to a memory, a gun controller input/output device for electrically communicating with at least one of the spray gun controllers and connected to the single processor, and gun control logic for controlling at least one electrical characteristic of at least one spray gun, the gun control logic stored in the memory for retrieval and execution by the processor.
A central controller for a powder coating system performing at least one centralized function, comprising:
- a single processor connected to a memory;
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- system control logic for controlling the centralized functions of the powder coating system and stored in the memory for retrieval and execution by the processor.
A controller for an electrostatic powder coatings system, comprising:
- an enclosure for control elements of the electrostatic powder coating system;
- gun control circuits, each of said gun control circuits controlling the power supply for an electrostatic powder spray gun;
- air flow control circuits, each of said air flow control circuits controlling the air flow through a pump which supplies powder coating material to one of the electrostatic powder spray guns;
- a common display for the gun control circuits and air flow control circuits;
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- a common system processor for the gun control circuits and air flow control circuits, wherein the gun control circuits, air flow control circuits, common display and common system processor are all contained within the enclosure.
A controller for an electrostatic powder coatings system, comprising:
- a first enclosure for control elements of the electrostatic powder coating system;
- first gun control circuits, each of the first gun control circuits controlling the power supply for an electrostatic powder spray gun;
- first air flow control circuits, each of the first air flow control circuits controlling the air flow through a pump which supplies powder coating material to one of the electrostatic powder spray guns;
- a common display for the gun control circuits and air flow control circuits;
- a common system processor for the first gun control circuits and first air flow control circuits, wherein the first gun control circuits, first air flow control circuits, common display and common system processor are all contained within the first enclosure;
- a second enclosure;
- second gun control circuits, each of the second gun control circuits controlling the power supply for an electrostatic powder spray gun;
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- second air flow control circuits, each of the second air flow control circuits controlling the air flow through a pump which supplies powder coating material to one of the electrostatic powder spray guns, wherein said second gun control circuits and second air flow control circuits are contained within said second enclosure and are connected to said common processor and common display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.