Electrostatic painting device

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved electrostatic painting device wherein spray coating may be carried out by keeping a spray distance of the electrostatic painting machine within an optimum distance range which provides a good coating efficiency and to prevent the coating worker from extending unconsciously the spray distance out of the optimum distance range. The electrostatic painting device according to the present invention comprises an electrostatic spray gun 2 provided with a high voltage generation part 201 for supplying a high voltage to atomized painting material, detection means 107 for detecting load current I which varies depending on a change of the spray distance L between the electrostatic spray gun 2 and an article 4 to be coated, processing means 107 having a threshold of the load current value corresponding to the maximum distance within the optimum distance range of the spray distance and adapted to output an alarming signal when the detected load current falls below said threshold and an alarming means 108 adapted to receive said alarming signal and provide an alarming indication.

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