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OwnerDavid Coleinventor
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Abstract
A paint application facility including a paint booth assembly for applying paint to automotive vehicles each defining a longitudinal axis includes a carrier adapted to serially move a plurality of automotive vehicles through the booth assembly in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Claims54
A paint application facility, comprising:
- a paint application chamber having a chamber length selected to serially process a plurality of the vehicle bodies moving through said paint application chamber and a chamber width defined by opposing walls;
- a paint applicator disposed inside said paint application chamber for applying atomized paint to the vehicle body;
- a plurality of carriers adapted to support said vehicle bodies for moving the vehicle bodies through said paint application chamber;
- and
- wherein said carriers are serially moved through said paint application chamber by a conveyor disposed outside said opposing walls.
A paint booth assembly for applying paint to automotive vehicles each defining a longitudinal axis, comprising a carrier adapted to serially move a plurality of automotive vehicles through said booth assembly in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
A method of applying paint to a plurality of vehicles, each defining a longitudinal axis, comprising the steps of:
- moving the vehicles through a paint booth in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each vehicle;
- rotating the vehicle around the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- providing a paint applicator spaced above the vehicles;
- and
- applying paint to at least one of the vehicles in a downward direction while the vehicle is rotating around the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
A paint application facility for applying paint to vehicle bodies having a longitudinal axis;
- comprising
- a plurality of vehicle carriers each supporting a vehicle body along the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of manual work stations whereat manual operations are performed upon the vehicle bodies;
- a paint application booth defined by opposing walls wherein atomized paint is applied by a paint applicator to the vehicle bodies;
- a curing oven receiving painted vehicle bodies from said paint application booth for curing paint applied to the vehicle bodies by said paint applicator;
- and
- a conveyor assembly conveying the vehicles substantially in a direction of the longitudinal axis through said plurality of manual work stations and conveying the vehicles in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis through said paint application booth and said curing oven.
An electrodeposition primer tank, comprising a conveyor assembly for serially conveying vehicle bodies through said tank and a plurality of carriers for supporting the vehicle bodies, each carrier being oriented in a substantially normal relationship to a longitudinal axis defined by each vehicle body thereby moving the vehicles through said tank in a substantially normal direction to the longitudinal axis defined by each vehicle body.
A paint application facility for serially painting vehicle bodies defining a longitudinal axis and being conveyed through said facility, comprising:
- a paint booth for applying paint to the vehicle bodies;
- a manual work station for performing manual operations upon said vehicle bodies;
- and
- a carrier assembly serially conveying the vehicle bodies through said paint application facility, wherein said carrier assembly is oriented to convey the vehicle bodies in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defined by each vehicle body through at least said paint booth.
A paint application facility having a booth assembly for applying paint to automotive vehicle bodies each defining a longitudinal axis, comprising a carrier adapted to serially move a plurality of automotive vehicles through said booth assembly in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.