Coating Apparatus
AssigneeAutomatic Coating Limited
InventorBrad Bamford
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Abstract
A component such as a door is coated by immersion in a fluidized bed. The component is supported by a hook assembly that moves the component within the fluidized bed during coating. The movement is cyclical and inhibits bridging of the coating material when applied to intricate articles.
Claims20
A method of applying a coating to a component comprising positioning said component adjacent a fluid bed of coating material, immersing the component into said fluidised bed to apply said coating thereto, moving said component within said fluidised bed during application of said coating and removing the component from the fluidized bed.
A coating apparatus for coating a component comprising a fluidized bed of coating material, a conveyor to position a component adjacent said fluidized bed, a carnage supported by the conveyor to carry said component, said carriage being moveable relative to said conveyor to immerse said component within said fluidized bed, a hook assembly on said carriage to engage said component, and a drive to move said hook assembly relative to said carriage and ease bodily movement of said component within said fluidized bed as coating is applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.