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AssigneeNordson Corporation
InventorsWilliam R. Hoversten, Sirirat Sangwian, Jeffrey R. Shutic
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A cyclone comprises a second or lower portion that is pivotable with respect to a first or upper portion about an articulation between a first position and a second position; the second portion being aligned with the first portion along a first or vertical axis when the second portion is in the first position, and the second portion being aligned on a second axis that is different from the first axis when the second portion is moved from the first position to the second position. In various additional embodiments, the second axis may be normal to the first axis, for example, in the first position the lower portion is horizontal and in the first position the lower portion is vertical and aligned with the upper portion. The second position may be used as a cleaning position. When the lower portion is pivoted away from the upper portion, the vortex is interrupted. In the second position, the lower portion may also interface with a suction mechanism.
A cyclone for a powder recovery system, comprising:
A method for cleaning a cyclone used in a powder recovery system, comprising:
A powder coating system comprising a powder coating booth in which parts are coated with powder coating material that is sprayed from powder spray guns and a cyclone connected to the booth to recover oversprayed powder coating material that does not adhere to the parts, wherein said cyclone comprises an upper portion and a lower portion that are alignable with each other along a first axis, said upper portion being joined to said lower portion by an articulation, said upper portion being pivotable about said articulation between a first position and a second position.
A method of changing colors in a powder coating system, comprising the steps of:
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