An operation method for a coating exhaust treatment system including
- a filter configured to filter discharged air discharged from a coating chamber in which a coating object is spray-coated and collect overspray coating material included in the discharged air, and
- a powder dispersal means configured to disperse powder for forming a filter covering layer in the discharged air and form a filter covering layer made of a layer of the accumulated powder on a surface on the filter as the discharged air passes through the filter,
- the method comprising:
- in a first operation,
- carrying out a first exhaust treatment step of dispersing the powder stored in a first supply tank in the discharged air using the powder dispersal means and causing the discharged air to pass through the filter, and
- carrying out a first recycling step of recycling the coating material-containing powder in a relay tank using a recycling treatment portion and storing the recycled powder in a second supply tank and
- a first storing step of storing the coating material-containing powder that was removed from the filter through filter cleaning treatment in the first exhaust treatment step in the relay tank after sending the coating material-containing powder in the relay tank to the recycling treatment portion in the first recycling step;
- and
- in a second operation,
- carrying out a second exhaust treatment step of dispersing the powder stored in the second supply tank in the discharged air using the powder dispersal means and causing the discharged air to pass through the filter, and
- carrying out a second recycling step of recycling the coating material-containing powder in the relay tank using the recycling treatment portion and storing the recycled powder in the first supply tank and
- a second storing step of storing the coating material-containing powder that was removed from the filter through filter cleaning treatment in the second exhaust treatment step in the relay tank after sending the coating material-containing powder in the relay tank to the recycling treatment portion in the second recycling step;
- the method further comprising:
- when the number of repetitions of the first operation reaches a set number while the first operation and the second operation are repeatedly being carried out alternatingly,
- carrying out a first operation refreshing treatment of discarding the coating material-containing powder stored in the relay tank in the first storing step as powder at its usage limit, supplying fresh said powder to the first supply tank after the powder is supplied to the powder dispersal means in the first exhaust treatment step, and resetting the number of repetitions of the first operation;
- and
- similarly, when the number of repetitions of the second operation reaches the set number,
- carrying out a second operation refreshing treatment of discarding the coating material-containing powder stored in the relay tank in the second storing step as powder at its usage limit, supplying fresh said powder to the second supply tank after the powder is supplied to the powder dispersal means in the second exhaust treatment step, and resetting the number of repetitions of the second operation.