Spray gun alignment for precision application of container coatings
AssigneeSwimc LLC
InventorsThomas P. PIRAINO, Stephen W. ROZWOOD
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Abstract
A spray gun alignment system precisely aligns a spray gun of a container spray machine for precision application of container coatings. The spray gun alignment system generates a spray gun alignment jig including a container holder adapter and a spray gun adapter. The container holder adapter is inserted into a container holder of the spray machine, and the spray gun adapter is fastened to the spray gun. The spray gun alignment jig is configured to position the spray gun in proper alignment with respect to the container holder.
Claims19
A spray gun alignment jig for aligning a spray gun with a container holder of a container spray machine, the spray gun alignment jig comprising:
- a container holder adapter that engages with a container holder of the container spray machine;
- a spray gun adapter that engages with the spray gun;
- and
- a linkage that connects the spray gun adapter and the container holder adapter in a predetermined alignment.
A method of aligning a spray gun of a container spray machine, the container spray machine having a container holder for holding a container during spraying, the method comprising:
- arranging a container holder adapter of a spray gun alignment jig onto the container holder;
- arranging a spray gun adapter onto the spray gun;
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- aligning the spray gun with respect to the container holder as indicated by the spray gun alignment jig.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.