Coating device and corresponding operating method

A coating device for coating components with a coating agent,

• a) a coating booth for receiving the components to be coated during coating,
• b) at least one robot arranged in the coating booth,
• c) at least one maintenance cabin for carrying out maintenance measures within the maintenance cabin, the maintenance cabin
• c1) is arranged within the coating booth and separated from the rest of the coating booth,
• c2) has an access door through which an operator can enter the maintenance cabin, and
• c3) has a maintenance window, so that the robot can introduce its robot arm at least partially through the maintenance window into the maintenance cabin, and
• d) a control system for controlling the operation of the coating device,
• e) wherein the control system only allows the operator access through the access door into the maintenance cabin if at least one of the following conditions is met:
• e1) the maintenance window of the maintenance cabin is closed,
• e2) the robot in the coating booth is switched off, and/or
• f) the control system only allows access through the maintenance window into the maintenance cabin for the robot if the access door to the maintenance cabin is closed.