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US 4,331,298 AGranted
Hand-held coating-dispensing apparatus
AssigneeRansburg Corporation
InventorsStanley L. Bentley, David G. Jessup
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AssigneeRansburg Corporation
InventorsStanley L. Bentley, David G. Jessup
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An electrostatic, coating-dispensing apparatus includes an electrode upon which an electrostatic potential is impressed. The electrostatic potential is developed by a switching circuit, autotransformer and voltage multiplier from rectified line voltage. The entire apparatus is housed in a hand-held applicator to which line voltage is supplied. In one embodiment, suitable for the hobbyist, the apparatus includes a socket defined at one end thereof for interchangeably receiving containers holding various colors or types of coating material. Each container includes an electrode for contacting the first-mentioned electrode. The containers are shaped to fit snugly into the socket to hold the two electrodes in contact. An outer end wall of each container has a mesh portion through which charged particles of coating material from the interior of the container pass when the apparatus is activated. In another embodiment suitable for industrial applications, the coating material and any other necessary supplies, such as compressed air, are provided through hoses to the dispensing apparatus. The electrostatic potential supply is sufficiently compact that it can be housed within the hand-held dispensing apparatus.
An electrostatic coating-dispensing apparatus comprising a hand-held housing, means for supplying coating to be dispensed to the housing, a source of low voltage direct current, the low voltage direct current source being housed in the housing, means for providing control signals, means for coupling the control signal providing means to the low voltage direct current source, said control signal providing means being responsive to the low voltage direct current, means for switching the low voltage direct current in response to such control signals, means for coupling the switching means to the low voltage direct current source, means for boosting the switched low voltage, means for coupling the boost means to the switching means, means for rectifying the boosted voltage, means for coupling the rectifying means to the boost means, an electrode for supplying the rectified and boosted voltage to the coating to be dispensed, means for coupling the electrode to the rectifying means, and means for supplying alternating current line voltage to the housing, the line voltage supply means being coupled to the low voltage direct current source.
A coating dispensing applicator comprising hand-held means for housing the applicator components and means for supplying alternating current line voltage into the housing for operation of the components, the components in the housing including a source of low voltage direct current, means for providing control signals in response to the low voltage direct current, the control signal providing means being coupled to the low voltage direct current source, means for switching the low voltage direct current in response to such control signals, the switching means being coupled to the low voltage direct current source, means for boosting the switched low voltage, the boosting means being coupled to the switching means, means for rectifying the boosted voltage, the rectifying means being coupled to the boosting means, and an electrode coupled to the rectifying means for supplying the rectified and boosted voltage to the coating to be dispensed.
An electrostatic coating-dispensing apparatus comprising a hand-held housing including means for supplying coating to be dispensed, means for supplying alternating current line voltage into the housing, means in the housing for rectifying the line voltage, a switch for controlling the supply of line voltage to the rectifying means, means for coupling the switch to the means for supplying alternating current line voltage into the housing, means for coupling the switch to the rectifying means, the switch being housed in the housing, an active current conducting device for switching the rectified line voltage, means for coupling the active current conducting device to the rectifying means, the active current conducting device being housed in the housing, the active current conducting device having two electrodes providing a main current conducting path and a control electrode, oscillator means for controlling the active current conducting device, means for coupling the oscillator means to the control electrode, the oscillator means being housed in the housing, first means for boosting the voltage across the main current conducting path, means for coupling the first boost means to the active current conducting device, the first boost means being housed in the housing, the first boost means being excited by the voltage variations appearing thereacross as the active current conducting device operates, second boost means for rectifying and further boosting the once-boosted voltage variations produced by the first boost means, means for coupling the second boost means to the first boost means, the second boost means being housed in the housing, electrode means for receiving the rectified twice-boosted voltage and for supplying such voltage to the coating material as the material is dispensed, and means for coupling the electrode means to the second boost means, the electrode means being provided on the housing.
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