Spray paint system including paint booth, paint robot apparatus movable therein and rail mechanism for supporting the apparatus thereout

A paint booth apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of walls defining an enclosed painting area and adapted to direct a flow of air therewithin, said walls including a pair of spaced side walls, each of said side walls having an elongated opening formed adjacent the bottom of the apparatus, each of said openings being elongated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the flow of air in the paint booth, each of said side walls at least partially defining a labyrinthian seal;
• and
• a pair of spaced housings, each of said housings being adapted to house an elongated track means therein adjacent its respective side wall, and the interior or each of said housings being in fluid communication with the painting area, the housings being sealed to prevent the escape of paint fumes from the interior of the housing to the ambient and wherein each of said labyrinthian seals opens into its respective housing in a direction substantially opposite the direction of the flow of air at its respective opening.