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US 5,292,036 AGranted
Adjustable capacity storage tank for liquid product
AssigneeSames S.A.
InventorCaryl Thome
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Abstract
A storage tank for a liquid product such as a coating product to be sprayed comprises an internal piston dividing the storage tank into a first chamber receiving the coating product under pressure and a second chamber receiving a pressurized actuator fluid. The piston is mechanically coupled to a step mode actuator.
Claims8
Storage tank for a liquid coating product to be sprayed comprising:
- an internal piston dividing said storage tank into a first chamber adapted to receive the coating product under pressure and a second chamber adapted to receive a pressurized actuator fluid;
- and a step mode actuator coupled to said piston by means of a lead screw and nut system for controlling displacement of said piston during spraying of the coating product while piston is urged by the pressurized fluid in said second chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.