Air measuring apparatus and method for paint rotary bell atomizers
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJacob Braslaw, Kevin R. Ellwood, Robert M. Smith
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Abstract
Apparatus for measuring the velocity of shaping air in a rotary bell atomizer for a paint sprayer, including a funnel that collects substantially all of the shaping air, a means for straightening the collected shaping air and a means for measuring the velocity of the straightened shaping air. These techniques enable the average velocity of the shaping air to be calibrated from a single velocity sample.
Claims14
In a system for spraying paint including a source of paint shaping air defining an orifice through which said shaping air is expelled, and a bell for at least partially defining the shape of said shaping air, improved apparatus for measuring the velocity of said shaping air comprising in combination:
- means for collecting substantially all of said shaping air expelled through said orifice;
- means for straightening said collected shaping air;
- and
- means for measuring the velocity of said straightened shaping air, whereby the average velocity of said shaping air may be calibrated from a single velocity sample.
In a system for spraying paint including a source of paint shaping air defining an orifice through which said shaping air is expelled, and a bell for at least partially defining the shape of said shaping air, an improved method for measuring the velocity of said shaping air comprising the steps of:
- collecting substantially all of said shaping air expelled through said orifice;
- straightening said collected shaping air;
- and
- measuring the velocity of said straightened shaping air, whereby the average velocity of said shaping air may be calibrated from a single velocity sample.
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