Painting apparatus
AssigneeAkzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
InventorsRuth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord, Gary Thomas Wren, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar
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Abstract
A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly, and a dip-tube assembly containing a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section which is closeable by a releasably attachable lid, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to liquid in the container receiving section via the dip-tube assembly, in which the lid includes an aperture to allow the dip-tube assembly to pass therethrough and submerge the pump in the liquid (FIG. 1).
Claims11
A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly, and a dip-tube assembly containing a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section which is closeable by a releasably attachable lid, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to liquid in the container receiving section via the dip-tube assembly, in which the lid includes an aperture to allow the dip-tube assembly to pass therethrough and submerge the pump in the liquid, and wherein the painting apparatus further comprises a paint container in the container receiving section, the lid on the paint module including a first and second lid detection feature, the first lid detection feature moveable between an open and closed position, the second lid detection feature moveable between an open and closed position, in which the flow of paint is prevented until the first lid detection feature is in an open position as a result of interaction with a corresponding first container feature on the paint container, and the second lid detection feature is in a closed position as a result of interaction with a corresponding second container feature on the paint container.
A painting apparatus comprising a paint module and an applicator assembly, the paint module having a container receiving section for receiving a paint container, the container receiving section being closeable by a releasably attachable lid, the lid on the paint module including a first and second lid detection feature, the first lid detection feature moveable between an open and closed position, the second lid detection feature moveable between an open and closed position, in which a flow of paint from the paint container to the applicator assembly is prevented until the first lid detection feature is in an open position as a result of interaction with a corresponding first container feature on the paint container, and the second lid detection feature is in a closed position as a result of interaction with a corresponding second container feature on the paint container.
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