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US 8,807,074 B2Granted
Supply tube for a painting system
AssigneeDürr Systems AG
InventorsMichael Baumann, Bernhard Seiz, Georg M. Sommer, Timo Beyl
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Abstract
Exemplary illustrations of a supply tube, e.g., for a painting system, such as for supplying compressed air to a turbine in a rotary atomizer or for supplying an atomizer with a fluid medium, such as paint or a rinsing agent, are disclosed. An exemplary supply tube may include an upstream tube section and a downstream tube section. The upstream tube section may have a larger inner cross-section than the downstream tube section. A painting robot is also disclosed, which includes an exemplary supply tube.
Claims21
A painting robot, comprising:
- a supply tube including an upstream tube section and a downstream tube section, wherein the upstream tube section has a larger internal cross section than the downstream tube section;
- a proximal robot arm;
- a distal robot arm mounted on the end of the proximal robot arm;
- a joint pivotably connecting the distal robot arm to the proximal robot arm;
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- a robot wrist for guiding an application device, wherein the robot wrist is mounted on the end of the distal robot arm,
- wherein the supply tube runs through the distal robot arm and through the robot wrist to the application device, the downstream tube section with the smaller internal cross section is contained within the robot wrist, and the upstream tube section with the larger internal cross section extends over at least a portion of the distal robot arm.
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A painting robot, comprising:
- a supply tube including an upstream tube section and a downstream tube section, wherein the upstream tube section has a larger internal cross section than the downstream tube section;
- a proximal robot arm;
- a distal robot arm mounted on the end of the proximal robot arm;
- a joint pivotably connecting the distal robot arm to the proximal robot arm;
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- a robot wrist for guiding an application device, wherein the robot wrist is mounted on the end of the distal robot arm, wherein:
- a supply tube connector is arranged in the joint between the proximal robot arm and the distal robot arm,
- the supply tube connector is connected downstream to the supply tube which runs through the distal robot arm,
- the supply tube connector is connected upstream to a further supply tube, which runs through the proximal robot arm, and
- a speed regulator, which supplies said further supply tube with compressed air, is arranged in the proximal robot arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.