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US 9,527,097 B2Granted
Spray coating system and method
AssigneeTorrent Systems, Inc.
InventorLawrence Wayne Savage
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Abstract
A spray coating system has a wash enclosure with an enclosed wash space. A plurality of liquid tanks disperse liquids within the wash space via emitters. A spray enclosure has at least one spray port coupled to an enclosed spray space. A part hanger dimensioned to carry parts, is rotatable about a vertical axis while in the wash space and the spray space. A conveyor may be included, for example, for transporting the part hanger between the wash space and the spray space.
Claims8
A spray coating system, comprising:
- a wash enclosure with an enclosed wash space;
- a plurality of liquid tanks, each of the liquid tanks coupled to a plurality of emitters arrayed to disperse a liquid from each liquid tank within the enclosed wash space;
- a spray enclosure with at least one spray access coupled to a spray space;
- a part hanger rotatable about a vertical axis said part hanger including a spoke and a rim;
- a hanger configured to couple to a part to be processed;
- a removable cover clip seated upon a mounting point of the part hanger or a hanger hole of the part hanger, said removable cover clip is located between the part hanger and the hanger,
- the removable cover clip provided with a U-shaped cross-section, said removable cover clip is mounted to the part hanger with the cover clip grasping a width of the spoke or the rim of the part hanger;
- contact between the hanger and the removable cover clip and contact between the part hanger and the removable cover clip form an electrical ground path through the hanger, the removable cover clip, and the part hanger to an electrical ground;
- a plurality of the removable cover clips and a plurality of the hangers applied to the part hanger;
- and the part hanger transferable between the enclosed wash space and the spray space;
- wherein the part hanger is rotatable while in the enclosed wash space and the spray space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.