DE29705041U1 - Device for preparing clean paint - Google Patents

Description

Applicant: Günther Kosick Mittelmähder 17 86707 Kühlenthal

Device for preparing clean paint

The invention relates to a device for preparing clean paint that can be removed from a container using a sieve.

When processing paint from a container, experience has shown that the problem arises that the paint becomes contaminated by dirt from outside and/or by the formation of a skin, etc. Up to now, the paint has therefore been poured into a new, clean container from time to time using a funnel sieve and cleaned in this way. However, this is a time-consuming and laborious job and requires the provision of a second paint container. In addition, this process is often associated with a not inconsiderable loss of paint.

Based on this, it is therefore the object of the present invention to avoid the disadvantages described above and to create a device of the type mentioned at the beginning which enables a rational mode of operation.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a container in which the paint is contained,

pot-shaped insert that is at least partially designed as a sieve.

This completely avoids the disadvantages described above. When the sieve insert according to the invention is inserted into a paint container, the paint penetrates into the pot-shaped sieve insert and is automatically filtered. The filtered paint can be removed from the pot-shaped sieve insert via the upper opening, for example by dipping a paint application device such as a brush into it or by suction. This eliminates the need to transfer paint into a second container. A further advantage of the measures according to the invention is that the pot-shaped sieve insert has large walls that can be designed as a sieve, so that a comparatively large total sieve surface is available, which ensures long maintenance intervals. In addition, the sieve insert according to the invention can be cleaned comparatively easily.

Advantageous embodiments and appropriate further developments of the overarching measures are specified in the subclaims. A preferred embodiment can consist in that both the base and the casing of the pot-shaped sieve insert are designed as a sieve, which results in a particularly large total sieve surface.

A further advantageous measure can be that the pot-shaped sieve insert has a support device at its upper end that projects radially outwards. This support device can be placed on the upper edge of the paint container so that the pot protrudes freely into the container, allowing the paint to reach it from all sides.

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Advantageously, the insert can be secured to the paint container by means of a holding device provided in the area of the support device. This prevents the pot-shaped insert from floating even in the event of a large amount of paint being removed from the container, for example by sucking the paint out.

Overall, the measures according to the invention result in a high level of user-friendliness and reliability.

Further advantageous embodiments and expedient developments of the overarching measures are specified in the remaining subclaims and can be taken from the following example description based on the drawing.

In the drawing described below:
Figure 1 a paint container,

Figure 2 shows a sieve insert according to the invention and
Figure 3 the paint container with inserted sieve insert.

The paint container 1 on which Figure 1 is based consists of a bucket-shaped container that contains a paint supply 2. When processing the paint, it is either manually removed from the container 1 by dipping a paint application device, such as a brush, an application roller, etc., or it is mechanically sucked out of the container 1 via a suction nozzle inserted into the container 1, for example a suction nozzle of the paint pump of a spray unit. In particular, when removing paint manually, there is a risk that dirt picked up by the paint application device will get into the container 1 when it is dipped. If the paint supply 2 is not filled up all at once

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is used up and has to be stored temporarily, a skin usually forms on the surface, which also represents contamination. To ensure that the paint does not become unusable despite the contamination mentioned, it is filtered if necessary.

In order to facilitate this process, a pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is provided, as shown in Figure 2, which can be inserted into the container 1. Accordingly, the outer diameter of the pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is at most equal to or preferably smaller than the clear diameter of the upper access opening of the container 1. The height of the pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is at most equal to or preferably slightly smaller than the clear inner height of the container 1. The sieve insert 3 is designed here as a sieve 4 in the area of its entire, circumferential casing and its lower base. The interior of the pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is accessible via the upper front side designed as an access opening. The mesh size of the sieve 4 is adapted to the conditions of the individual case. The mesh size is larger than the diameter of the color pigments and smaller than the diameter of the dirt particles to be retained.

The pot-shaped sieve insert 3 can have a grid-shaped or rust-shaped support frame 5, which is covered with a sieve mat having the desired mesh size and forming the sieve 4. However, it would also be conceivable to manufacture the pot-shaped sieve insert from a sieve material with sufficient inherent rigidity, so that a skeleton-shaped support frame can be dispensed with.

The pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is inserted with its base first through the upper access opening of the container 1. The paint penetrates the bottom and peripheral sieve wall of the sieve insert 3 from the outside to the inside, whereby the

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Color is filtered. The color that collects inside the pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is therefore clean and can be processed. The dirt remains outside the sieve insert 3.

This working position is the basis of Figure 3. This also clearly shows the high concentration of dirt outside the sieve insert 3. Figure 3 also shows that the pot-shaped sieve insert 3 is positioned freely hanging in the container 1.

For this purpose, the sieve insert 3 is provided with a circumferential outer flange 6 at the upper end. This forms a radially projecting support device by which the pot-shaped sieve insert 3 can be supported on the upper edge of the container 1, so that it can protrude freely into the container 1. The flange 6 can expediently have a circumferential or interrupted edge bend 7 on the outer edge. The edge claw thus formed provides a stop that limits the lateral displacement of the pot-shaped sieve insert 3.

In the embodiment according to Figure 3, the paint is sucked out of the container 1, as is indicated by a suction nozzle 8 protruding into the cup-shaped sieve insert 3 via the upper access opening. This can result in a comparatively high removal speed, so that the paint level inside the cup-shaped sieve insert 3 sinks faster than outside. In order to prevent the sieve insert 3 hanging into the container 1 from floating, it is secured to the container 1 by means of a holding device provided in the area of the above-mentioned support device. In the example shown, the holding device is designed as a clamping device, which is formed by radial clamping screws 9 provided in the area of the edge bend 7. These are

designed as wing screws, which makes manual operation easier. The edge bend 7 can be provided with holes assigned to the clamping screws 9, into which a thread is cut. In the example shown, nuts are provided for the edge bend 7.

After completion of the work or after longer manual paint removal, the sieve insert 3 is removed from time to time and cleaned. This can be done easily and simply due to the comparatively large surface area of the sieve insert 3.

Claims (8)

Expectations 1. Device for preparing clean paint, which can be removed from a container (1) from contaminated paint with a sieve (4j), characterized by a pot-shaped insert (3) which can be introduced into the container (1) in which the paint is held and which is at least partially designed as a sieve (4). 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom and the casing of the pot-shaped insert [3] are designed as a sieve (4). 3. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pot-shaped insert [3] has a skeleton-shaped support frame (5) which is covered with a mat forming the sieve (4). 4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pot-shaped insert (3) has a radially outwardly projecting support device at its upper end. 5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the support device is designed as a circumferential support flange (6). 6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the support flange (6) has an edge bend (7). 7. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pot-shaped insert (3) can be releasably secured to the container (1) by means of a holding device. 8. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that the holding device is designed as a clamping device formed by radially arranged clamping screws (9).