EP0385755B1 - Pistolet pulvérisateur à mouvement produit par cinq axes - Google Patents

Pistolet pulvérisateur à mouvement produit par cinq axes Download PDF

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EP0385755B1
EP0385755B1 EP90302139A EP90302139A EP0385755B1 EP 0385755 B1 EP0385755 B1 EP 0385755B1 EP 90302139 A EP90302139 A EP 90302139A EP 90302139 A EP90302139 A EP 90302139A EP 0385755 B1 EP0385755 B1 EP 0385755B1
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Duong Ton La
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B13/00—Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups B05B1/00 - B05B11/00
    • B05B13/02—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
    • B05B13/04—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation
    • B05B13/0431—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation with spray heads moved by robots or articulated arms, e.g. for applying liquid or other fluent material to 3D-surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/30—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
    • B05B1/3093—Recirculation valves, i.e. the valve element opens a passage to the nozzle and simultaneously closes at least partially a return passage the feeding means

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  • This invention relates to robot manipulated spray guns, and, more particularly, to a spray gun particularly intended for coating printed circuit boards which is capable of movement along five "axes”, namely, movement in a first plane along an X and Y axes, movement in a perpendicular plane along a Z axis, rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the Z axis (the so-called “fourth axis”) and pivotal movement in a vertical plane oriented substantially parallel to the Z axis (the so-called "fifth axis" of movement).
  • This invention also contemplates the use of fourth and fifth axis drive mechanisms on a spray gun which is fixed in the X, Y and Z directions and wherein the substrate to be coated is carried on a table movable relative to the spray gun in the X, Y and Z directions.
  • Packaged circuit boards for electronic instruments are typically coated by a moisture-proof insulator film to protect the circuit boards from moisture, electric leakage and dust.
  • the moisture-proof insulator film to protect the circuit boards from moisture, electric leakage and dust.
  • the moisture-proof insulator films are what are known as conformal coatings, such as acrylic, polyurethane or epoxy synthetic resins dissolved in a volatile solvent. When applied to a clean printed circuit board, a uniform thickness insulative resin film is formed as the solvent evaporates on a continuous basis.
  • the principal methods of applying coatings of moisture-proof insulators to printed circuit boards include:
  • each of the above-referenced Shimada applications discloses a method of spraying insulative liquid coating material on to a printed circuit board in which a flat pattern nozzle is employed and relative movement is effected between the nozzle and circuit board in a direction transverse to the plane of the flat pattern discharged from the nozzle.
  • the supply of coating material to the nozzle is intermittently interrupted so as to prevent a deposit of liquid coating on regions of the printed circuit board and/or circuit components which are to be left uncoated.
  • One difficulty associated with the coating method disclosed in the above-referenced Shimada applications is to provide for movement of the spray nozzle or circuit board with respect to one another so that the desired pattern of coating material is obtained at all locations on the board.
  • robot arms have often been employed to manipulate the spray guns having spray nozzle which are mounted in a fixed position thereon. These robot arms are capable of moving the spray gun and its spray nozzle in a Z direction, i.e., toward and away from the printed circuit board, and in the X and Y directions, i.e., along the length and width of the circuit board.
  • circuit boards are not necessarily planar because circuit components and the like can protrude from the surface thereof.
  • European Patent Application 0122034 describes an apparatus for painting an automobile body comprising a robot with an arm which carries a support head movable about five axes. An atomizing device is attached to the support head in such a way that it can rotate around a spin axis through the device.
  • German Patent Application 2850421 describes an apparatus comprising a trolley movable on horizontal rails which carries a first, vertically movable, carriage which, in turn, carries a second carriage movable at 90° to the trolley and first carriage.
  • a spray gun is either rigidly attached to the second carriage or is capable of pivotal and/or rotationary movement relative thereto.
  • an apparatus for supplying a coating material to a surface in accordance with the invention comprises a spray device having a spray nozzle for discharging the coating material on to a surface, means for producing relative movement between the spray device and the surface along an X axis, means for producing relative movement between the spray device and the surface along a Y axis, the Y axis being perpendicular to the X axis, means for producing relative movement between the spray device and the surface along a Z axis, the Z axis being perpendicular to both the X axis and the Y axis, means for rotating the spray nozzle about an axis substantially perpendicular to said X axis and said Y axis and means for pivoting the spray nozzle, characterised in that the spray device includes an extension, formed with a passageway for transmitting coating material, to which the spray nozzle is connected, in that the rotating means rotate the extension and the spray nozzle to locate the spray nozzle in a position substantially normal to
  • the spray gun is manipulated relative to the substrate to be coated, such as a printed circuit board, and movement of the spray gun and its spray nozzle in the X,Y and Z directions is coupled with independently controlled and actuated movement of the spray nozzle relative to the spray gun.
  • Mechanisms associated with a robot arm which carries the spray gun are operative to move the spray gun and its spray nozzle along the X axis, Y axis and Z axis relative to the printed circuit board or other substrate to be coated.
  • the spray gun includes the fourth and fifth axis drive mechanisms but is stationary in the X, Y and Z directions.
  • the circuit board to be coated is carried on a table movable in the X, Y and Z directions relative to the fixed spray gun.
  • a spray gun of the type shown, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 4,785,006 is modified slightly to accommodate an extension which is rotatably carried within an internal passageway formed in the interior of the gun and extends outwardly from the base of the gun body where the spray nozzle of the gun would ordinarily be mounted.
  • This extension is formed with a coating delivery passageway which receives a movable plunger carried by the gun body. Coating material is introduced into the internal passageway of the gun body through an inlet and flows about the external surface of the plunger into the coating delivery passageway of the extension.
  • the plunger is operative to open and close an outlet formed in the extension, and unused or excess coating material is recirculated through the hollow interior of the plunger back to the gun body for discharge through an outlet communicating with a source of coating material.
  • a spray nozzle is rotatably mounted to the base of the extension in communication with the locating delivery passageway of the extension.
  • the spray nozzle has a discharge outlet which is preferably offset from the longitudinal axis of the extension and is operative to eject coating material on a substrate such as a printed circuit board when the plunger is moved to the open position.
  • the spray gun, extension and spray nozzle are movable together along the X axis, Y axis and Z axis by a robot arm. In addition to this movement, separate mechanisms are provided to rotate the extension and spray nozzle relative to the spray gun and to swing or pivot the spray nozzle relative to the spray gun.
  • the extension and spray nozzle may be rotated relative to the spray gun by operation of an indexing wheel which is fixedly mounted to the extension.
  • the indexing wheel suitably has a number of circumferentially spaced pins each of which is engageable with a pusher plate movable between an extended and retracted position. Each time the pusher plate is extended, it engages one of the pins of the indexing wheel causing the indexing wheel and the extension to rotate with respect to the spray gun.
  • a locking device associated with the indexing wheel maintains it in a rotatably fixed position while the pusher plate is returned from its extended position to the retracted position. All of these components are relatively light in weight which enables them to be used with a variety of robot arms without sacrificing speed of movement of the robot arm or adding appreciable inertial forces caused by excess weight.
  • each stroke or extension of the pusher plate rotates the indexing wheel, and thus the extension and spray nozzle, an angular distance of 90° relative to the spray gun.
  • the spray nozzle can be oriented to lay down a desired pattern of coating material in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the spray gun, irrespective of whether the spray gun is moving in the X direction or Y direction. This eliminates the need to move one of the spray gun or the target substrate in order to achieve a desired orientation of the spray pattern relative to the direction of movement of the gun.
  • a mechanism is provided to pivot the spray nozzle in a plane generally parallel to the axis about which the spray nozzle rotates.
  • a sleeve is slidably mounted to the extension and is movable vertically upwards and downwards along the extension.
  • the sleeve suitably mounts a yoke which may be connected to the piston of a pneumatic cylinder.
  • the yoke moves with the piston and forces the sleeve downwardly along the extension.
  • the sleeve is moved upwardly along the extension when the piston is retracted within the cylinder, thus moving the yoke therewith.
  • the nozzle crank arm may have an upper end pivotably mounted to the sleeve and a lower end pivotably mounted to the nozzle tilt lever.
  • the nozzle tilt lever may be fixed to a projection on the spray nozzle, which is pivotably carried within an adaptor suitably mounted to the base of the spray nozzle.
  • the nozzle crank arm in response to downward movement of the sleeve, the nozzle crank arm is moved downwardly which causes one end of the nozzle tilt lever to pivot in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
  • the spray nozzle is tilted in the same direction through the connection between the nozzle tilt lever and nozzle projection.
  • the nozzle crankarm is moved in the opposition direction, pivoting the nozzle tilt lever and spray nozzle in the opposite direction.
  • the nozzle crank arm and nozzle tilt lever are therefore effective to pivot the spray nozzle relative to the spray gun so that the discharge orifice of the nozzle is swung in an arcuate path relative to the substrate to be coated. This enables coating material to be directed at an angle relative to the circuit board and components carried thereon in order to coat the sides and/or underneaths of such components.
  • the apparatus 10 includes a spray gun 12 of the type disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,785,996
  • the spray gun 12 includes a gun body 14 formed with a stepped bore 16 extending to the bottom end of the gun body 14.
  • a bearing 17 is carried within the bore 16 at the lower end of gun body 14, and a mounting block 18 rests atop the bearing 17.
  • Both the bearing 17 and mounting block 18 are formed with a throughbore 19 and 21, respectively, which receive a movable plunger 22 having a hollow interior 23.
  • a space is formed between the outside of plunger 22 and the throughbore 21 of mounting block 18 which is connected by a passage 24 formed in the mounting block 18 to a fluid inlet port 25 in the gun body 14. Coating material is introduced through port 25 and passage 24 into the throughbore 21 of mounting block 18 and flows along the outside of plunger 22.
  • the gun body 14 mounts a cylindrical extension 26 which is rotatably carried by the bearing 17.
  • the upper end of cylindrical extension 26 engages a seal 27 at the upper end of the bearing 17 and is captured thereat between the bearing 17 and an annular bottom portion of the mounting block 18.
  • the cylindrical extension 26 is formed with an internal passageway 28 which, at its upper end, communicates with the throughbore 21 in mounting block 18 carrying the coating material. This passageway 28 receives the plunger 22 which extends downwardly to the bottom end of the extension 26.
  • the lower end 30 of plunger 22 is tapered and formed to engage a seat 32 located t the bottom end of the extension 26.
  • the plunger 22 is movable between an open, retracted position in which its lower end 30 disengages the seat 32 and uncovers a discharge outlet 34 formed therein, and an extended position shown in which the lower end 30 of plunger 22 engages seat 32 and blocks the discharge outlet 34. This movement of the plunger 22 controls the flow of coating material discharged from the extension 26 for deposition onto a substrate as described below.
  • the coating material flows around the outside of the plunger 22 to its tapered, lower end 30 where it is ejected through the discharge outlet 34 if the plunger 22 is in the retracted, open position, and/or in order to remove excess coating material from the extension 26, provision is made to recirculate the coating material from the bottom of the extension 26 upwardly and out of the gun body 14.
  • the plunger 22 is formed with a port 38 at a point immediately above its lower, tapered end 30. Excess or unused coating material which is not ejected through the discharge outlet 34 enters the port 38 of the plunger 22 and flows upwardly within its hollow interior 23 to a second port 40 formed at the upper end of the plunger 22.
  • the coating material exits the port 40 and enters a cavity 42 formed in the gun body 14 between a seal in the form of a washer 43 located at the top of the mounting block 18 and a similar seal 44 which is held in place by a spring 45.
  • This cavity 42 is connected to a recirculation outlet 47 formed in the gun body 14 which communicates with a source of coating material (not shown). It is contemplated that coating material will be continuously recirculated within the plunger 22 even when a portion of the coating material is ejected through discharge outlet 34. This ensures that the coating material remains heated to the appropriate temperature throughout the operation of spray gun 12.
  • a hollow plunger 22 or other means of recirculating the coating material be provided, i.e., the material could be "dead-ended" in the gun when not discharged therefrom.
  • an adaptor 46 is threaded onto the bottom end of extension 26 for purposes of mounting a spray nozzle 48 thereto.
  • the adaptor 46 has a collar 50 which mates with the external threads on the extension 26, and a bore 52 which communicates with the discharge outlet 34 in the seat 32 at the base of extension 26.
  • a washer 53 is carried by the adaptor 46 which engages seat 32 to create a seal therebetween.
  • the adaptor 46 is formed with a transverse throughbore 54 within which a cylindrical projection 56 of the spray nozzle 48 is rotatably mounted. O-ring seals 58 are interposed between the adaptor 46 and nozzle projection 56 to create a fluid-tight seal thereat.
  • the nozzle projection 56 is formed with an L-shaped connector bore 60 which communicates at one end with the bore 52 in adaptor 46, and at the other end with a fluid delivery passageway 64 formed in the spray nozzle 48.
  • a clean out screw 65 is mounted to the nozzle 48 and intersects passageway 64 to permit cleaning of nozzle 48 and the base of extension 26.
  • the fluid delivery passageway 64 terminates at a discharge outlet 66 which is oriented in a downward direction relative to a substrate to be coated (not shown).
  • a flow path for the coating material is therefore created from the extension 26 into the spray nozzle 48 which includes the bore 52 in adaptor 46, the connector bore 60 in the nozzle projection 56 and the fluid delivery passageway 64 within the body of spray nozzle 48.
  • the flow of coating material through this fluid path is controlled by operation of the plunger 22 in moving between a retracted, open position relative to the discharge outlet 34 in seat 32, and a closed, extended position.
  • a principal feature of the apparatus is the construction and operation of the mechanisms for moving the spray gun 12 and its spray nozzle 48 relative to a target substrate such as a printed circuit board.
  • Mechanisms associated with the robot arm which supports the spray gun 12 are effective to move the spray gun 12 along the X axis, Y axis and Z axis.
  • the details of such mechanisms form no part of this invention per se, and the following description of the X, Y and Z axis movement of the spray gun 12 is provided only for purposes of discussing the overall operation of the apparatus 10.
  • the spray gun 12 would be held stationary and drive mechanisms would be provided to move a table (not shown) carrying the circuit board along the X, Y and Z axes.
  • top refers to the upper portion of the spray gun 12 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2
  • bottom refers to the lower portion of the gun body 14 in such Figs.
  • the "X axis” is an axis extending left to right as illustrated in Fig. 1
  • the "Y Axis” is an axis extending in and out of the page of Fig. 1
  • the "Z axis” is an axis extending in a vertical direction between the top and bottom of Fig. 1.
  • the spray gun 12 is fixedly mounted to a gun mounting plate 68 having vertically extending side edges 70, one of which is shown in Fig. 1.
  • the gun mounting plate 68 is captured between four rollers 72, two of which are located on each side edge 70 of the mounting plate 68.
  • Each of the rollers 72 is rotatable on a pin 74 which is fixed to a frame 76 carried by the robot arm 78 illustrated schematically in Fig. 1.
  • the frame 76 mounts a motor 80 whose output shaft 82 is drivingly connected to a pinion gear 84.
  • This pinion gear 84 meshes with a rack 86 fixed to the gun mounting plate 68.
  • the motor 80 is activated, the pinion gear 84 is rotated in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction relative to the rack 86.
  • the driving connection between the pinion gear 84 and rack 86 causes the gun mounting plate 68 to move vertically, i.e., along the Z axis, between the rollers 72 on each of its side edges 70.
  • Such motion of the gun mounting plate 68 carries the spray gun 12 and spray nozzle 48 therealong to position the spray nozzle 48 at the desired vertical location with respect to a substrate such as a circuit board to be coated.
  • Movement of the spray gun 12 and spray nozzle 48 in the Y direction is obtained as follows.
  • the top plate of the frame 76 mounts four bearing blocks 88, 90 (two of which are shown) which are carried by guide rods or linear ways 92, 94, respectively, mounted by posts 95 to a support plate 96.
  • the support plate 96 is mounted by posts 98, one of which is shown in Fig. 1, to guide rods 100 supported on a bearing bracket 101 by the robot arm 78.
  • a motor 102 is fixed to the bottom of support plate 96 and has an output shaft 104 drivingly connected to a pinion gear 106.
  • This pinion gear 106 meshes with a rack 108 mounted to the top plate of frame 76 which extends in a Y direction therealong.
  • the pinion gear 106 drivingly engages the rack 108 and moves the frame 76, and thus the spray gun 12 and spray nozzle 48, in a Y direction along the Y axis as defined above.
  • a third motor 110 mounted to the robot arm 78 has an output shaft 112 carrying a pinion gear 114.
  • the pinion gear 114 drivingly engages a rack 116 which is mounted atop the support plate 96 and extends in an X direction therealong.
  • the support plate 96 frame 76 and thus spray gun 12 and spray nozzle 48 all move in the X direction with respect to the fixed robot arm 78.
  • Figs. 3, 3A, 3B and Fig. 1 the mechanism for rotating the spray nozzle 48 with respect to the spray gun 12 is illustrated. As described above, the spray gun 12 and spray nozzle 48 move as a unit in the X, Y and Z directions. The mechanism for fourth axis movement, however, is effective to rotate the spray nozzle 48 independently of the remainder of spray gun 12 and independently of any movement of the robot arm 78.
  • An indexing wheel 118 is fixedly mounted to the extension 26 beneath the bottom end of the gun body 14.
  • the indexing wheel 118 has four downwardly extending pins 120a-d which are spaced 90° from one another at the same radial distance from the centre of the index wheel 118.
  • Four recesses 122a-d are formed in the periphery of the index wheel 118 in radial alignment with the pins 120a-d, respectively.
  • a support frame 124 is cantilevered outwardly from one side of the index wheel 118 and is mounted in that position by screws 126 to the underside of the gun mounting plate 68.
  • This support frame 124 carries a pneumatic cylinder 128 having a piston 130 which is movable between an extended position as shown in Fig. 3A, and a retracted position as shown in Fig. 3 and as described in more detail below.
  • the piston 130 is fixed to a yoke 131, which, in turn, is pivotally mounted at 132 to a pusher plate 134.
  • the pusher plate 134 is formed with a cam surface 136 on one side intermediate its two ends, and a notch 138 at its forward or lefthand end as viewed in Figs. 3-3B.
  • a pin 140 extends upwardly from the top surface of the pusher plate 134 for purposes to become apparent below.
  • the forward or lefthand side of the support frame 124 mounts a locking arm 142 which is pinned thereto at 144.
  • One end of the locking arm 142 is angled and mounts a roller 146 which is engageable with the recesses 122 in the periphery of the index wheel 118.
  • a spring 148 extending between the locking arm 142 and a post 150 carried by the support frame 124 urges one end of the locking arm 142 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figs. 3-3B so that the roller 146 is retained against the periphery of index wheel 118.
  • the fourth axis mechanism is as follows.
  • the piston 130 of pneumatic cylinder 128 is in a retracted position wherein the pin 140 on the pusher plate 134 is located rearwardly of locking arm 142, and the pin 120b of index wheel 118 is located within the notch 138 of pusher plate 134.
  • a spring 152 connected between the pusher plate 134 and frame 124 urges the pusher plate 134 against pin 120b.
  • the roller 146 of locking arm 142 is seated within the recess 122c in the periphery of index wheel 118 so as to retain the index wheel 118 in a fixed, rotational position.
  • the pusher plate 134 When the piston 130 is fully extended as in Fig. 3A, the pusher plate 134 has moved the index wheel 118 approximately 90°, i.e., the pin 120b has been moved to the position originally occupied by pin 120a as viewed in Fig. 3. In the course of moving in the forward direction, the pusher plate 134 travels in an arcuate path because of the circular shape of index wheel 118, and this is permitted by the pivotal connection between the pusher plate 134 and the yoke 131 connected to piston 130. This arcuate path permits pin 140 to pass around the end of lock arm 142 and free the lock arm for re-engagement with the periphery of wheel 118.
  • the roller 146 of locking arm 142 seats in a recess on the periphery of index wheel 118, i.e., recess 122d as viewed in Fig. 3A. This locks the index wheel 118 in a fixed rotational position while the pusher plate 134 is returned to its initial position with the retraction of piston 130.
  • cam surface 136 of the pusher plate 134 rides along the pin 120c which has been moved to the position originally occupied by pin 120b. See Fig. 3B.
  • This cam surface 136 is effective to force the pusher plate 134 outwardly with respect to the locking arm 142 so that the pin 140 on pusher plate 134 can clear locking arm 142 and return to its original position rearwardly of locking arm 142 as illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • a cam plate 143 is carried atop the indexing wheel 118.
  • a trip lever 145 connected to a limit switch 147 rides against the outer periphery of cam plate 143. Upon reaching a predetermined position along the cam plate 143, the trip lever 145 activates the limit switch 147 to signal that the indexing wheel 118 is located in a "home" position, i.e., that the four pins 120a-d are oriented in a position such as shown in Fig. 3.
  • a controller (not shown) associated with the robot arm controls is effective to control the operation of the pneumatic cylinder 128 so that the speed and frequency of the rotation of indexing wheel 118 can be altered as desired.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 128 may be operated to extend and retract the piston 130 slowly or rapidly, and/or at high or low frequency, to obtain the desired rotational movement of the spray nozzle 48.
  • FIGs. 2 and 2A the mechanism for tilting the spray nozzle 48 with respect to the extension 26 and spray gun 12 is illustrated.
  • This mechanism is effective to "tilt” or pivot the spray nozzle 48 along an arcuate path independently of the movement of the spray gun 12 along the X, Y and Z axes, and independently of the rotation of the spray nozzle 48 described above.
  • a pneumatic cylinder 154 is mounted to the gun mounting plate 68 and has a piston 156 fixedly mounted to a yoke 158 by nuts 159.
  • a stop plate 160 is mounted at the base of the pneumatic cylinder 154 and is formed with a slot or bore which slidably receives a stop bolt 164.
  • the stop bolt 164 is connected by adjustment nuts 166 to the yoke 158 and is movable therewith in response to extension and retraction of the piston 156.
  • the yoke 158 has a pair of spaced arms 168, one of which is shown in the Figs., which are loosely received in a groove 170 formed by an upper disc 172 and a lower disc 174 of a sleeve 176.
  • the sleeve 176 is generally cylindrical in shape and is slidably mounted on the extension 26 for movement therealong in the vertical direction, i.e., parallel to the Z axis.
  • a connector pin 178 extends between the upper disc 172 and the index wheel 118 described above so as to maintain the relative rotational position of the index wheel 118 and vertically movable sleeve 176.
  • the spray nozzle 48 is rotatably carried within the transverse throughbore 54 of adaptor 46 and the projection 56 of spray nozzle 48 extends outwardly therefrom.
  • This projection 56 of spray nozzle 48 is clamped between a pair of arms 180, 182 which form part of a nozzle tilt lever 184.
  • the arms 180, 182 of tilt lever 184 are spaced from one another and have a notch therebetween which circumscribes the nozzle projection 56.
  • a bolt 185 extends between the arms 180, 182 which urges the arms 180, 182 together in clamping engagement with the nozzle projection 56 so that movement of the nozzle tilt lever 184 is directly transmitted to the spray nozzle 48.
  • One end of the nozzle tilt lever 184 is pivotally mounted by a pin 186 to the lower end of a nozzle crank arm 188.
  • the opposite, upper end of the nozzle crank arm 188 is pivotally mounted by a pin 189 to the sleeve 176 immediately beneath the bottom disc 174.
  • pivotal motion of the spray nozzle 48 is obtained as follows.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 154 is actuated to extent to the piston 156 and thus move the yoke 158 and stop bolt 164 downwardly as viewed in the Figs.
  • the yoke 158 forces the sleeve 176 downwardly along the extension 26.
  • This movement of sleeve 176 forces the nozzle crank arm 188 downwardly which pivots the nozzle tilt lever 184 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 2A.
  • the spray nozzle 48 pivots in the same direction of movement as the nozzle tilt lever 184.
  • the discharge outlet 66 of spray nozzle 48 is therefore tilted or pivoted in a clockwise direction through an arc corresponding to the amount of pivotal movement of the nozzle tilt lever 184.
  • the extent of pivotal motion imparted to the spray nozzle 48 is controlled by the stop bolt 164.
  • the head 165 of stop bolt 164 is positioned on the upper side of the stop plate 160.
  • the stop bolt 164 is carried with the yoke 158.
  • This controls the amount of vertical travel of the sleeve 176 along the extension 26, which, in turn, controls the movement of nozzle crank arm 188 and nozzle tilt lever 184.
  • the position of the head 165 of stop bolt 164 relative to the fixed stop plate 160 is adjustable by loosening the nuts 166 and moving the top bolt 164 along the yoke 158.

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  1. Dispositif pour appliquer une matière de revêtement à une surface, comprenant un pistolet pulvérisateur ayant une buse de pulvérisation pour décharger la matière de revêtement sur une surface, un moyen pour produire un mouvement relatif entre le pistolet pulvérisateur et la surface suivant un axe X, un moyen pour produire un mouvement relatif entre le pistolet pulvérisateur et la surface suivant un axe Y, l'axe Y étant perpendiculaire à l'axe X, un moyen pour produire un mouvement relatif entre le pistolet pulvérisateur et la surface suivant un axe Z, l'axe Z étant perpendiculaire à l'axe X ainsi qu'à l'axe Y, un moyen pour la mise en rotation de la buse de pulvérisation autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire audit axe X et audit axe Y, et un moyen pour faire pivoter la buse de pulvérisation, caractérisé en ce que le pistolet pulvérisateur (12) comporte une partie en prolongement (26), comprenant un passage (28) pour la transmission de la matière de revêtement, à laquelle est reliée la buse de pulvérisation (48), en ce que le moyen de mise en rotation fait tourner la partie en prolongement (26) et la buse de pulvérisation (48) afin de placer la buse de pulvérisation (48) dans une position sensiblement perpendiculaire au sens de déplacement du pistolet pulvérisateur (12) suivant l'axe X ou l'axe Y et en ce que le moyen de pivotement fait pivoter la buse de pulvérisation (48) par rapport au pistolet pulvérisateur (12) indépendamment de la rotation de la buse de pulvérisation (48).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le pistolet pulvérisateur (12) comporte une entrée de fluide (25) et une sortie de mise en circulation (47), la partie en prolongement (26) étant montée de manière à pouvoir tourner sur le pistolet pulvérisateur (12), le passage (28) de la partie en prolongement communiquant avec l'entée de fluide (25) afin de recevoir la matière de revêtement et se terminant dans une sortie de décharge (34), le passage (28) supportant un plongeur creux (22) qui est mobile entre une position ouverte par rapport à la sortie de décharge (34) où la matière de revêtement est éjectée de la sortie de décharge (34), et une position fermée, dans laquelle le plongeur (22) bloque l'écoulement de la matière de revêtement dans la sortie de décharge (34), le plongeur (22) comportant un premier orifice (38) à l'une de ses extrémités qui transmet la matière de revêtement depuis le passage (28) de la partie en prolongement (26) pour l'introduire dans l'intérieur creux (23) du plongeur (22), et le plongeur (22) présentant un second orifice (40) à son extrémité opposée qui communique avec la sortie de mise en circulation (47) du pistolet pulvérisateur (12) afin de décharger la matière de revêtement depuis l'intérieur du plongeur (22).
  3. Dispositif selon l'une ou l'autre des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de mise en rotation de la partie en prolongement (26) comprend une roue d'indexage (118) montée sur la partie en prolongement (26), la roue d'indexage (118) ayant des axes (120) distants radialement du centre de la roue (118) et distants circonférentiellement les uns des autres, un moyen de blocage (146) pour empêcher de manière amovible la rotation de la roue d'indexage (118); et une plaque-poussoir (134) mobile dans une première direction et dans une seconde direction, opposées, la plaque-poussoir (134), au cours de son déplacement dans la première direction permettant de désengager séquentiellement le moyen de blocage (146) de la roue d'indexage (118) et d'être alors en contact avec l'un des axes (120) de la roue d'indexage (118) pour faire tourner la roue d'indexage (118) et la partie en prolongement (26), le moyen de blocage (146) ne permettant pas de réengager la roue d'indexage (118) avant le mouvement de la plaque-poussoir (134) dans la seconde direction, opposée, afin de maintenir immobile la roue d'indexage (118) pour préparer la venue en contact de la plaque-poussoir (134) avec un autre des axes (120) de la roue d'indexage (118).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la roue d'indexage (118) comporte des évidements (122) espacés les uns des autres dans sa périphérie extérieure et en ce que le moyen de blocage comprend un bras de blocage (142) pouvant pivoter par rapport à la roue d'indexage (118), le bras de blocage (142) comprenant un rouleau (146) à l'une de ses extrémités qui est formé de manière à s'asseoir à l'intérieur de chacun des évidements (122) de la roue d'indexage (118), le bras de blocage (142) permettant de maintenir immobile la roue d'indexage (118) lorsque le rouleau (146) est assis dans l'un des évidements (120) de la roue d'indexage (118).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un adaptateur (46) monte en pivotement la buse de pulvérisation (48) sur la partie en prolongement (26), l'adaptateur (46) comportant un alésage (54) à l'intérieur duquel une partie de la buse de pulvérisation (48) est montée en rotation, l'adaptateur (46) présentant au moins un passage (52, 60, 64) qui interconnecte le passage (28) de la partie en prolongement (26) et la buse de pulvérisation (48) pour transmettre la matière de revêtement depuis la partie en prolongement (26) à la buse de pulvérisation (48).
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de pivotement de la buse de pulvérisation (48) comprend un manchon (176) mobile dans une première direction et une seconde direction le long de la partie en prolongement (26), un levier de basculement (184) fixé à la buse de pulvérisation (48), le levier de basculement (184), le bras de manivelle (188) permettant, en réponse au mouvement du manchon (176) dans la première direction, de faire pivoter le levier de basculement (184) dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, le bras de manivelle (188) permettant, en réponse au déplacement du manchon (176) dans la seconde direction, de faire pivoter le levier de basculement (184) dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre par rapport à la partie en prolongement (26) et au dispositif de pulvérisation (14) et ainsi de faire pivoter la buse de pulvérisation (48) dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le manchon (176) est constitué d'un disque supérieur (172) et d'un disque inférieur (174) qui sont espacés l'un de l'autre, formant entre eux une rainure (170).
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par un moyen pour déplacer le manchon (176) le long de la partie en prolongement (26), le moyen comprenant un étrier (158) ayant une extrémité supportée dans la rainure (170) entre les disques supérieur et inférieur (172, 174) et un vérin hydraulique (154) pour déplacer l'étrier (158) par rapport à la partie en prolongement (26), l'étrier (158) pouvant venir en contact avec le disque inférieur (174) afin de déplacer le manchon (176) dans une direction et avec le disque supérieur (172) pour déplacer le manchon (176) dans l'autre direction.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le vérin hydraulique (158) est relié à une plaque d'arrêt fixe (160), l'étrier (158) comportant en outre une butée (164, 165) s'étendant entre l'étrier (158) et la plaque d'arrêt fixe (160), la butée (164, 165) permettant d'être en contact avec la plaque d'arrêt (160) à un point prédéterminé du déplacement de l'étrier (158) afin de limiter le mouvement du manchon (176) le long de la partie en prolongement (26) et donc de limiter la quantité du mouvement pivotant de la buse de pulvérisation (48).
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