EP0493691B1 - Ultraviolet light irradiation device in painting plants using photopolymerizable paints - Google Patents
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- Such a plant is known, for example, from DE-A-26 39 728.
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- The present invention concerns a painting plant for photopolymerizable paints according to the first part of claim 1.
- Such a plant is known, for example, from DE-A-26 39 728.
- As known, the photopolymerizable paints drying cycle comprises, straight after the paint has been applied on the objects, the following succession of steps:
- Deaeration. During this step, the evaporation of most of the solvents contained in the paint is carried out, until the viscosity of the paint is suited for the subsequent treatments;
- Gelling. During this step, the painted objects are exposed to the radiation of low-power ultraviolet light sources (approx. 1 W/cm of tubular lamp), thereby starting the reaction of photopolymerization and thus the reticulation of the layer of paint;
- Drying. During this last step the painted objects are exposed to the radiation of high-power light sources (from 80 to 120 W/cm of tubular lamp), thereby completing the hardening of the paint.
- It is essential for the aforespecified different steps - and particularly the gelling step - to be carried out very gradually, so as to avoid reticulations and hardenings from being preferentially formed on the surface of the layer of paint, which can prevent and hinder the perfect hardening of said paint also throughout its thickness.
- According to known technique, this is obtained with a series of low-power tubular lamps, positioned side-by-side, above and transversely to the conveyor along which the objects being treated are moved forward. The luminous emittance of these low-power lamps can in no way be regulated, whereby - in a specific plant - the intensity of the light radiation on the objects being treated and particularly its variabelness, in the forward moving direction of the conveyor, is at present controlled, for what concerns the different working steps, merely by changing the number and/or the position of the lighted lamps.
- An example of plant in the prior art is the one disclosed in DE-A-2639728. This patent is relative to an UV irradiation apparatus comprising a plurality of lighting devices, in each one of which is housed a plurality of short bulb lamps. Associated to each lamp there is a parabolic reflector which reflects the lamp rays on a concave mirror, apt to concentrate the UV radiation on the painted objects.
- DD-A-8211 is relative to a generic IR irradiation apparatus comprising a plurality of bulb lamps and relative reflectors; which apparatus also comprises a forced ventilation air system.
- The above said arrangements of the prior art are not however fully satisfactory. To start with, the plant is rather complicated and delicate as it includes a large number of lamps (more than 10 - 20 lamps per meter of conveyor) with the respective electric system. Furthermore - as said above - in a specific plant, the luminous intensity in the forward moving direction of the conveyor can only be regulated by switching off single lamps or groups of lamps, and cannot thus be continuously and homogeneously varied according to the particular requirements of the different paints and/or objects being painted.
- The object of the present invention is therefore to supply an ultraviolet light irradiation device in the aforespecified plants, wherein the irradiance (intensity of irradiation per surface unit being treated) can be easily and promptly regulated and - in particular - be varied at will along the forward moving direction of the conveyor.
- Another object of the present invention is to supply an irradiation device apt to work with a very reduced number of lamps, preferably with a single lamp, so as to drastically simplify the electric system.
- According to the present invention, said objects are reached with a painting plant for photopolymerizable paints, of the type in which the painted objects are moved forward on conveying means across an ultraviolet light irradiation device comprising at least one light source and mirrors positioned to reflect the ultraviolet rays onto the painted objects, characterised in that the light source is adapted to send the beam of ultraviolet rays in a direction substantially parallel to the conveying means and the plurality of mirrors have a convex shape and each of which is positioned transversally above the conveying means and which toghether are arranged in a linear row, the plane of which is inclined in respect of the conveying means to fully intercept said beam of ultraviolet rays and reflect it onto the painted objects.
- Further advantages of the irradiation device according to the present invention will be more evident from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof, illustrated by way of example on the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Fig. 1 is a side elevation assembly view of the irradiation device according to the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a side elevation view, on an enlarged scale, of the light source;
- Fig. 3 is a side elevation view, on an enlarged scale, of a reflecting mirror;
- Fig. 4 is a plan view of the light source of the irradiation device of the present invention, showing the lamp selection device; and
- Fig. 5 is a cross-section view along the line V-V of fig. 4.
- As shown in fig. 1, the irradiation device of the present invention is mounted above suitable means for conveying painted objects, normally consisting of a slat or roller conveyor 1. The painted objects are positioned on the conveyor 1 in 2 and collected therefrom in 3, after having undergone the gelling treatment by means of the irradiation device of the present invention. The ultraviolet radiation emitted is suitably screened by a
framework 4 which covers the whole device. - Said device comprises a light source L, apt to send a beam of ultraviolet rays in a direction substantially parallel to the conveyor 1, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors 5, which reflect the radiation from the source L towards the painted objects moving along the conveyor 1. Each mirror 5 consists of a bar having an arc-shaped section, with convexity facing the conveyor 1, and is positioned substantially parallel to the surface of the conveyor and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof. To favour an improved irradiation of the lateral edges of the painted objects, especially in the presence of undercuts, the mirrors 5 are preferably inclined - though keeping parallel to the surface of the conveyor 1 - in respect of the longitudinal axis of said conveyor, alternately on one side and on the other, by a suitable angle, for example between 90° ± 20°. The mirrors 5 are mounted by their ends, preferably in sets, onto a plurality of
frames 6, positioned adjacent in front of the light source L and inclined in respect of the underlying surface of the conveyor 1, so as to allow the mirrors 5 to fully intercept the beam of rays emitted by the light source L. - The
frames 6 are hinged one to the other in correspondence of hingeing points R, and the first and last frame are moreover hinged in C onto theframework 4 of the device. Furthermore, the position of the intermediate hinges R can be adjusted in a vertical direction by means of control handwheels 7. By suitably acting on said handwheels 7, the series offrames 6 can thus be generally positioned according to a straight or broken line, but in any case the mirrors 5 fixed thereto will be fully intercepting the beam of light emitted by the source L. - This allows to easily and promptly regulate the irradiance on the different zones of the conveyor 1. In fact, if the series of
frames 6 is positioned on a straight line, the irradiance is perfectly constant along the whole conveyor 1; if, on the contrary, theframes 6 are positioned according to a broken line, the irradiance will be increasing along the forward direction of the conveyor when the convexity of said broken line is facing upward, whereas it will be decreasing in the contrary event. - Fig. 2 shows more in detail the light source L. It consists of a high-power
tubular lamp 8, positioned in correspondence of the focal line of acylindrical reflector 10 with parabolic cross section, said focal line being substantially parallel to the surface of the conveyor 1. In this way, the radiations sent by thelamp 8 are deviated into abeam 11 of parallel rays, i .e. the beam of ultraviolet rays substantially parallel to the conveyor 1. -
Successive portions 12 ofsaid beam 11 hit the mirrors 5 - as shown in fig. 3 - and such portions will obviously be smaller, the narrower the angle formed between theframe 6, onto which said mirror 5 is mounted, and the direction of thebeam 11. Thanks to this arrangement, it is actually possible to regulate the irradiance as previously described. As stated above, the mirrors 5 have an arc-shaped section with convexity facing the conveyor 1, so as to reflect the radiation over asurface 13 which is far wider than that of the mirror; said radiation thereby intersects the radiation of the neighbouring mirrors, finally resulting into a more uniform irradiance on the layer ofpaint 14 of theobjects 15. Preferably, said arc-shaped section is a parabolic-arc section, designed and oriented so as to improve the homogeneity of the irradiance. It is moreover possible to regulate the irradiance on the conveyor 1 by varying the reciprocal distance between the mirrors 5. - It is also possible to select the emission spectrum of the light source L - so as to adapt it to different types of paint - by replacing the
lamp 8 with alamp 9, already prearranged for the purpose into a suitable housing. Said arrangement is shown more in detail in figs. 4 and 5. Thelamps supports 16, which are in turn fixedly connected to a pair ofgears 17, caused to rotate by apneumatic actuator 18 through a pair ofdriving gears 19 which are reciprocally connected by ashaft 20. Thepneumatic actuator 18 is meant to allow a rotation by exactly 180° in one sense and in the opposite sense. In this way, the position of thelamps 8 and 9 - thanks to the fact that the supports 16 rotate about anaxis 21 barycentric in respect of said lamps - alternates between a working position, in correspondence of the focal line of thereflector 10, and a rest position close to the bottom of said reflector, where the switched off lamp by no means disturbs the distribution of the reflected radiation. The radiations of the switched on lamp, which hit the switched off lamp, would in fact anyhow not be utilized, as they would in any case be reflected on and intercepted by the switched on lamp. - The electric system feeding the irradiation device is obviously far more simplified than that feeding the devices of known technique, seen that a single lamp has to be fed for each conveyor of four to six meters length, instead of the 40 to 120 lamps required in the devices of prior art. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a single electric system is provided to feed the
lamps lamps - The device according to the present invention allows to obtain evident and important advantages. It in fact notably reduces capital and running costs, thanks to the fact that it uses, as light source, a single more powerful lamp to obtain on the painted objects the same irradiance (100-400 mJ/cm²) normally obtained with a plurality of low-power lamps. It provides for many possibilities to regulate the irradiance along the travelling path of the objects being treated, avoiding any dispersion of light radiation and thus keeping constant the overall amount of power fed to the irradiation device. It finally allows to work with two light sources having a different spectrum, by simply rotating the device for selection of the
lamps - The essential functions of the device according to the invention can be optimized, for example by varying the shape and arrangement of the mirrors, the length and number of the mirror frames, the position and number of lamps of the light source, and so on.
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- Painting plant for photopolymerizable paints, of the type in which the painted objects (15) are moved forward on conveying means (1) across an ultraviolet light irradiation device (4) comprising at least one light source (L) and mirrors (5) positioned to reflect the ultraviolet rays (11) onto the painted objects (15), characterized in that
the light source (L) is adapted to send the beam of ultraviolet rays (11) in a direction substantially parallel to the conveying means (1), and
the plurality of mirrors (5) have a convex shape and each of which is positioned transversally above the conveying means (1) and which toghether are arranged in a linear row, the plane of which is inclined in respect of the conveying means to fully intercept said beam of ultraviolet rays (11) and reflect it onto the painted objects (15). - Painting plant as in claim 1), wherein said light source (L) consists of a cylindrical reflector with parabolic cross section (10), along the focal line of which there is positioned a tubular ultraviolet lamp (8).
- Painting plant as in claim 1), wherein said mirrors (5) consist of bars having a parabolic-arc section.
- Painting plant as in claim 3), wherein said mirrors (5) are inclined on the horizontal plane, and in respect of the direction of said beam of ultraviolet rays (11), by an angle between 70° and 110°.
- Painting plant as in claim 1), wherein said mirrors (5) are mounted in sets onto a series of swinging frames (6).
- Painting plant as in claim 5), wherein said frames (6) are adjacent and hinged (R) one to the other, the free ends of the first and last frame being hinged (C) onto the framework (4) of the device.
- Painting plant as in claim 6), wherein control means (7) are also provided to adjust the position of the intermediate hinges (R) in respect of a substantially vertical direction.
- Painting plant as in claim 2), wherein said light source (L) also comprises a second lamp (9), parallel to the first and stiffly connected thereto by way of a common housing, said second lamp (9) being positioned close to the bottom of the reflector (10).
- Painting plant as in claim 8), wherein said housing of the two lamps (8, 9) is hinged on an axis (21) barycentric in respect of the lamps (8, 9), motor means (18) being provided to invert the position of said lamps by rotating the housing by 180°.
- Painting plant as in claim 8), providing for a single electric system feeding said two lamps (8, 9), apt to automatically feed the lamp which is moved into a working position.
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IT2222990U | 1990-12-04 | ||
IT22229U IT220322Z2 (en) | 1990-12-04 | 1990-12-04 | UV LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE IN PAINTING SYSTEMS USING PHOTOPOLYMERABLE PAINTS |
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EP0493691B1 true EP0493691B1 (en) | 1995-03-08 |
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