EP0693973B1 - Verfahren und gerät zum beschichten dreidimensionaler artikel - Google Patents

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EP0693973B1
EP0693973B1 EP94914073A EP94914073A EP0693973B1 EP 0693973 B1 EP0693973 B1 EP 0693973B1 EP 94914073 A EP94914073 A EP 94914073A EP 94914073 A EP94914073 A EP 94914073A EP 0693973 B1 EP0693973 B1 EP 0693973B1
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Tatsuo 3-11-13 Kitashinagawa Otani
Hidetaka 3-3-55 Minami Suita Tsukamoto
Makoto 31 Himewaka-Cho Sekiguchi
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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
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/14—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas designed for spraying particulate materials
    • B05B7/1404—Arrangements for supplying particulate material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/08—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means
    • B05B12/12—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus
    • B05B12/122—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus responsive to presence or shape of target
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/14—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas designed for spraying particulate materials
    • B05B7/1404—Arrangements for supplying particulate material
    • B05B7/1472—Powder extracted from a powder container in a direction substantially opposite to gravity by a suction device dipped into the powder
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/14—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas designed for spraying particulate materials
    • B05B7/1404—Arrangements for supplying particulate material
    • B05B7/1477—Arrangements for supplying particulate material means for supplying to several spray apparatus

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  • This invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for powder coating three dimensional articles having surface irregularities which vary in angle, curvature, and/or surface area.
  • SU-A-1087191 discloses an automatic paint spraying unit. It comprises a paint feed line and an air feed line, each having pressure regulators therein. In addition, it includes workpiece sensors, workpiece surface sensors and a control system.
  • One common method and apparatus for coating three dimensional articles involves spray coating powder particles onto the external surface of the articles as they are conveyed by a conveyor pasta spray gun.
  • a sensor detects when an article carried by the conveyor moves into the spray pattern of the gun and signals the apparatus to spray a preset uniform quantity of powder particles to coat the article.
  • the apparatus intermittently sprays a preset, uniform quantity of coating material onto each article as the articles pass the gun.
  • This manner of coating three dimensional articles is generally acceptable if all of the articles have a flat coating surface, or a surface which is parallel to the conveyor and perpendicular to the orientation of the gun.
  • One way to assure that the entire surface is coated is to operate the spray gun at a sufficiently high pressure to discharge a quantity of coating material which is greater than that which is actually necessary to coat the surface, with the pressure being determined by the portion of the surface which is most difficult to coat. This assures some coating on the most steeply angled or curved surfaces.
  • a coating applied in this manner is generally not uniform due to the surface irregularities. This manner of coating also results in a tremendous amount of wasted energy and coating material.
  • the above-stated objectives are achieved by a method and apparatus which control the discharge rate of coating material according to the irregularity and/or area of the surface of a three dimensional article as it is conveyed past a spray gun.
  • the invention is therefore directed at apparatus for applying coating material to an article comprising means for conveying a three-dimensional article along a conveying path, the article having an external surface with a plurality of surface portions of different topography and/or surface area, wherein at least one of said portions is not parallel to the conveying path, a first gun aimed along a first discharge path which intersects the conveying path, and a controller.
  • the apparatus is for powder coating and further comprises means for flowing powder particles to the gun in a pressurized condition and for discharging the particles therefrom to powder coat the surface portions as the article is moved through the first discharge path via the conveying means, the means for flowing including means for supplying pressurized air to the gun, thereby to combine the pressurized air and the powder particles in a mixed stream for subsequent discharge from the gun and toward the surface portions, and the controller is operatively connected to the means for supplying pressurized air and adapted to vary the flow of the pressurized air therefrom, thereby to variably control the rate of discharging of the powder particles in the mixed stream according to a predetermined discharge sequence so that the rate of discharging for each surface portion is commensurate with the surface area thereof and/or a different rate of discharging is used for each of the plurality of different topographies of the surface portions, thereby to uniformly powder coat the surface portions and to minimize waste of the powder particles.
  • the invention is directed at a method of applying coating material to an article, comprising the steps of moving a three-dimensional article to be coated along a conveying path relative to a spray gun, the gun aimed along a discharge path generally perpendicular to and intersecting the conveying path, the article having an external surface to be coated, the external surface having a plurality of surface portions of different surface topography and surface area.
  • the method is for powder coating, and further comprises the steps of mixing powder particles and pressurized air in the gun to form a mixed stream, the powder particles supplied by a powder source and the pressurized air supplied by a pressurized air source, discharging the mixed stream from the gun along the discharge path to successively powder coat the surface portions as the article moves into the discharge path, and controlling the rate of discharging of the mixed stream according to the predetermined coating sequence by varying the flow of pressurized air from the pressurized air source, to provide a corresponding plurality of different rates of discharging the mixed stream, the rate of discharging being dependent upon the surface topography and the surface area of the surface portion located in the discharge path, thereby to uniformly powder coat the surface portions with optimized efficiency in use of powder.
  • the discharge rate is controlled by regulating the air pressure input to the powder pump. This controls the volume of powder mixed into the conveying air stream moving through the pump and the rate at which the mixed powder-air stream is discharged from a spray gun toward the three dimensional article.
  • a standard reference discharge rate is used for flat surfaces.
  • the discharge rate increases commensurately to assure adequate coating of the increased surface density which moves past the gun per unit time.
  • discharge of the powder is temporarily stopped to reduce waste.
  • Each spray gun is adapted to coat along a topographical strip, or channel, of the external surface of the article.
  • the discharge rate for a gun dedicated to a particular channel is predetermined to correspond to the particular irregularities of the surface portions of that channel.
  • Each gun is controlled independently, so that each channel of the three dimensional article is coated according to a predetermined discharge sequence which corresponds uniquely to the configuration of the surface portions thereof.
  • this invention assures uniform coating of all surface portions of the article, regardless of surface irregularities. Additionally, because the discharge rate is lowered for flat surfaces, and discharge is discontinued entirely for cut-out regions, this invention reduces the amount of coating material which is wasted during the coating of three dimensional articles.
  • a method and apparatus for coating three dimensional articles includes a conveyor, a spray gun, a powder pump, a powder hopper, a pressurized air source, a master controller, and electro-pneumatic air regulator, a position sensor for articles on the conveyor and a speed sensor for the conveyor.
  • the conveyor carries three dimensional articles in spaced relation along the conveying path, which is oriented perpendicular to the discharge path of the spray gun. Stated another way, the discharge path of the spray gun intersects the conveying path at a 90° angle.
  • the powder pump conveys a mixed stream of pressurized air and powder particles to the gun via a transport hose.
  • the powder hopper preferably a fluidized bed, supplies powder particles to the powder pump.
  • the pressuried air source supplies pressurized air via a supply tube to the powder pump.
  • the electro-pneumatic air regulator is connected in the supply tube between the pressurized air source and the powder pump, and the electro-pneumatic air regulator regulates the flow rate of pressurized air supplied to the powder pump. Because the amount of powder particles drawn into the powder pump is directly proportional to the flow rate therethrough, this also controls the discharge rate from the gun.
  • the controller operatively connects to the electro-pneumatic air regulator and controls operation thereof according to a predetermined discharge sequence, the sequence initially determined by an operator to uniformly coat a topographical channel of the three dimensional article as the various surface portions thereof pass in front of the gun.
  • a position sensor senses movement of an article by the conveyor into the discharge path of the gun, and thereby activates the controller to initiate the predetermined coating sequence.
  • the conveyor speed sensor operatively connects to the controller and signals to the controller the speed of the conveyor, thereby to correlate the predetermined discharge sequence with the actual speed of the conveyor. Stated another way, the speed sensor serves as a feedback device to the controller to assure that the predetermined coating sequence actually matches the topography of the surface portions of the channel as the article is transported in front of the gun.
  • An air pressure sensor may be located in the supply line between the electro-pneumatic air regulator and the pump, thereby to sense and provide an indication of the air pressure in the line. If desired, this air pressure can be calculated to determine, and provide a display of, the discharge rate from the gun.
  • one or more additional surface channels may be designated. This will necessitate the use of one or more additional guns, along with the corresponding additional powder supply apparatus.
  • This additional powder supply apparatus functions in the same manner as described above, and discharge from each gun is independently controlled by the master controller. However, only a single air supply source is necessary, with a control valve located downstream thereof and operatively connected to the master controller, thereby to turn "off" or “on” all pressurized air flowing into the apparatus.
  • Fig. 1 schematically shows an improved spray coating apparatus 10 for powder coating a three dimensional article 12 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. While the figures show an apparatus 10 particularly suitable for powder coating, the invention is not limited thereby and is also applicable to other types of coating and coating materials. More specifically, the apparatus 10 coats a first external surface 13 of three dimensional articles 12 carried by a conveyor 14. The conveyor 14 moves the articles 12 along a conveying path and past a spray coating gun 16. The gun 16 is adapted to spray coating material along a discharge path which intersects the conveying path of the conveyor 14 at 90°. This discharge path is defined by a conical-shaped pattern 18 which is formed during operation of the gun 16 under high pressure discharge conditions.
  • the first external surface 13 of article 12 includes first and second widths, or topographic channels 19 and 21, respectively.
  • channel 19 is located above channel 21, though this invention is not limited to the use of a horizontal conveying path and a horizontal discharge path, and the channels may reside next to each other in the X, Y or Z planes.
  • the number of channels depends upon the transverse dimension of the first external surface 13 with respect to the direction of the conveyor 14.
  • the conveyor 14 moves the articles 12 along a conveying path which comes out of the page, and thus the transverse dimension of external surface 13 is along the vertical, or y-axis.
  • Another factor which plays a role in determining the number of channels, in addition to the transverse dimension is the surface variation of the first external surface 13. For instance, channel 21 has a cut-out region while channel 19 does not..
  • Fig. 1 also shows a second gun 16a for discharging coating material in a conical-shaped pattern 18a toward the second channel 21.
  • a second gun 16a for discharging coating material in a conical-shaped pattern 18a toward the second channel 21.
  • the structural elements which supply coating material to second gun 16a are identical to the structural elements which supply first gun 16, and reference numerals for these elements are identical, but have an "a" appended thereto. To simplify the explanation of Fig. 1, only the elements associated with first gun 16 will be described.
  • a supply hose 22 conveys a mixed stream of pressurized air and powder paint coating material to the gun 16.
  • a powder pump 24 creates this mixture of pressurized air and coating material.
  • the pump 24 is mounted to the top of a powder hopper 26 which maintains a fluidized bed of powder coating material.
  • Pump 24 includes a venturi pumping chamber under negative pressure which is connected by suction tube 28 to the fluidized bed of powder in hopper 26 to draw powder into pump 24.
  • a pressurized air supply tube 30 defines a flow path for conveying pressurized air from a pressurized air source 32 to the pump 24. This pressurized air creates the negative pressure condition in the venturi pumping chamber of pump 24 which draws powder from hopper 26 into the pump.
  • the supply of pressurized air from pressurized air source 32 is turned “off” and “on” via a solenoid valve 34 which is controlled by a master controller 36.
  • the master controller 36 is preferably programmable and includes a central processing unit.
  • An electro-pneumatic air regulator 38 is installed in the flow path defined by supply tube 30, between the pressurized air source 32 and the pump 24.
  • Regulator 38 is preferably a voltage to pressure regulator manufactured by Nordson Corporation of Amherst, Ohio under Part No. 113,626.
  • An electrical signal is provided to regulator 38 via a line 40 from controller 36 indicating the air pressure to be provided at the output of regulator 38.
  • this electropneumatic air regulator 38 regulates the flow of pressurized air along the tube 30, which in turn regulates the amount of negative pressure in the venturi pumping chamber of pump 24 and the flow rate of the mixed powder-air stream from hopper 26 along supply tube 22, and the discharge rate of powder coating material from gun 16.
  • Supply tube 30 also includes an air pressure sensor 42 which is operatively connected to the master controller 36, and the master controller 36 includes or is operatively connected to a display 41, such as an LED or LCD, for displaying the air pressure in the tube 30.
  • the master controller 36 also connects to position sensors 46a and 46b, which may be a light beam detector, to sense movement of the article 12 into the discharge path of the gun 16. The signal generated by the sensors 46a and 46b may then be used to actuate the master controller 36 to initiate coating.
  • position sensors 46a and 46b which may be a light beam detector
  • the master controller 36 is programmed to control the operation of the regulator 38 (and regulator 38a) according to a predetermined coating sequence.
  • This coating sequence may involve increasing or decreasing the supply of pressurized air to the pump 24 from regulator 38, thereby to increase or decrease the discharge rate of coating material from the gun 16 in accordance with the particular surface configuration or topography of the channel 19 (and channel 21). For instance, if the surface channel 19 includes flat portions and angled portions or curved portions, i.e. portions not parallel to the conveying path, the surface area of the non-parallel portions which pass by the gun 16 per unit time will be greater than the surface area of the flat portions which pass by the gun 16 per unit time, assuming the conveyor 14 moves at a constant speed. As described in more detail below with respect to Fig. 2, these uneven or non-parallel portions therefore require a higher discharge rate, with the discharge rate being commensurate with the slope of a tangent line to the surface.
  • the speed of the conveyor 14 may be fed back to the master controller 36. This may be done by fixing a rotatable spool 48 in contact with the conveyor 14 so that the spool 48 rotates upon movement of the conveyor 14.
  • An axle 50 connects to the spool 48 and supports a disc 52 which rotates therewith.
  • the disc 52 is coded via punched out regions at a diameter which corresponds to a location of light beam sensors 54a and 54b. As the disc 52 rotates, the passage or obstruction of the light beam between sensors 54a and 54b indicates to the master controller 36 the speed of the conveyor 14.
  • this structure may be used simply to indicate to the master controller 36 the speed of the conveyor 14 and whether the conveyor 14 has stopped or started, via sensing at the controller 36 the rate of receipt of the "obstructed” and "unobstructed” signals. If the conveyor 14 always runs at the same speed to coat the same articles 12, this speed sensing structure may not be necessary, because the predetermined coating sequences can be correlated to the channel or channels of the article 12 in relation to that constant speed. However, this added degree of control is preferable because of possible fluctuations in the speed of the conveyor 14 and/or the desire to operate the conveyor 14 at different speeds for coating different articles 12.
  • the coding on the disc 52 may be specific to a particular article 12, and arranged such that one complete rotation of disc 52 corresponds to movement of the conveyor 14 from the leading edge of one article 12 to the leading edge of the next succeeding article 12.
  • Each surface portion to be coated can then be correlated to an arcuate section of the disc 52. The spacing of the cut out regions could then dictate the discharge rate.
  • the invention contemplates added levels of feedback control, if desired.
  • Fig. 2 shows the first external surface 13 of article 12 in greater detail. More particularly, Fig. 2 shows the topographic surface details of first upper channel 19 and second lower channel 21.
  • the surfaces of channels 19 and 21 are coated by material discharged from gun 16 and 16a, respectively, as the article 12 moves along the conveying path in a direction designated by reference numeral 56.
  • Channel 19 includes multiple surface portions, designated 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d and 19e.
  • Surface portion 19a is oriented parallel to the discharge path of the gun 16 and perpendicular to the conveying path of the conveyor 14.
  • Surface portion 19b is parallel to the conveying path and perpendicular to the discharge path.
  • Surface portion 19c is curved, and a tangent line to this curve is almost parallel with the discharge path adjacent portion 19b, but becomes almost perpendicular to the discharge path as the surface portion 19c flattens, adjacent the flat or parallel surface portion 19d.
  • Surface portion 19e is oriented parallel with the discharge path and perpendicular to the conveying path.
  • Surface portions 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d are similar to surface portions 19a, 19b, 19c and 19d, respectively.
  • channel 21 also includes a cut-out region 21e which does not require discharge of any coating material, followed by a flat surface portion 21f and a perpendicular surface portion 21g.
  • the master controller 36 controls the flow rate of pressurized air along tube 30 by means of regulator 38.
  • the standard reference for surface area passing gun 16 per unit time is 1.0 and the standard reference for quantity discharged is also 1.0.
  • the initial surface area which passes gun 16 per unit time is about 4.4 times the reference value region.
  • the angle of surface portion 19c decreases to about 30°, (adjacent portion 19d) the region which passes gun 16 per unit time is about 1.15 times the standard reference value.
  • the apparatus 10 opens up or closes down the flow passage in regulator 38, under the control of controller 36, to increase or decrease, respectively, the discharge rate from guns 16 and 16a relative to the surface area of the respective channel 19 or 21.
  • the flow passage through regulator 38 would be opened wider during the coating of portion 19c, than during the coating of portion 19b. This results in the most efficient use of the coating material, since excess coating material is not discharged onto flat portions, and additional material is discharged on curved portions to accomodate the additional surface area defined by the surface topography. Additionally, coating material is saved because the apparatus 10 does not discharge coating material toward cut-out regions, such as portion 21e.
  • electrostatic charging of the powder particles may occur via use of corona charging electrodes 37 and 37a external to the guns 16 and 16a, respectively, though it is preferable to electrostatically charge the powder particles while in the apparatus 10, either via an internal corona electrode or an internal charging system such as a triboelectric friction charging system.
  • this type of electrostatic powder coating gun is preferably also used for coating the other portions of the article 12 as well.
  • Fig. 3A shows topographic channel 19 in plan view, and particularly surface portions 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d and 19e.
  • Fig. 3B includes a curve 58 which graphically illustrates the surface area of channel 19 which passes in front of gun 16 during movement of the conveyor 14.
  • the surface area represented for portions 19a and 19d are equal to the standard reference value 1.0.
  • the surface area represented for the slightly inclined region of portion 19c is 1.15 times the reference value, while the surface area for the steeper region of portion 19c increases from 1.15 to 4.4 of the reference value.
  • Fig. 3B also reflects the slope of a tangent line to the surface.
  • Fig. 3C graphically illustrates the quantity of coating material which should be discharged according to the invention as surface portions 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d and 19e pass in front of gun 16.
  • This quantity is represented by curve 60.
  • the shaded region located above curve 60, and designated by reference numeral 62, represents the amount of coating material that is saved by using this invention, since without this invention it would otherwise be necessary to discharge at a rate sufficient to cover the steepest region of surface portion 19c. The other option of course, though equally undesirable, would be to discharge at a rate insufficient to adequately coat the steepest region of surface portion 19c.
  • Figs. 4A, 4B and 4C correspond to Figs. 3A, 3B and 3C, respectively, but relate to coverage of second topographic channel 21.
  • Curve 64 in Fig. 4B shows the surface area for portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f and 21g of channel 21, and curve 66 in Fig. 4C graphically shows the quantity of coating material discharged as these surface portions pass the gun 16a.
  • the reference numeral 68 designates the amount of coating material saved with this invention by varying the discharge rate.
  • Figs. 4A, 48 and 4C differ only in respect to the cut-out portion 21e, which does not require any coating material.
  • the second discharge path 18a and the second gun 16a are necessary for coating article 12 because of the different surface configurations, or surface topography, represented by the cut-out region 21e.
  • additional or fewer guns may be needed, but the number of guns necessary will be determined by the transverse dimension of the article 12 and the number of topographic variations in the surface orientation of the article 12.
  • The'invention requires one gun, and therefore one topographic channel, for each variation and surface orientation across the transverse dimension of the article 12.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von Beschichtungsmaterial auf einen Gegenstand, enthaltend Mittel (14) zum Transportieren eines dreidimensionalen Gegenstandes (12) entlang eines Transportweges, wobei der Gegenstand (12) eine Außenoberfläche (13) aufweist, die mehrere Flächenabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) mit unterschiedlicher Topographie und/oder Oberflächenbereich besitzt, wobei zumindest einer der Abschnitte nicht parallel zu dem Transportweg verläuft, eine erste Pistole (16), die auf einem ersten Abgabeweg ausgerichtet ist, welcher den Transportweg schneidet, sowie eine Steuereinrichtung (36),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung zum Pulverbeschichten vorgesehen ist und weiterhin Mittel enthält, um zum Beschichten der Oberflächenabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) mit Pulver Pulverpartikel unter Druck zu der Pistole (16) strömen zu lassen und die Partikel aus der Pistole abzugeben, wenn der Gegenstand (12) mittels dem Transportmittel (14) durch den ersten Abgabeweg hindurchbewegt wird, wobei die Strömungsmittel ein Mittel (32, 34, 38) enthalten, um Druckluft zu der Pistole zuzuführen, um dadurch die Druckluft und die Pulverpartikel in einem Mischstrahl für die nachfolgende Abgabe aus der Pistole (16) in Richtung der Oberflächeabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) zu vereinen, und dass die Steuereinrichtung (36) mit dem Mittel (32, 34, 38) zum Zuführen der Druckluft verbunden und in der Lage ist, die Strömung der Druckluft zu verändern, um dadurch die Abgabeleistung der Pulverpartikel in dem Mischstrahl gemäß einer vorbestimmten Abgabesequenz variabel so zu steuern, dass die Abgabeleistung für jeden Oberflächenabschnitt (19a-e, 21a-g) dem Oberflächenbereich hiervon angepasst ist und/oder eine unterschiedliche Abgabeleistung für jeden der mehreren unterschiedlichen Topographien der Oberflächeabschnitte verwendet wird, um die Oberflächeabschnitte gleichförmig mit Pulver zu beschichten und den Abfall der Pulverpartikel zu minimieren.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
    weiterhin enthaltend Luftdruck-Erfassungsmittel (42), die mit dem Pulverströmungsmittel verbunden und in der Lage sind, einen Parameter, der proportional der Abgabeleistung ist, für die Anzeige zu erfassen.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    weiterhin enthaltend eine zweite Pistole (16a), die in der Lage ist, Beschichtungsmaterial entlang eines zweiten den Transportweg schneidenden Abgabeweges (18a) abzugeben, wenn sich der Gegenstand (12) entlang des Transportweges bewegt, wobei die zweite Pistole (16a) und die erste Pistole (16) entlang einer Linie angeordnet sind, die senkrecht zu dem Transportweg sowie dem ersten und dem zweiten Abgabeweg verläuft.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    bei der das Pulverströmungsmittel eine Pulverpumpe (24), die mit der Pistole (16) verbunden ist, sowie Mittel (26) zum Zuführen fluidisierter Pulverpartikel zu der Pumpe enthält, wobei das Luftzuführmittel (32, 34, 38) über einen Strömungsweg (30) der Pumpe (24) Luft zuführt, wobei die Pumpe (24) in der Lage ist, die Druckluft und die Pulverpartikel in einen Mischstrom zu vereinen und den Mischstrom entlang eines Transportweges zu der Pistole (16) für die Abgabe hieraus in Richtung der Oberflächenabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) zu transportieren, und bei der das Luftzuführmittel ein Strömungssteuermittel (38) enthält, das in dem Strömungsweg (30) angeordnet und in der Lage ist, die Druckluftströmung dort hindurch zu regeln, um die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit des Mischstromes, der zu der Pistole (16) transportiert und von dort abgegeben wird, zu regeln, wobei die Steuereinrichtung (36) mit dem Strömungssteuermittel (38) verbunden und in der Lage ist, das Strömungssteuermittel zu steuern, wodurch die Abgabeleistung des Mischstromes aus der Pistole (16) gemäß der vorbestimmten Abgabesequenz veränderbar ist.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 soweit von Anspruch 1 abhängig,
    weiterhin enthaltend einen Druckluftsensor (42), der in dem Strömungsweg (30) zwischen dem Strömungssteuermittel (38) und der Pumpe (24) angeordnet ist, und Anzeigemittel, die mit dem Druckluftsensor (42) zum Anzeigen der Druckluft in dem Strömungsweg (30) verbunden sind.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5,
    bei dem das Strömungssteuermittel (38) eine elektropneumatische Regeleinrichtung enthält, die ein elektrisches Signal aus der Steuereinrichtung (36) empfängt und in Erwiderung auf die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Druckluft verändert.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6,
    weiterhin enthaltend eine zweite Pistole (16a), die in der Lage ist, Druckluft und Pulverpartikel in einem zweiten Strom (18a) in Richtung aufeinanderfolgend geförderten Oberflächenabschnitte (21a-g) des Gegenstandes abzugeben, wobei die zweite Pistole (18a) und die erste Pistole (18) entlang einer Linie angeordnet sind, die senkrecht zu dem Transportweg und der Abgaberichtung verläuft.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    weiterhin enthaltend einen Sensor (46a, 46b), der mit der Steuereinrichtung (36) verbunden und in der Lage ist, den Gegenstand (12) zu erfassen, wenn er sich vor der Pistole (18, 18a) vorbeibewegt, und der Steuereinrichtung (36) zu signalisieren, die vorbestimmte Abgabesequenz zu beginnen.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    weiterhin enthaltend Geschwindigkeitserfassungsmittel (54a, 54b), die mit der Steuereinrichtung verbunden und in der Lage sind, die Geschwindigkeitsrate des Transportmittels (14) zu bestimmen, um die vorbestimmte Abgabesequenz mit der Geschwindigkeit, bei der die Oberflächenabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) vor der Pistole (18, 18a) vorbeigeführt werden, zu korrelieren.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    weiterhin enthaltend ein Mittel zum elektrostatischen Aufladen der Partikel in dem Mischstrom.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 10,
    bei der das elektrostatische Auflademittel in dem Transportweg angeordnet ist.
  12. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    bei der die Pistole (18, 18a) in einer ortsfesten Position bleibt und das Transportmittel (14) den Gegenstand (12) an der Pistole (18, 18a) vorbeiführt.
  13. Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Beschichtungsmaterial auf einen Artikel, enthaltend die Schritte des Bewegens eines dreidimensionalen, zu beschichtenden Artikels (12) entlang eines Transportweges relativ zu einer Sprühpistole (18, 18a), wobei die Pistole entlang eines Abgabeweges ausgerichtet ist, der im wesentlichen senkrecht zu dem Transportweg verläuft und den Transportweg schneidet, wobei der Gegenstand (12) eine zu beschichtende Außenoberfläche (13) aufweist, wobei die Außenoberfläche mehrere Oberflächenabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) mit unterschiedlicher Oberflächentopographie und Oberflächenbereich besitzt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren für das Pulverbeschichten vorgesehen ist und weiterhin die folgenden Schritte enthält: Mischen von Pulverpartikeln und Druckluft in der Pistole (18, 18a), um einen Mischstrahl zu bilden, wobei die Pulverpartikel durch eine Pulverquelle (26, 26a) und die Druckluft durch eine Druckluftquelle (32) zugeführt werden, Abgeben des Mischstrahles aus der Pistole (18, 18a) entlang des Abgabeweges, um die Oberflächenabschnitte (19a-e, 21a-g) aufeinanderfolgend mit Pulver zu beschichten, wenn sich der Gegenstand (12) in den Abgabeweg bewegt, und Steuern der Abgabeleistung des Mischstromes gemäß der vorbestimmten Beschichtungssequenz durch Verändern der Strömung der Druckluft aus der Druckluftquelle (32), um eine Reihe von unterschiedlichen Leistungen der Abgabe des Mischstromes bereitzustellen, wobei die Abgabeleistung abhängig von der Oberflächentopographie und dem Oberflächenbereich des Oberflächenabschnittes ist, der in dem Abgabeweg angeordnet ist, wodurch die Oberflächeabschnitte mit optimierter Effizienz hinsichtlich der Verwendung des Pulvers gleichförmig beschichtbar sind.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13,
    weiterhin enthaltend die Schritte des elektrostatischen Aufladens der abgegebenen Partikel.
  15. Verfahren nach Anspruch 14,
    bei dem das Aufladen innerhalb der Pistole (18, 18a) erfolgt.
  16. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 15,
    weiterhin enthaltend die Schritte des Erfassens des Gegenstands (12), wenn er sich in den Abgabeweg bewegt, um dadurch eine Steuereinrichtung (36) zum Beginn der vorbestimmten Beschichtungssequenz zu betätigen.
  17. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 16,
    weiterhin enthaltend den Schritt des Messens der Geschwindigkeit, mit dem der Gegenstand (12) durch den Abgabeweg und entlang des Transportweges bewegt wird, und Eingeben der gemessenen Geschwindigkeit in eine oder die Steuereinrichtung (36), um die vorbestimmte Beschichtungssequenz zu steuern.
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