EP0723815B1 - Dispositif de pulvérisation pour matériaux de revêtement - Google Patents

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EP0723815B1
EP0723815B1 EP95118742A EP95118742A EP0723815B1 EP 0723815 B1 EP0723815 B1 EP 0723815B1 EP 95118742 A EP95118742 A EP 95118742A EP 95118742 A EP95118742 A EP 95118742A EP 0723815 B1 EP0723815 B1 EP 0723815B1
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Eugen Thomas Dr. Bühlmann
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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
    • B05B5/00—Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
    • B05B5/025—Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns
    • B05B5/03—Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns characterised by the use of gas, e.g. electrostatically assisted pneumatic spraying
    • B05B5/032—Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns characterised by the use of gas, e.g. electrostatically assisted pneumatic spraying for spraying particulate materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B5/00—Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
    • B05B5/025—Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns
    • B05B5/053—Arrangements for supplying power, e.g. charging power
    • B05B5/0533—Electrodes specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of electrodes
    • 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
    • B05B1/02—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape
    • B05B1/04—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape in flat form, e.g. fan-like, sheet-like

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  • the invention relates to a powder spray device and a process for coating powder for spray coating Articles according to the preambles of claims 1 and 9.
  • DE-A-28 37 428 shows a coating powder electrostatic spray device with a cross section round powder spray nozzle opening and with one each High-voltage electrode in two compressed air outlet openings that run converging to each other in the powder flow direction.
  • DE-A-23 25 989 describes a coating powder Flat jet nozzle.
  • US-A-3,952,951 shows a spray device with a circular spray nozzle for liquid or powdery Coating material. It creates a circular Spray jet created by "shaping air" from two diametrically opposite horns of the spray nozzle is flattened (therefore sometimes also called horn air) to form a flattened spray. It is still further downstream radially outside of the flat spray in another Airflow a high voltage electrode for electronic Charging the spray jet arranged.
  • a spray device for Spray coating objects with coating powder known, which has a powder channel, the Cross section at the downstream end except for the Diameter of a spray opening reduced conically is.
  • the spray opening has the shape of a slot Generation of a flat spray.
  • the central axis the spray opening is aligned with the central axis of the Powder channel.
  • the compressed air has the job of powder particles to keep away from the electrode and electrical charges from the electrode into the coating powder transfer.
  • This known spray device has one good coating efficiency and produces good Coating qualities.
  • there is sometimes Risk of powder on the crossbars of the Electrode holder accumulates and such Powder accumulations towards this from time to time coating object to be sprayed and there small coating blemishes.
  • the in Powder flow center arranged electrode and it flowing stream of compressed air and the electrode holder sometimes cause the sprayed to split Powder stream on two finger-like or leaf-shaped Partial beams.
  • a spray device for electrostatic spray coating of objects with known liquid coating material which a Spray nozzle and two compressed air duct openings, each with a high-voltage electrode arranged therein having.
  • the two compressed air duct openings are downstream of the spray orifice and with respect to the Center axis of the spray opening diametrically opposite each other opposite on the edge of the atomized Coating material stream arranged.
  • the electrodes stand a little out of the compressed air duct openings Piece out.
  • the electrodes do the job sprayed liquid coating material charge electrostatically.
  • the one washing around them Compressed air flow has two tasks, the initial one cylindrical stream of atomized Form coating material into a flat jet and coating material from the electrodes keep away. There are these types of spray devices only for liquid coating material, not for Coating powder.
  • Both types of spray coating devices can trained as a spray gun with a handle or to be attached to a machine support.
  • the object of the invention is to be achieved to create a way by which a better Coating efficiency (less loss of sprayed coating material) and at the same time a better coating quality is achieved.
  • the invention surprisingly found that with reference to EP-B-0 236 795 not just powder deposits upstream of the Spray nozzle to be avoided, but that at the same time better efficiency (less loss of sprayed powder) is achieved when a High voltage electrode only on one side of the Coating material beam is arranged.
  • a single electrode can be a group of Electrodes on only one side of the Coating material stream are arranged, wherein however, when using multiple electrodes one mutual adverse influence can occur. For this reason, the preferred one Embodiment of the invention in the use of only a single electrode.
  • an improvement of the Efficiency up to almost 10% can be achieved (10% reached more sprayed coating powder and adhered to the object to be coated).
  • Embodiments of spray devices for Spray coating objects with coating powder are according to FIGS. 1, 4, 6 and 8 with 2.1, 2.4, 2.6 and 2.8 designated.
  • a device body 1 which is preferably made of Plastic is made. Through it leads axially to one central central axis 4 a material channel 6 for the Coating powder, its downstream End section 8 to a slot-shaped spray opening 10 is continuously smaller, in longitudinal section seen preferably arcuate with a radius R.
  • the slot-shaped spray opening 10 is symmetrical to Center axis 4 arranged.
  • the spray opening 10 can consist of a large number of individual openings.
  • the slot-shaped spray opening 10 has in all Embodiments a length 12 that is many times is larger than its width 14, each rectangular measured to each other and perpendicular to the central axis 4.
  • each Compressed air channels 16 and 17 there are at least two Compressed air channels 16 and 17 are provided, their downstream Channel openings 18 and 19 (opening edges) with With respect to the central axis 4 diametrically at a distance from each other and at a radial distance from the Central axis 4 are arranged.
  • these channel openings 18 and 19 in Fig. 1 in one flattened at right angles to the central axis 4 downstream outer end face 20.1 right next to it or just a few millimeters radially outside the Spray opening 10, which is in the center of this end face 20.1 lies; in Fig.
  • each one Form transverse edge 22 of spray opening 10 which is central in a hemispherical downstream exterior End face 20.4 is and around their entire Extends semicircle; in Fig. 6 in a hemispherical round downstream outer End face 20.6 with respect to the central axis 4 radially and with respect to the longitudinal edges 23 of the spray opening 10 each laterally offset laterally outside of this Spray opening 10, which is central in this end face 20.6 is formed; and in Fig. 8 each in one of the two Longitudinal edges 23 of the spray opening 10.
  • a high voltage electrode 26 is arranged.
  • the Electrode 26 is by a not shown electrical line, which is characterized by its Compressed air duct 16 extends through with a also electrical not shown High voltage generator is connected, and receives from it a high voltage in the range of 10,000 volts to 140,000 volts.
  • the electrode tip of the electrode 26 can within the channel opening 18, in the plane of their Opening edge or short upstream or short be arranged downstream thereof.
  • the compressed air flow in the with a Prevents compressed air duct 16 providing electrode 26, that powder particles adhere to the electrode 26.
  • the Compressed air flow of these compressed air channels 16 and Electron wind of the electrode 26 direct the Coating material flow a little bit.
  • the electrode 26 radially outside the Spray material coating material stream 10.
  • Die Compressed air duct outlet openings 18 and 19 are oblique against the central axis 4 and in Direction of coating material flow, so that their compressed air on the atomized powder stream downstream of the spray opening 10 and from it is deflected in the flow direction of the powder stream.
  • the annular surface 30 is symmetrical to the central axis 4 arranged at a cone angle 34.
  • the cross edges 22 of the spray opening 10 extend to the Embodiments according to FIGS. 4 to 9 at right angles to the central axis 4, while in the embodiment 1 to 3 in the coating material flow direction at an angle 40 away from each other diverge, according to Fig. 3 Powder flow in the spray opening 10 symmetrical to Center axis 4 pulled apart.
  • the compressed air channels 16 and 17 and their outlet openings 18 and 19 are preferably circular cylindrical Holes.
  • the device body 1 in cross section a circular shape.
  • the device body 1 in cross section a circular shape.
  • the device body 1 on a base body for example a hand spray gun or a machine-controlled Spray gun to be attached, preferably interchangeable, through which the coating material and the electrode high voltage are supplied.
  • Coating material coating powder used as Coating material coating powder used.

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  1. Dispositif de pulvérisation pour poudre de revêtement pour le revêtement par pulvérisation d'objets, possédant les caractéristiques suivantes : un canal de matériau (6) dans lequel circule de la poudre de revêtement vers une extrémité de canal en aval (8) ; au moins une ouverture de pulvérisation en forme de fente (10) sur l'extrémité de canal en aval, par laquelle la poudre de revêtement est pulvérisée sous forme d'un jet plat de pulvérisation ; au moins une électrode à haute tension (26) autour de laquelle circule un premier courant d'air comprimé d'un premier canal d'air comprimé (16) pour la charge électrique de la poudre de revêtement dans ou à proximité de l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10), caractérisé en ce qu'au moins l'électrode à haute tension (26) est placée de façon excentrique unilatéralement seulement sur un côté du passage du courant (6, 10) de la poudre de revêtement, et en ce qu'au moins une deuxième sortie d'air comprimé (19) est prévue sur le côté du courant de poudre de revêtement diamétralement opposé à l'électrode à haute tension (26) pour l'évacuation d'au moins un contre-courant d'air comprimé, sur le passage duquel ne se trouve aucune électrode à haute tension, de sorte qu'il n'a aucun contact avec une électrode à haute tension, et que la seconde sortie d'air comprimé (19) et son contre-courant d'air comprimé sont dirigés dans le courant de poudre de revêtement, de sorte que le contre-courant d'air comprimé agit en sens contraire d'une déviation du courant de poudre de revêtement par le premier courant d'air comprimé entourant l'électrode à haute tension (26).
  2. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une seule électrode (26) est prévue.
  3. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la section de l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10) est inférieure à la section intérieure du canal de matériau de revêtement (6) et en ce que le canal de matériau de revêtement (6) a un segment terminal (8) dans lequel sa section intérieure est réduite progressivement jusqu'à la section de l'ouverture de pulvérisation.
  4. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'électrode (26) est placée dans un corps (1) formant l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10).
  5. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'électrode (26) est placée dans un corps (1) formant le canal de matériau de revêtement (6).
  6. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10) se trouve dans une surface frontale extérieure plate (20.1), laquelle s'étend perpendiculairement à l'axe médian (4) du canal de matériau de revêtement (6) et de l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10).
  7. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'électrode (26) est placée dans la surface frontale extérieure plate (20.1).
  8. Dispositif de pulvérisation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'électrode (26) est placée dans l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10).
  9. Procédé de pulvérisation pour le revêtement par pulvérisation d'objets avec de la poudre de pulvérisation, selon lequel la poudre de pulvérisation est pulvérisée sur les objets par une ouverture de pulvérisation (10) en forme de fente et selon lequel la poudre de pulvérisation est chargée électriquement dans ou à proximité de l'ouverture de pulvérisation (10) au moyen d'au moins une électrode à haute tension (26) entourée par un premier courant d'air comprimé (16, 18), caractérisé en ce qu'au moins l'électrode à haute tension (26) et son premier courant d'air comprimé ne sont utilisés que de façon excentrique et unilatéralement vers le courant de poudre de pulvérisation, en ce que sur l'autre côté diamétralement opposé du courant de poudre de pulvérisation au moins un contre-courant d'air comprimé (17, 19), qui n'est pas en contact avec une électrode à haute tension, est dirigé vers le courant de poudre de pulvérisation pour agir en sens inverse à une déviation de ce courant de poudre de pulvérisation par le premier courant d'air comprimé (16, 18).
  10. Procédé de pulvérisation selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'une seule électrode (26) est utilisée.
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