EP1270083B1 - Système et procédé pour alimenter un appareil de revêtement par des écouvillions - Google Patents

Système et procédé pour alimenter un appareil de revêtement par des écouvillions Download PDF

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EP1270083B1
EP1270083B1 EP02013515A EP02013515A EP1270083B1 EP 1270083 B1 EP1270083 B1 EP 1270083B1 EP 02013515 A EP02013515 A EP 02013515A EP 02013515 A EP02013515 A EP 02013515A EP 1270083 B1 EP1270083 B1 EP 1270083B1
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Frank Herre
Herbert Martin
Manfred Michelfelder
Werner Schwager
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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
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/14—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet
    • B05B12/1481—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet comprising pigs, i.e. movable elements sealingly received in supply pipes, for separating different fluids, e.g. liquid coating materials from solvent or air
    • 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
    • B05B5/16—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material
    • B05B5/1608—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive
    • B05B5/1616—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive and the arrangement comprising means for insulating a grounded material source from high voltage applied to the material

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  • the invention relates to a method for supplying a coating device for electrostatic serial coating of workpieces such as vehicle bodies according to the preamble of claim 1 and a corresponding supply system.
  • the to Dosing the paint material required pump can be before the gemolchten Line or between it and the application organ be arranged.
  • the object of the invention is a secure potential separation with a compact, even in the immediate vicinity of the atomizer if necessary within a coating machine installable supply system and with correspondingly low color losses during To allow color change.
  • the invention comes without the hitherto largely common Swiss familiarmaschinen for color material and avoids their Disadvantage.
  • Et al Can not use unnecessary paint material be conveyed back to the grounded supply device.
  • the paint supply system shown schematically in Fig. 1 for an electrostatic atomizer 1 contains in a grounded Area of the coating plant a unit 2 with a first pig station 3A connected to a grounded color changer 4 is connected, one in the high voltage range of the system located unit 6 with a second pig station 7A, to which is connected to the atomizer, and between the two Pig stations 3A, 7A a line 8A made of insulating material, by that of the color changer 4 and the first pig station 3A upcoming coating material via the second pig station 7A the atomizer 1 is supplied.
  • the second pig station can temporarily or permanently under high voltage.
  • a measuring cell 5 for measuring the flowing coating material be arranged.
  • the insulating line 8A is piggable and may be, for example consist of a plastic tube. That is out of length and Diameter resulting line volume of this line corresponds at least the predetermined for a coating process Paint volume plus a safety paint and plus of the double necessary for electrical isolation separation in the pipe.
  • the two (in FIG. 1 not shown) pigs of the line 8A in defined, positions monitored by initiators 9A in a tubular Channel, whose output is in the insulating line 8A leads, and in the between the two pigs, for example by a transverse bore and possibly via a valve that of the Color changer 4 coming color line opens.
  • On the line 8A opposite side of the two pigs can also have a another valve pressurized air as a pig pushing medium be channeled into the channel.
  • pigs are in themselves known.
  • a so-called chamber or Tandemmolch be used, as it is known from DE 10033986 is known.
  • Such pigs consist of two together connected parts, between which a rinsing liquid for Cleaning the inner pipe wall can be filled.
  • a essential feature of the newts to be used is that they move along the line 8A at their Wipe off the inner wall of deposited paint material without residue can.
  • the newts can each contain a magnet, so that their rest positions and their passing by are defined Make the line 8A by appropriate sensors or initiators monitored and reported.
  • a pig initiator 12A at the end of one at the first Pig station 3A beginning safety route of the line 8A.
  • This safety distance has a length for potential separation between the high voltage potential of the atomizer and Earth potential is sufficient if it contains only air.
  • Another Pig initiator 13A serves to monitor a similar safety route in front of the second pig station 7A.
  • the purpose of the monitoring of the Isolierumblen can also paint sensors be provided for the appearance and presence the color light column in the example transparent line 8A appeal.
  • the representation according to the output line 10 switched metering pump 15 for dosing the nebulizer 1 supplied coating material should be as close to the atomizer as possible.
  • a suitable metering device could be in a coating machine or installed in the atomizer. It may be appropriate and advantageous, at least the second Install the 7A pigging station in the machine or atomizer whereby i.a. Color losses are reduced to a minimum could.
  • a single one between two pig stations is sufficient extending line to supply the atomizer.
  • a parallel to the line 8A similar and in the same Way connected between two pig stations 3B and 7B second Line 8B can be but in a conventional manner, a supply system for quasi-continuous paint promotion to the Atomizer 1 realize.
  • the two lines of this A / B system for every two pigs are alternately in used as described herein, during painting from the one line with the help of one the two Pig stations 7A and 7B downstream precharge 16 the system prepared for painting from the other line can be.
  • the pig stations of the two lines can expedient modular design and in the direction indicated in Fig. 1 Be summarized way to the units 2 and 6, possibly also with other modular pig stations for other lines.
  • the supply system is connected to a flushing system, with the second pig station 7A (and 7B) is under high voltage can be rinsed.
  • the therefore necessary insulating structure the detergent supply and all associated returns can by container technology or pigging potential separation in be realized in a known manner.
  • the system shown serves as a rinsing agent diluting liquid the unit 6 and its pig stations 7A, 7B through the line 20 from one in the high voltage range of the system supplied reservoir 21, which has a piggable insulating line 22 one for potential separation sufficient length can be filled.
  • the line 22 can between the high-voltage side pig station 24 to which the to the container 21 leading line is connected, and for example a flushing agent source located in the assembly 2 25 run with another pig station.
  • the return of spent paint containing the spent rinse from the assembly 6 can via the return line 26, a another intermediate container 27 and one between two others Pig stations 28 and 29 in the grounded area leading line 30 done.
  • the rinsed Areas are dried in the usual way.
  • the supply and return directions of the detergent also be reversed.
  • consumed To dispose of dishwashing liquid within the high voltage range as indicated by the dashed line 31.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates in six successive stages of the process A) - F) the process flow in the promotion of coating material through one of the insulating lines 8 (8A or 8B) in Fig. 1.
  • the arrows F mean coloring material while the arrows L indicate the introduction of air.
  • step A) When the system is in the initial state, go to step A)
  • the two pigs M1 and M2 in their direction of movement one behind the other in the grounded pig station 3.
  • the to the at high voltage lying second pig station 7 leading line 8 contains only air.
  • the second pig station 7th has reached and the pig M1 in its local end position is located, the coating material in the direction of Atomizer pressed and started with the coating.
  • the predetermined nominal volume by one Increase safety quantity.
  • the after completion of the coating process in the line 8 remaining amount can either expressed towards the atomizer or as shown in the stage E as a color packet FS 'between the two Piglets M1 and M2 through the pipe back to the earthed Pig station 3 are pushed, the pig M1 of in the second pig station 7 guided insulating sliding medium, preferably air, is applied.
  • the second pig station 7 and possibly serving as a pig M2 Tandemmolch headed into the second pig station 7 Rinsing fluid are rinsed.
  • the first pig station 3 will be expediently flushed with flushing liquid conducted into this station, as soon as the mentioned reflow operation is finished.

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  1. Procédé d'alimentation d'un dispositif de revêtement pour le revêtement électrostatique en série de pièces telles que par exemple des carrosseries de véhicule, avec un matériau de revêtement de faible valeur de résistance qui, provenant d'un dispositif d'alimentation (4) mis à la terre est envoyé, pendant l'application du revêtement, au dispositif de revêtement (1) sous haute tension par une conduite d'amenée (8) qui s'étend entre un premier poste de raclage (3) se trouvant à proximité du dispositif d'alimentation (4) et un deuxième poste de raclage (7) se trouvant à proximité du dispositif de revêtement (1),
    dans lequel le matériau de revêtement est transporté, à travers la conduite d'amenée (8), dans la quantité volumique nécessaire à une opération de revêtement, entre au moins deux écouvillons (M1, M2),
    dans lequel le dispositif de revêtement (1) est isolé électriquement du dispositif d'alimentation (4) par de l'air, entre un premier écouvillon (M1) et le deuxième poste de raclage (7) et, par un fluide isolant, entre le premier poste de raclage (3) et un deuxième écouvillon (M2), tandis que le matériau de revêtement est transporté à travers la conduite d'amenée (8) entre les deux écouvillons (M1, M2),
    et dans lequel, après une opération de revêtement, le matériau de revêtement restant dans la conduite d'amenée (8) en tant que quantité résiduelle, est refoulé vers le premier poste de raclage (3) entre les deux écouvillons (M1, M2), par l'air guidé dans le deuxième poste de raclage (7), caractérisé en ce que
    la quantité résiduelle est refoulée par le premier poste de raclage (3) vers le dispositif d'alimentation (4) mis à la terre.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que
    partant d'un état dans lequel les deux écouvillons (M1, M2) se trouvent dans le premier poste de raclage (3) et la conduite d'amenée (8) est remplie d'air, le matériau de revêtement est refoulé entre les deux écouvillons dans le premier poste de raclage (3) et, à partir de celui-ci, par entraínement du premier écouvillon (M1), dans la conduite d'amenée (8) ;
    l'introduction du matériau de revêtement est terminée avant que le parcours de conduite (LS1) rempli d'air, restant entre le premier écouvillon (M1) et le deuxième poste de raclage (7), repasse au-dessous d'une longueur nécessaire à l'isolation électrique entre les deux postes de raclage (3, 7) ;
    le deuxième écouvillon (M2) est pressé par un fluide isolant dans la conduite d'amenée (8) et transporte le matériau de revêtement (FS) se trouvant entre celui-ci et le premier écouvillon (M1), en direction du deuxième poste de raclage, le parcours de conduite (LS2), rempli du fluide isolant, entre le premier poste de raclage (3) et le deuxième écouvillon (M2), augmente jusqu'à une longueur suffisante pour l'isolation électrique, avant que le matériau de revêtement n'atteigne le deuxième poste de raclage (7) ;
    et le matériau de revêtement est amené au dispositif de revêtement (1), lorsque le premier écouvillon (M1) se trouve dans le deuxième poste de raclage (7).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le matériau de revêtement est dosé entre le deuxième poste de raclage (7) et le dispositif de revêtement (1) ou dans celui-ci.
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les parcours d'isolation d'air (LS) dans la conduite d'amenée (8) sont surveillés par des capteurs (12, 13) se trouvant sur la conduite et qui réagissent lorsqu'apparaít un écouvillon (M1, M2) et/ou le matériau de revêtement (FS).
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de mesure (5) constate si la quantité volumique nécessaire du matériau de revêtement est atteinte dans la conduite d'amenée (8).
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'après le recouvrement d'une pièce avec le matériau de revêtement depuis la conduite d'amenée (8A) d'un premier circuit d'alimentation, un deuxième circuit d'alimentation (8B) similaire alimente l'organe de revêtement (1) avec le matériau de revêtement.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième poste de raclage (7) est lavé sous haute tension.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fluide de lavage est amené depuis un réservoir (21) qui est rempli par une source (25) mise à la terre, par l'intermédiaire d'une conduite (22) raclée, dont la longueur est suffisante pour la séparation du potentiel.
  9. Système d'alimentation pour le revêtement électrostatique en série de pièces telles que par exemple des carrosseries de véhicule avec un matériau de revêtement de faible valeur de résistance,
    comportant une conduite d'amenée (8) du matériau de revêtement reliant un dispositif d'alimentation (4) mis à la terre à un dispositif de revêtement (1) placé pendant l'application du revêtement sous haute tension, laquelle s'étend entre un premier poste de raclage (3) situé à proximité du dispositif d'alimentation (4) et un deuxième poste de raclage (7) situé à proximité du dispositif de revêtement (1),
    comportant au moins deux écouvillons (M1, M2) déplaçables à travers la conduite (8) dont le premier écouvillon (M1) se trouve sur le côté tourné vers le dispositif de revêtement (1) et le deuxième écouvillon (M2) se trouve sur le côté tourné vers le dispositif d'alimentation (4),
    comportant un dispositif (2) par lequel le matériau de revêtement peut être introduit dans le poste de raclage (3), entre les deux écouvillons (M1, M2), et de l'air ou un autre fluide isolant servant de fluide d'entraínement pour le deuxième écouvillon (M2) peut être introduit également dans le premier poste de raclage (3),
    et comportant un dispositif de dosage (15), disposé entre le deuxième poste de raclage (7) et le dispositif de revêtement (1), pour le transport dosé du matériau de revêtement vers l'organe de revêtement (1),
    caractérisé en ce qu'au deuxième poste de raclage (7) est raccordé un système de lavage avec un réservoir (21) qui est relié à une source de produit de lavage (25) par une conduite (22) pouvant être raclée dont la longueur est suffisante pour la séparation du potentiel.
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