EP1303359B1 - Verfahren und station zum wechseln von flüssigkeit für eine spritzanlage - Google Patents

Verfahren und station zum wechseln von flüssigkeit für eine spritzanlage Download PDF

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EP1303359B1
EP1303359B1 EP01956634A EP01956634A EP1303359B1 EP 1303359 B1 EP1303359 B1 EP 1303359B1 EP 01956634 A EP01956634 A EP 01956634A EP 01956634 A EP01956634 A EP 01956634A EP 1303359 B1 EP1303359 B1 EP 1303359B1
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Philippe Provenaz
Stéphane ROBERT
Louis Sentis
Shigeki Fujiwara
Takao Ueno
Makoto Ichimura
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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
    • 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
    • B05B5/1675—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive the supply means comprising a piston, e.g. a piston pump
    • 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
    • B05B12/1454—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 separate units comprising both a material container and a spray device permanently connected thereto being removably attached to a part of the spray apparatus, e.g. to a robot arm
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/50—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter
    • B05B15/55—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids
    • B05B15/555—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids discharged by cleaning nozzles

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  • the invention relates to a method and a product change station in a coating product spraying installation.
  • the invention intends to respond more particularly by proposing a new process and a new coating product change station which allow rapid product change, while the quality of the cleaning carried out remains. optimal and the consumption of cleaning product and coating product is significantly reduced compared to known systems.
  • the invention it is possible to clean and fill in new coating product of the first tank in masked time.
  • the cleaning of the headlamp and its priming with the new coating product is also carried out in a concealed manner, so that the only steps of the cleaning / filling process which must be taken into account in the calculation of the duration of the changeover. of product are the steps of separating the first subset and securing the second subset on the robot arm.
  • the invention also relates to a product change station in a coating product spraying installation that makes it possible to implement the method described above.
  • This station has at least two zones of cleaning / filling the tank each adapted to receive a sub-assembly formed of a tank and a projector while the subassembly is disengaged from the robot, means for cleaning and / or filling the tank and / or the projector in each of these areas being provided.
  • These zones are able to be brought into a position of connection of a subassembly disposed in one of them with the aforementioned means of cleaning and / or filling whereas these means comprise at least one mobile unit according to a first direction, provided with several outputs and adapted to have a predetermined output of this unit in a connection position to the subassembly.
  • the mobility of the receiving zones of the subassemblies and of the second unit makes it possible to reduce the lengths of the feed pipes for the cleaning product and / or for the coating product, that is, the work in progress and the quantities lost at each change of product.
  • the connection can then take place by moving the aforementioned adequate area perpendicular to the first direction.
  • a robot or robot 1 is disposed near a conveyor 2 carrying objects to be coated, in this case bodies 3 motor vehicles.
  • the robot 1 is of the multi-axis type and comprises a frame 4 movable on a guide 4 'extending parallel to the conveying direction X-X'. To prevent contamination of the guide 4 ', it may be located at a distance from the conveyor 2, the robot 1 then being offset relative to this guide.
  • a partition 5 of a cabin C extends near the robot 1 parallel to the direction X-X '.
  • An arm 6 is supported by the chassis 4 and comprises a plurality of segments 6 a, 6 b and 6 c articulated relative to each other.
  • the frame 4 is also made up of parts 4 and 4b articulated with relative to the other around a substantially vertical axis Z.
  • the segment 6c of the arm 6 supports a subset 7 wherein there are provided a reservoir 8 of coating material and a projector 9.
  • the projector 9 is electrostatic and rotary type and carries a bowl 9 has to be driven to high speed by an air turbine 9c provided in the body of the projector 9.
  • the subset 7 When a motor vehicle body 3 is in place at the level of the robot 1, the subset 7 is moved facing the body and the projector 9 is activated to coat the body with the product contained in the tank 8.
  • the quantity of product present in the tank 8 is adapted to the surface to be coated with the bodywork 3.
  • this station 10 is provided with two zones 11 and 12 for receiving sub-assemblies of the type of the subassembly 7. More specifically, the zone 11 is empty and ready to receive the sub -ensemble 7, while the zone 12 contains a similar subset 7 'which comprises a reservoir 8' and a projector 9 'similar to those of the subset 7.
  • the subsets 7 and 7' can be alternately mounted on the segment 6c of the arm 6, as can be seen from the explanations that follow.
  • the arm 6 is in an approach phase in which it brings the subassembly 7 over the zone 11 of the station 10. From the position represented in FIG. 2, the arm 6 prints the subassembly 7 downward vertical movement represented by the arrow F 1 , which makes it possible to bring the subassembly 7 into the zone 11.
  • a configuration is thus achieved in which a jack 13 control a rod 14 integral with two rods 15 and 16 connected by a synchronism bar 19 and integral with rings 17 and 18 disposed respectively around the openings 11a and 12a of the regions 11 and 12.
  • the areas 11 and 12 are formed by volumes accessible from the top through the openings 11 a and 12 a.
  • the subassembly 7 is mounted on the segment 6c of the arm 6 through a ring 7 is capable of rotational movement about the axis X 1 of the sub-assembly 7, this movement can be imparted to the ring 7 a form-fitting manner with corresponding reliefs provided in the ring 17.
  • the robot 1 is then able to extract the subassembly 7 'from the zone 12 in order to proceed to the coating of a new body, as represented in FIG. 4.
  • a carriage 20 in which are formed the zones 11 and 12 is mounted on a table 21, the carriage 20 being movable relative to the table 21 parallel to the axis X-X ', as represented by the arrow F 2 .
  • the unit 51 is disposed on the central axis X 10 of the station 10 and the movements of the carriage 20 parallel to the direction XX 'can be effected in the direction of the arrow F 2 or in the opposite direction, so that the zones 11 and 12 can be selectively brought opposite the unit 51.
  • the table 21 is moved in a direction YY 'generally perpendicular to the direction XX' and in a direction away from the conveyor 2, as shown by the arrow F 3 .
  • the table 21 moves the carriage 20 in the direction of the arrow F 3 and then reaches the position of Figure 5 or the subset 7 bears against the unit 51 which allows a fluid connection between these two elements. In this position the table 21 and the elements it supports are out of range of the robot 1, that is to say outside of its area of activity.
  • the crossing of the partition 5 by the table 21 is performed through an opening 5A which is then closed by a panel 5b fixed to the edge 21 of the facing table robot 1.
  • An actuator 22 allows to control the movement of the table 21 in the direction of the arrow F 3 and in the opposite direction.
  • the opening 5 a is hidden by the panel 5 b, as shown in Figure 5, and it is possible to perform the cleaning and filling of the sub-assembly 7 being isolated from the atmosphere of the interior volume of the cabin.
  • the unit 51 comprises a jack 511 and a part 512 pressed by the jack 511 in a direction parallel to the direction YY ', as represented by the arrow F 4 in FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the jack 511 is supplied with a constant pressure, which allows it to serve as a shock absorber of the approaching movement of the table 20 according to the arrow F 3 and to seal the connection between the elements 7 and 512.
  • a foam damper may be used to press part 512 to subassembly 7.
  • Part 512 comprises a main body 5121 and an auxiliary body 5122 connected by two ducts 5123 for circulating cleaning liquid and air.
  • the body 5122 is provided with connection means with a plate 71 formed on one side of the subassembly 7 facing the unit 51.
  • the unit 51 comprises four solenoid valves 5131, 5132, 5133 and 5144 respectively controlling the supply of the sub-assembly 7 with a cleaning product for a water-soluble coating product, a cleaning product for solubilized coating product, in air and, for the solenoid valve 5134 the communication of the portion 512 with a purge 514.
  • the unit 51 is supplied with cleaning product and with air and connected to the purge 514 by flexible conduits 515 which are only shown in FIG. 8 for the clarity of the drawings.
  • the portion 512 On its front face 5124, that is to say its face facing the plate 71, the portion 512 is provided with two orifices 5125 and 5126 intended respectively to face two orifices 715 and 716 formed in the plate 71.
  • the orifices 5125 and 715 allow a circulation of a mixture of cleaning product, and coating material towards the purge 514 while the orifices 5126 and 716 permit a circulation of solvent or air streams / solvent of the unit 51 towards the interior of the subassembly 7.
  • a second unit 52 is positioned for the supply of the new coating product of the subassembly 7.
  • the unit 52 comprises a succession of modules 521 juxtaposed in a direction X 52 parallel to the direction XX '.
  • the 521 modules are of two types. Several modules, for example fourteen, are each connected by two ducts 522 and 523 to a device (not shown) for circulating coating product of a predetermined color. These modules 521 are thus inserted in a circulation loop or "circulating" coating product comprising the conduits 522 and 523, this construction being used for the most commonly used coating products.
  • 52A is the part of the unit 52 formed modules 521.
  • the unit 52 also comprises two modules 524 which do not are not connected to conduits of the type of ducts 522 and 523 but whose face 524 a , said rear face, is provided with connection means with a connector 525 forming the downstream end of a manifold 526 of a set of two coating product change blocks 527, 527 '.
  • the elements 525 to 527 are movable in the Y-Y 'direction, as represented by the arrow F 5 , being controlled by a 5251 cylinder.
  • 52B is the part of the unit 52 formed of the elements 524 to 527.
  • Blocks 527 and 527 ' are connected by duct bundles 528 and 528' to coating material sources less frequently used than coating products flowing through lines 522 and 523.
  • the coating products delivered at blocks 527 and 527 can therefore be considered as "rare colors” as opposed to “common colors” circulating in the conduits 522 and 523.
  • the portion 52A is therefore dedicated to the current shades while the portion 52B is dedicated to rare colors.
  • a movable portion 529 of the unit 52 is moved parallel to the X direction 52 , as shown by the arrow F 6 in FIG. , so that, in the case of a current shade, a module 521 of the portion 52A supplied with the preselected product is disposed opposite a port 717 for introducing the coating product into the subassembly 7.
  • each module 521 comprises a valve 5211 loaded elastically by a spring 5212 towards a seat 5213. It is thus formed a valve closed by default.
  • the orifice 717 of the plate 71 allows the passage of an actuator 718 integral with a piston whose movement is controlled inside the subassembly 7 by any appropriate means, for example pneumatically.
  • the actuator 718 can pass through the orifice 717 and the orifice output 5214 of the module 521 so as to push the valve 5211 against the force of the spring 5212, as shown by the arrow F 8 in Figure 7, which allows a circulation of the coating product of the module 521 to inside the subset 7.
  • the part 529 is moved according to the arrow F 6 , so that one of the modules 524 of the part 52B is brought opposite the plate 71 and the movable connector 525 which are then substantially aligned on the median axis X 10 of the station 10. It is then possible to move the connector 525, the collector 526 and the blocks 527 and 527 'towards the module 524 as represented by the arrow F 5 in FIGS. 6 and 8.
  • the connector 525 is fed by the manifold 526 with the coating material to be transferred to the sub-assembly 7, means of quick couplings being provided on the face 524 has module 524 for supplying an internal chamber in which is disposed a valve 5241 similar to the valve 5211 of a module 521.
  • the valve 5241 can be controlled in displacement, against the force generated by a spring 5242, by the actuator 718, the coating product then able to flow from the module 524 to the subassembly 7 through an outlet 5244 of the module 524.
  • the modules 521 and 524 are supported by a bracket 529 forming the structure of the part 529 and controlled by four actuators, of which only one is shown in Figure 5 with the reference 530 and which races are different, which makes it possible to obtaining, for the part 529 of the unit 52 sixteen positions respectively corresponding to the positioning of each of the fourteen modules 521 and each of the two modules 524 opposite the part 719 of the subassembly 7.
  • the blocks 527 and 527 'and the collector 526 are supported by a plate 531 movable relative to a reference square 532 under the action of the jack 5251, a reinforcement 533 allowing the transmission of the force generated by the jack 5251 to the plate 531 of unit 51.
  • the bracket 529 is provided with two notches 529 b freeing access to the rear faces 524 are modules 524.
  • the unit 52 comprises two modules 524, which makes it possible to use a module 524 for the solvent-based coating products and the other module 524 for the water-soluble products.
  • a control unit 30 of the subset 7 which belongs to the station 10 is moved towards the subassembly 7 as represented by the arrow F 9 in Figure 1, this unit 30 being mounted on the upper face of the subassembly 7 instead of the segment 6c .
  • the unit 30 makes it possible to pneumatically and / or electrically control the subassembly 7 in place in the zone 11, that is to say, among other things, to move the piston 8b of the tank 8 by controlling this displacement, to control the valves in the subset 7 and to control the turbine of this subassembly.
  • a collector 31 located at the central axis X 10 of the station 10 is displaced upwards, as represented by the arrow F 10 to cap below the subset 7 and recover products passing through the projector during cleaning / filling operations.
  • This receptacle is advantageously equipped with cleaning product spraying nozzles for rinsing the outer surface of the subassembly. It is connected by a discharge conduit 32 to a not shown purge.
  • two air supplies 601 and 602 are provided at each zone 11 or 12. These supplies 601 and 602 are intended to supply air to the subsets 7 and 7 'as soon as they are in place in the zones 11 and 12. and 12 until their removal from these areas.
  • a sensor 603 detects the presence of a subset 7 or 7 'in one of the zones 11 or 12 and makes it possible to control the power supplies 601 and 602 as a function of the presence of the subassemblies, which allows a gain of time on the cleaning / filling cycle.
  • the air supplied by the supply 601 is directed inside the subassembly 7 or 7 'up to a bearing 9b formed between a fixed part and a rotating part of a turbine 9c , whereas the air air supplied by the supply 602 is used to maintain the rotation of the turbine 9 c of the projector 9 or 9 'when the subassembly 7 or 7' is in place in the zone 11 or 12.
  • the rotational speed of the turbine 9c when the subassembly 7 or 7 'is in place in the zone 11 or 12, is almost identical to the rotational speed used for the projection of coating product.
  • the unit 30 also makes it possible to supply air to the subassembly 7 or 7 ', in particular to drive the turbine of the subassembly under consideration at a speed different from that obtained elsewhere by virtue of the feed 601.
  • the filling control of the tank 8 is carried out through, for example, an encoder 604 connected to the rod 8 to the tank 8b piston 8. In fact, moving the rod 8 a is proportional to the quantity of product introduced into the reservoir 8.
  • the invention has been shown during the cleaning and filling of the subassembly 7. It is understood that it is used during the cleaning and filling of the module 7 'while the module 7 is used for coating a body 3, the zone 12 of the carriage 20 is then brought opposite the unit 51 and then moved by the table 21 to its connecting position of the subassembly 7 'with the units 51 and 52.
  • the movable part 529 of the unit 52 is positioned, according to the movement represented by arrow F 6 'for supplying the module 521 or 524 at the appropriate central axis of the X axis 10 before that the table 21 is moved in the direction of the arrow F 3 since a control unit of the station 10 makes it possible to anticipate knowledge of the coating product to be used in a subsequent step of filling a subset 7 or 7 '.
  • the table 21 is reintroduced into the cabin C, through the opening 5a of the partition 5, which permits the deposition of another subset in zone 11 or 12 free and the pickup by robot 1 of the module ready to paint.
  • the station 10 can be installed in a recess provided in the partition 5 and turned towards the inside of the projection booth. In this sense, station 10 is located in the but, essentially, outside the area of activity of the robot 1.
  • the table 21 is then moved, perpendicularly to the conveying axis X-X ', between a position where it is accessible by the robot 1, for the deposition operations of a subset 7 or 7 'in the corresponding zone 11 or 12 and for securing another set on the segment 6c , and a position inside the niche, that is, out of reach of the robot, where the connection, cleaning and / or filling operations take place.
  • This niche can be accessible from outside the cabin by means of doors or hatches, which allows intervention on the station 10 during the coating of a bodywork 3.
  • the invention has been described with projectors 9 and 9 'rotating. It is however applicable with pneumatic projectors, electrostatic or not.
  • the projection cycle time is less than the cleaning / filling cycle time
  • two cleaning / filling stations can be provided in the vicinity of a robot.
  • the projection cycle time is more than twice the cleaning / filling cycle time

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  1. Verfahren zum Wechseln eines Produkts in einer Spritzanlage für Beschichtungsprodukt, mindestens einen Roboter (1) umfassend, der geeignet ist, einen ersten Projektor (9) und einen ersten Behälter (8) zu bewegen, die gegenüberliegend zu zu beschichtenden Gegenständen (3) einander zugeordnet sind, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    - einen Schritt des Zuführens des ersten Behälters zu einer Aufnahmezone (11), die mit einer Reinigungs-/Füllstation (10) versehen ist;
    - einen Schritt der Trennung einer ersten Unteranordnung (7), den ersten Behälter (8) und den ersten Projektor (9) umfassend, von dem Roboter (1);
    - einen Schritt des Verbindens einer zweiten analogen Unteranordnung (7') mit dem Roboter, einen zweiten Behälter (8') und einen zweiten Projektor (9') umfassend, wobei die zweite Unteranordnung geeignet ist, für das Spritzen von Beschichtungsprodukt während der Reinigung und/oder Füllung des ersten Behälters und des ersten Projektors verwendet zu werden und
    - einen Schritt der Reinigung und/oder Füllung des ersten Behälters und des ersten Projektors in der Aufnahmezone;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es die Schritte umfasst, die darin bestehen:
    - eine mit mehreren Ausgängen (5214, 5244) ausgerüstete Versorgungseinheit (52) für Beschichtungsprodukt zu positionieren, indem die Einheit gemäß einer ersten Richtung (X-X'-X52) bewegt wird (F6), derart, dass ein bestimmter Ausgang der Einheit gegenüberliegend zur ersten Unteranordnung (7) angeordnet ist;
    - einen Aufbau (20), der mindestens zwei Aufnahmezonen (11, 12) für eine Unteranordnung (7) begrenzt, die einen Behälter und einen Projektor umfasst, gemäß einer im Wesentlichen senkrecht zur ersten Richtung liegenden zweiten Richtung (Y-Y') zu bewegen (F3), um eine Anschlussposition (Fig. 5) der Unteranordnung (7) mit der Einheit (52) zu erreichen.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorgänge des Trennens der ersten Unteranordnung (7) von dem Roboter (1) und des Verbindens der zweiten Unteranordnung (7') mit dem Roboter im Inneren einer Aktivitätszone des Roboters realisiert werden, während die Vorgänge des Positionierens (F2-F6) der ersten Unteranordnung (7) und der zweiten Einheit (52) und die Vorgänge des Anschlusses (F3-F5, F8), der Reinigung und/oder der Füllung außerhalb der Aktivitätszone dank einer Bewegung (F2, F3) des Aufbaus (20) entsprechend zweier orthogonalen Richtungen (X-X', Y-Y') realisiert werden.
  3. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen Schritt umfasst, der darin besteht, den Aufbau (20) gemäß der ersten Richtung (X-X') zu verschieben (20), um die die Unteranordnung (7) enthaltende Aufnahmezone (11) gegenüberliegend zu einer Versorgungseinheit (51) für Reinigungsprodukt anzuordnen, wobei die Verschiebung (F3) des Aufbaus (20) gemäß der zweiten Richtung (Y-Y') die Erreichung einer Anschlussposition (Fig. 5) der Unteranordnung (7) mit der Versorgungseinheit (51) für Reinigungsprodukt gestattet.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es außerdem darin besteht, mindestens eine der Einheiten (51, 52) an die in der Aufnahmezone (11) aufgenommenen Unteranordnung (7) durch Verschiebung (F3, F5) von Verbindungsmitteln (71, 524, 525), die an der Unteranordnung (7) oder in der Station (10) vorgesehen sind, entsprechend der zweiten Richtung (Y-Y'), anzuschließen.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es außerdem darin besteht, die erste Unteranordnung (7) kontinuierlich mit Luft zur Bildung eines Lagers (9b) und/oder mit Luft zum Antrieb einer Turbine (9c) des Projektors (9) von seinem Absetzen (F1) in die Aufnahmezone (11, 12) an und bis zu seinem Austritt aus dieser Zone zu versorgen.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es außerdem darin besteht, eine Turbine (9c) des Projektors (9) der ersten Unteranordnung (7) während den Vorgängen des Positionierens (F2-F6), des Ausschließens (F3-F5, F8), des Reinigens und/oder des Füllens kontinuierlich in Drehung zu halten.
  7. Station zum Wechseln von Produkt (10) in einer Spritzanlage für Beschichtungsprodukt, wobei die Anlage mindestens einen Roboter (1) umfasst, der geeignet ist, einen Projektor (9) und einen Behälter (8), die einander zugeordnet sind, gegenüberliegend zu zu beschichtenden Gegenständen (3) zu bewegen, wobei die Station mindestens zwei Zonen (11, 12) zur Reinigung/Füllung des Behälters umfasst, die geeignet sind, jede eine aus einem Behälter (8, 8') und einen Projektor (9, 9') gebildete Unteranordnung (7, 7') aufzunehmen, während die Unteranordnung von dem Roboter (1) losgelöst ist, wobei Mittel (51, 52) zur Reinigung und/oder Füllung des Behälters und/oder des Projektors in jeder der Zonen vorgesehen sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmezonen (11, 12) geeignet sind, in eine Position des Anschlusses einer in einer (11) von ihnen angeordneten Unteranordnung (7) mit den Mitteln (51, 52) zur Reinigung und/oder Füllung gebracht zu werden, wobei die Mittel zur Reinigung und/oder Füllung mindestens eine entsprechend einer ersten Richtung (X52) bewegliche Einheit (52, 52A, 52B) umfassen, die mit mehreren Ausgängen versehen ist und geeignet ist, einen vorbestimmten Ausgang (5214, 5244) der Einheit in eine Anschlussposition mit der Unteranordnung (7) anzuordnen.
  8. Station nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmezonen (11, 12) durch einen Aufbau (20) begrenzt sind, der in Bezug auf einen Träger (21) gemäß der ersten Richtung beweglich (F2) ist, wobei der Träger in Bezug auf den Roboter (1) entsprechend einer im Wesentlichen senkrecht zur ersten Richtung liegenden zweiten Richtung beweglich (F3) ist.
  9. Station nach einem der Ansprüche 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel zur Reinigung und/oder Füllung eine erste Einheit (51), die geeignet ist, der Unteranordnung mindestens ein Reinigungsfluid zu liefern, wobei die erste Einheit gegenüberliegend zu der Unteranordnung (7) in ihrer Anschlussposition angeordnet ist, und eine zweite Einheit (52) umfassen, die geeignet ist, der Unteranordnung ein vorbestimmtes Beschichtungsprodukt zu liefern, wobei die zweite Einheit in Bezug auf die erste Einheit beweglich (F6) ist.
  10. Station nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Einheit (52) mehrere Module (521, 524) umfasst, die mit Beschichtungsprodukt versorgt werden und geeignet sind, selektiv an die Unteranordnung (7) angeschlossen zu werden, wobei die Module entsprechend einer Richtung (X52) der Verschiebung (F6) der zweiten Einheit nebeneinander liegen.
  11. Station nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass bestimmte (521) der Module mittels Zirkulationskreisen (522, 523) für Produkt für die am häufigsten verwendeten Beschichtungsprodukte versorgt werden, während mindestens ein anderes Modul (524) von mindestens einem Block (527, 527') zum Wechseln von Beschichtungsprodukt für die am wenigsten häufig verwendeten Beschichtungsprodukte versorgt wird.
  12. Station nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das andere Modul (524) mit Mitteln zum Anschluss an einen Verbinder (525) versehen ist, der mit Beschichtungsprodukt von dem Block (527) zum Wechseln von Produkt versorgt wird, wobei der Verbinder entsprechend einer im Wesentlichen senkrecht zur Richtung (X52) der Verschiebung (F6) der zweiten Einheit (52) liegenden Richtung (Y-Y') beweglich (F5) ist.
  13. Station nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel (51) zum Reinigen und/oder Füllen ein bewegliches (F4) Verbindungselement (512) aufweisen, das in Richtung der Unteranordnung (7) für ihren Anschluss gedrückt wird.
  14. Station nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie Mittel (601, 602) für die Versorgung mit Luft zur Bildung eines Lagers (9b) und/oder zum Antrieb einer Turbine (9c) des Projektors (9, 9') der Unteranordnung (7, 7') von ihrer Instellungbringung in die eine oder die andere der Aufnahmezonen (11, 12) an umfasst.
  15. Station nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie einen Sensor (603) zum Detektieren der Anwesenheit der Unteranordnung (7, 7') in jeder der Aufnahmezonen (11, 12) umfasst.
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