EP1609533B1 - Threaded masking plug - Google Patents
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- EP1609533B1 EP1609533B1 EP05076095A EP05076095A EP1609533B1 EP 1609533 B1 EP1609533 B1 EP 1609533B1 EP 05076095 A EP05076095 A EP 05076095A EP 05076095 A EP05076095 A EP 05076095A EP 1609533 B1 EP1609533 B1 EP 1609533B1
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- plug
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- threaded portion
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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
- B05B5/08—Plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects
- B05B5/082—Plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects characterised by means for supporting, holding or conveying the objects
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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
- B05B12/16—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for controlling the spray area
- B05B12/20—Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be coated
- B05B12/26—Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be coated for masking cavities
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- the present invention relates to a plug for masking a threaded hole in spray painting, powder painting and similar processes, comprising a threaded portion for threading in the hole, the threaded portion being manufactured from an electrically conductive material.
- Such a plug is for instance known from document FR-A-2 715 200 .
- the plug is a rather simple stopper which in form is pronounced of a bottle cork and hence displays a gently tapering shape, such as frustoconical, with the result that it is easy to fit into the hole, and it fits many different hole sizes.
- one problem is that if the object with an enclosed air volume is painted, pressure differences occur between the enclosed volume and the ambient atmosphere, because of heating and subsequent cooling.
- the pressure differences may, on the one hand, result in the masking plug being dislodged and/or that paint is sucked into the hole past the sides of the plug.
- the plug may also be made straight and is then often manufactured from an elastic material which becomes narrower on being stretched and then reassumes its original shape.
- the plug is also made hollow so as to increase the possibilities of deformation.
- elastic plugs that are hollow quite easily accumulate liquid.
- both sides of the hole must be readily accessible for bringing about the stretching and deformation of the plug. Such is often not the case.
- the repulsion from the non-conductive material implies that a short distance from the plug, there will be built up a thicker layer of paint powder and thereby a thicker paint layer.
- a small 'rampart' occurs around the hole. This gives not only an anaesthetic impression, but may also be a drawback when the threaded hole is later to be used, for example, for threading in a bolt together with a washer. It is then difficult to tighten the bolt correctly.
- the 'rampart' may have sharp edges, which causes problems in the continued manual handling of the painted object.
- Temporary solutions where the masking plug is wholly or partly protected by tape or the like are far too time-consuming and irrational to function in industrial contexts. Cleaning by mechanical processing of the masking plugs or by using solvents is, in general, also far too time-consuming. If solvents are employed, this is also a hazard from the environmental viewpoint.
- the object forming the basis of the present invention will be attained if the plug intimated by way of introduction is characterised in that a head of a non-conductive material is disposed at the one end of the threaded portion for screening off the hole and its threads.
- Fig. 1 shows the masking plug 1 according to the present invention in perspective.
- the masking plug 1 has three major parts, viz. a head 2, a threaded portion 3 for threading into a similarly threaded hole, and an a transitional portion 4 which extends between the head 2 and the threaded portion 3.
- the head 2 is hexagonal, which implies that it be mounted and dismounted with the aid of a tool in a wholly or partly automated process, but also by hand with or without the aid of tools.
- the head 2 has a centrally disposed hole 5 which extends in the longitudinal direction of the masking plug 1.
- the head 2 is manufactured from a non-conductive material which advantageously displays attraction in relation to the paint used, this attraction being less than the attraction prevailing in the object to be painted. In such instance, it will be particularly simple to remove residual paint from the head 2 of the masking plug 1 if desired. However, the plug will continue to function even if its head 2 is painted over.
- the threaded portion 3 advantageously displays a standard thread size and the masking plug 1 is typically manufactured in several different variations with different standard threads.
- the threaded portion 3 is manufactured from a conductive material, in general a metal, so that an electric communication occurs between the object to be painted and the threaded portion 3.
- the transitional portion 4 is substantially of frustoconical form. Its narrower end has a diameter which substantially corresponds to the diameter of the threaded portion 3 and its thicker end has a diameter that does not exceed, and typically is slightly less than the minimum transverse dimension of the head 2.
- the transitional portion 4 will sealingly abut against the uppermost turn of the thread and protect it from paint.
- the head 2 will shadow an area most proximal around the thread and prevent it from being painted as a result of its geometric configuration.
- the shape and size of the shadowed portion are also affected by electric attraction from other parts of the plug 1. This will be described in greater detail hereinbelow.
- transitional portion 4 At the thicker end of the transitional portion 4, i.e. closely adjacent the head 2, there is provided a groove 6 in which an additional accessory for screening off a larger area around the hole may be disposed.
- the material in the transitional portion is advantageously the same as in the head 2 and is advantageously elastic so as to realise a dependable sealing abutment of the transitional portion 4 against the uppermost part of the thread in the hole. This sealing is also of importance for preventing leakage into the hole in the event of different pressures occurring on both sides of the hole.
- Fig. 2 shows a core 7 included in the masking plug 1.
- the core 7 also has three main portions.
- the first portion viz. the core 8 of the head, corresponds to and is disposed in the head 2.
- the threaded portion 3 is in its entirety the same as the threaded portion of the masking plug 1.
- the core 7 extends a distance out of the transitional portion 4 in a direction away from the head 2 in the finished masking plug 1.
- the core 7 is of one piece manufacture and is preferably of one and the same material, which is conductive. This material is most generally a metal.
- the hole 5 extends into the core 8 of the head.
- the inside of the hole 5 is advantageously provided with transverse grooves or corresponding roughness. It is particularly advantageous if the grooves are in the from of a thread since this permits simple manufacture.
- the function of the transverse grooves is to increase the friction between the inside of the hole 5 and a suspension device inserted therein so that this does not unintentionally slide out during the painting operation, at the same time as it is a simple matter to remove the ready-painted parts.
- the core 8 of the head may also display flattened portions which assist in retaining the head 2 on its core 8. It is particularly important if the masking plug 1 is to be subjected to severe or repeated mechanical stresses, such as pulling and/or twisting of the plug 1. On the underside of the core 8 of the head, there may similarly be provided an additional circumferential groove or grooves.
- the entire core 7 be manufactured from one and the same conductive material, but in general it is simpler from the production engineering viewpoint if this is the case. Nor need the material be the same in the core 7 as in the object to be painted. However, consideration should be paid to aspects which affect the suitability of the materials to cooperate with one another, such as coefficient of longitudinal expansion and mutual placing in the voltage series.
- the connecting portion 9 is narrower than the core 8 of the head and is at least not wider than the threaded portion 3, but could possibly be approximately as wide as it.
- the reason for this dimensional requirement is that it must be possible to dispose the transitional portion 4 outside the connecting portion 9 so that the sought-for sealing properties against the uppermost turn in the threaded hole are attained.
- Fig. 3 shows a detailed view of the head 2 and the transitional portion 4 with the groove 6.
- the part which is shown in Fig. 3 is of one piece manufacture in a non-conductive material, preferably one and the same material, even though it is conceivable to utilise, for example by double spraying, two or more materials.
- the Figure shows how the hole 5 in the head 2 is gently bevelled at its upper edge in order to facilitate the insertion of the suspension device or hook therein. The hole 5 then continues downwards in the core 8 of the head.
- the core 8 of the head and the connecting portion 9 are also shown by broken lines.
- Fig. 4 shows those parts that are illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 combined to form a unit.
- the parts are normally not manufactured individually for subsequent assembly, but the head and the transitional portion 4 are disposed on the core 7 for example by injection moulding or casting.
- the hole 5 first extends through the non-conductive material in the head 2 and downwards in the core 8 of the head which consists of a conductive material, in order to terminate a distance down in the connecting portion 9.
- a conductive suspension device inserted in the hole 5 will thus be in electric contact via the core 7 with the object to be painted.
- the hole 5 preferably displays a portion of smaller diameter which extends through the non-conductive material and a portion of slightly larger diameter in the core 8 of the head. As a result, the inside of the hole 5 is further protected from washing liquid, paint and the like.
- the core 7 being electrically conductive, it will attract the paint powder on powder painting.
- the head 2 of the non-conductive material has a repellent effect as was mentioned in the introduction to the description.
- the masking plug 1, its head 2 and the core 7 are together dimensioned so that the attracting and repelling effects balance one another out and the effects from the purely geometric shadowing of the head 2 so that the problems mentioned by way of introduction involving rampart formations around the holes are obviated.
- Fig. 5 shows in perspective the above-described masking plug 1 with the screening washer 11 as was previously mentioned.
- the screening washer 11 is mounted in the groove 6, preferably by snap action.
- the screening washer 11 screens off a larger area than the head 2 of the plug 1 and its transitional portion 4 alone are capable of doing.
- Such a larger screening-off is particularly to be sought for if the hole is to be utilised for a bolt union with one or more interlaying washers and it is important that the interlaying washers have as smooth a substrate as possible.
- the problem that a subjacent paint layer is worn off and the bolt union will thereby become insufficiently tightened or even come loose is thereby eliminated.
- the screening washer 11 has a through-going opening 12 in which the transitional portion 4 of the masking plug is insertable. At the upper end of the through-going opening 12, there is some form of projection which is complementary to the groove 6 on the masking plug 1 so that the screening washer 11 may be snapped therein.
- the screening washer 11 has the outer configuration of a truncated cone in the preferred embodiment. Its extent in the vertical direction is substantially of the same order of magnitude as the extent of the transitional portion 4 in the vertical direction. This implies that the threaded portion 3 is still free and may therefore be screwed into the object to be painted. If the material in the screening washer 11 is sufficiently elastic, a certain further extent in the downward direction may be permitted which results in the abutment between the object to be painted and the screening washer 11 being particularly tight, since the latter is slightly deformed when the masking plug 1 is completely screwed in.
- Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the washer 11 from the side.
- the through-going opening 12 through the washer 11 is shown by broken lines and also its complementary form at the upper portion.
- the present invention may naturally be varied with respect to both the geometry and the selection of the materials included.
- a common feature is that the threaded portion 3 and the remainder of the core 7 must be manufactured from a conductive material, while the superjacent head 2 and the transitional portion 4 must be manufactured from a non-conductive material.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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SE0401613 | 2004-06-23 | ||
SE0401613A SE528165C2 (sv) | 2004-06-23 | 2004-06-23 | Gängad maskeringsplugg |
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EP1609533A2 EP1609533A2 (en) | 2005-12-28 |
EP1609533A3 EP1609533A3 (en) | 2007-10-31 |
EP1609533B1 true EP1609533B1 (en) | 2009-03-18 |
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EP05076095A Not-in-force EP1609533B1 (en) | 2004-06-23 | 2005-05-10 | Threaded masking plug |
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EP (1) | EP1609533B1 (da) |
AT (1) | ATE425812T1 (da) |
DE (1) | DE602005013323D1 (da) |
DK (1) | DK1609533T3 (da) |
SE (1) | SE528165C2 (da) |
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USD928292S1 (en) | 2019-03-07 | 2021-08-17 | Caterpillar Inc. | Spray masking plug |
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SE0401613D0 (sv) | 2004-06-23 |
DE602005013323D1 (de) | 2009-04-30 |
DK1609533T3 (da) | 2009-06-29 |
EP1609533A2 (en) | 2005-12-28 |
SE0401613L (sv) | 2005-12-24 |
SE528165C2 (sv) | 2006-09-19 |
ATE425812T1 (de) | 2009-04-15 |
EP1609533A3 (en) | 2007-10-31 |
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