JP2007152300A - Coating system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coating system capable of properly controlling the quantity of discharge of coating material in a coater without using an extrusion liquid. <P>SOLUTION: In the coating system, the electrostatic coater 2 is provided with a coating material capsule 14 which houses a coating material bag 16 in a chamber 15 and is freely detachable from the electrostatic coater 2. The electrostatic coater 2 carries out the coating by discharging the coating material supplied from the coating material bag 16 when the coating material capsule 14 is mounted. An air pump 5 supplies air into the chamber 15 through an air pipe 30 to apply air pressure to the outer surface of the coating material bag 16. A pressure sensor 31 detects the air pressure applied to the chamber 15. Control valves 32, 33 are provided in the middle of the air pipe 30. A controller 6 drives the control valves 32, 33 in accordance with the detection result of the pressure sensor 31 to thereby adjust the air pressure supplied to the chamber 15, so that the controller 6 controls the quantity of discharge of the coating material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coating system that controls the amount of paint discharged in a coating machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a painting system for painting an automobile body or the like, an electrostatic coating machine excellent in coating efficiency and coating film smoothness has been used because high quality painting is required.

  The electrostatic coating machine is provided with a rotary atomizing head for atomizing the paint. By applying a high voltage to the rotary atomizing head, the paint particles atomized by the rotary atomizing head are charged. Then, electrostatic coating is performed. In this electrostatic coating machine, when conductive paint such as water-based paint or metallic paint is used, high voltage may leak through the paint flowing through the paint supply system, so insulation measures to prevent it are necessary. It becomes.

  As a countermeasure, the present applicant has proposed a coating machine in which a paint cartridge is detachably attached to the main body of the coating machine and the paint is supplied from the paint cartridge to the rotary atomizing head (for example, a patent). Reference 1). In this coating machine, the paint supply system that supplies the paint to the rotary atomizing head is electrically cut off by the paint cartridge, so that leakage of a high voltage applied to the rotary atomizing head is prevented.

  In the coating machine described in Patent Document 1, a paint cartridge functioning as a cylinder is slidably disposed with a bottom plate serving as a piston along its inner peripheral surface, and the bottom plate is pushed in by another actuator or hydraulic pressure. It is comprised so that the coating material in a coating material cartridge may be extruded. In this coating machine, a seal member is provided between the inner peripheral surface of the paint cartridge and the bottom plate in order to prevent paint leakage during extrusion. The seal plate is sealed every time the bottom plate reciprocates on the inner peripheral surface. The member is worn out. Therefore, when the bottom plate is pushed in by hydraulic drive, there is a concern that the coating quality deteriorates due to the working fluid flowing into the paint in the paint cartridge.

  In order to solve this problem, the applicant stores the paint bag for filling the paint in the paint cartridge (in the paint capsule), supplies the working fluid, and applies the hydraulic pressure from the outside of the paint bag to apply the paint. An electrostatic coating machine configured to extrude has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).

  In FIG. 7, the schematic structure of the coating system provided with the electrostatic coating machine is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in this coating system 51, an electrostatic coating machine 53 is provided at the tip of a robot arm 52, and a coating capsule 54 is detachably provided on the electrostatic coating machine 53. The paint capsule 54 contains a paint bag 55 filled with paint to be supplied to the coating machine 53.

  Further, the coating system 51 is provided with a quantitative supply device 56 for supplying an extrusion liquid for extruding the paint in the paint bag 55. The fixed amount supply device 56 includes a tank 57 and a supply pump 58 and is connected to the paint capsule 54 via a supply pipe 59 provided along the robot arm 52. In this fixed quantity supply device 56, the supply pump 58 is driven to supply the extrusion liquid 61 in the tank 57 into the paint capsule 54 through the supply pipe 59. Thereby, the hydraulic pressure of the extrusion liquid 61 acts on the outer side of the paint bag 55, and the paint bag 55 is crushed. As a result, the paint is pushed out from the paint bag 55 and supplied to the rotary atomizing head 62 of the electrostatic coating machine 53. Here, as the extrusion liquid 61, an insulating liquid that does not conduct electricity (for example, butyl acetate or the like) is used. Since the extrusion liquid 61 is an incompressible fluid, the flow rate of the extrusion liquid 61 is set to a flow rate equal to the discharge amount of the paint required at the time of painting.

Also in this electrostatic coating machine 53, since the coating material supply system is electrically cut off by the coating material bag 55, high voltage leakage can be prevented. Further, since the paint is filled in the paint bag 55, the paint and the extrusion liquid 61 can be completely separated, and there is no problem that the extrusion liquid 61 is mixed into the paint.
JP 2000-317354 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-87810 JP 2005-296750 A

  However, when the paint is supplied using the extrusion liquid 61 as in the electrostatic coating machine 53 shown in FIG. 7, the fixed amount supply device 56 (the tank 57 and the supply pump 58) is required. In this fixed amount supply device 56, a servo motor or the like that can control the drive amount with high accuracy must be used as a drive source of the supply pump 58, which increases the size of the device. Moreover, since it is necessary to use the chemical-resistant material according to the extrusion liquid 61 for the supply piping 59 of the extrusion liquid 61, apparatus cost will also increase. Furthermore, since the extrusion liquid 61 is flammable, it must be used in an explosion-proof area.

  Further, the paint capsule 54 whose paint is emptied after the painting is finished is reused after the paint bag 55 is filled with the paint using a paint filling device (not shown). At the time of filling the paint bag 55 with the paint, the paint bag 55 swells in the paint capsule 54, and the extrusion liquid 61 is pushed out of the capsule and collected. When such filling of the paint is repeated, there arises a problem that the extrusion liquid 61 adheres to the surface of the paint capsule 54 and the extrusion liquid 61 is mixed with the paint. turn into.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coating system capable of accurately controlling the amount of paint discharged from a coating machine without using an extrusion liquid. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention according to claim 1, the paint capsule in which the paint bag is housed in the chamber is detachable, and the paint supplied from the paint bag is discharged when the paint capsule is attached. A coating machine that performs coating, a gas supply source for supplying the gas into the chamber through a gas supply passage, and a gas supply source for supplying the gas to the outer surface of the paint bag; A pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the gas, a pressure adjusting means provided in the middle of the gas supply passage, for adjusting the pressure of the gas supplied into the chamber, and a detection result of the pressure detecting means. And a control means for controlling the discharge amount of the paint by adjusting the pressure of the gas supplied into the chamber by driving the pressure adjusting means. The coating system as its gist.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of painting, the paint capsule is mounted on the coating machine, and gas is supplied from the gas supply source into the chamber of the paint capsule through the gas supply passage. In the chamber, gas pressure acts on the outer surface of the paint bag, whereby the paint bag is crushed and the paint in the paint bag is supplied to the coating machine side. Thus, when extruding paint in a paint bag using gas, if the flow rate control similar to the prior art is performed, the gas is compressed in the chamber, so it is difficult to accurately control the discharge amount of the paint. Become. Therefore, in the present invention, the amount of paint discharged is controlled by adjusting the gas pressure. That is, the pressure of the gas acting in the chamber is detected by the pressure detection means. Then, according to the detection result, the control unit drives the pressure adjusting unit to adjust the pressure of the gas supplied into the chamber, thereby controlling the discharge amount of the paint. In this way, the amount of paint discharged can be accurately controlled without using an extrusion liquid as in the prior art. Moreover, compared with the fixed-quantity supply apparatus of the extrusion liquid in a prior art, apparatuses, such as a pressure adjustment means and a gas supply source, can be formed compactly, and the coating system can be reduced in size. Further, since the paint bag is filled with the paint, the paint and the gas are completely separated, and the gas is prevented from touching the paint even when the paint is pushed out. Accordingly, the type of gas is not particularly limited, and a gas such as air can be used in addition to an inert gas such as argon or nitrogen.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the pressure adjusting unit includes a constant pressure control valve that adjusts the pressure of the gas to a constant value based on drive control by the control unit, and a downstream side of the constant pressure control valve. And an exhaust control valve that appropriately exhausts the gas based on drive control by the control means and adjusts the pressure to be reduced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the pressure of the gas is adjusted to a constant value by driving and controlling the constant pressure control valve by the control means. Further, the exhaust control valve is driven and controlled by the control means, and the gas is appropriately exhausted downstream of the constant pressure control valve, whereby the pressure of the gas flowing through the gas supply passage is adjusted to be reduced. This makes it possible to accurately control the pressure of the gas in the chamber so that the discharge amount required at the time of painting is obtained.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the pressure adjusting means is provided on the downstream side of the throttle valve for exhausting the gas quantitatively and adjusting the pressure reduction, and by the control means The gist of the invention is to have an exhaust control valve that appropriately exhausts the gas based on drive control and adjusts the pressure.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the gas is exhausted by the throttle valve and the pressure is reduced to a constant pressure. Further, the exhaust control valve is driven and controlled by the control means, and the gas is appropriately exhausted on the downstream side of the throttle valve, whereby the pressure of the gas flowing through the gas supply passage is adjusted to be reduced. Even in this case, it is possible to accurately control the pressure of the gas in the chamber so as to obtain a discharge amount necessary for painting.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the paint discharge passage is provided in the middle of the coating machine and communicates with the paint discharge passage when the paint is discharged, while the paint is not discharged. The gist is that a trigger valve for blocking the paint discharge passage is provided.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the gas in the chamber reaches a desired pressure, the trigger valve allows the paint discharge passage to communicate with the paint machine so that the paint can be discharged. It can be carried out. Further, when the paint is not discharged, the paint discharge passage is blocked by the trigger valve, so that it is possible to prevent the paint in the paint bag from leaking out of the coating machine due to the gas volume fluctuation in the chamber.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the capsule body and the paint capsule having the piston slidably accommodated in the capsule body and in which the first chamber and the second chamber are defined by the piston are detachable. And a coating machine that performs coating by discharging the coating material stored in the first chamber when the coating capsule is mounted, and a gas supply passage for applying a gas pressure to one side surface of the piston. A gas supply source for supplying the gas into the second chamber, a pressure detection means for detecting the pressure of the gas acting in the second chamber, and a gas supply passage provided in the middle of the gas supply passage. A pressure adjusting means for adjusting the pressure of the gas, and driving the pressure adjusting means according to a detection result of the pressure detecting means to adjust the pressure of the gas supplied to the second chamber, The coating system characterized in that a control means for controlling the discharge rate of the paint and its gist.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, at the time of painting, the paint capsule is mounted on the coating machine, and gas is supplied from the gas supply source into the second chamber of the paint capsule through the gas supply passage. As a result of the pressure of the gas acting on one side of the piston located on the second chamber side, the piston slides toward the first chamber and the volume of the first chamber decreases, resulting in a decrease in the volume of the first chamber. Is supplied to the coating machine. Thus, when extruding the paint in the first chamber using gas, if the flow rate control similar to the conventional technique is performed, the gas is compressed in the second chamber, so that the discharge amount of the paint can be accurately controlled. It becomes difficult. Therefore, in the present invention, the amount of paint discharged is controlled by adjusting the gas pressure. That is, the pressure of the gas acting in the second chamber is detected by the pressure detection means. Then, according to the detection result, the control means drives the pressure adjusting means to adjust the pressure of the gas supplied into the second chamber, thereby controlling the discharge amount of the paint. In this way, the amount of paint discharged can be accurately controlled without using an extrusion liquid as in the prior art. Moreover, compared with the fixed-quantity supply apparatus of the extrusion liquid in a prior art, apparatuses, such as a pressure adjustment means and a gas supply source, can be formed compactly, and the coating system can be reduced in size.

  As described in detail above, according to the first to fifth aspects of the invention, the amount of paint discharged from the coating machine can be accurately controlled by using gas instead of the extrusion liquid.

[First Embodiment]

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a coating system in the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an electrostatic coating machine provided in the coating system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coating system 1 includes an electrostatic coating machine 2, a painting robot 3, an air pressure adjustment unit 4, an air pump 5 as a gas supply source, and a control device 6 as a control means. For example, it is incorporated in a painting line for painting an automobile body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electrostatic coating machine 2 is attached to the tip of an arm 8 of a painting robot 3, and a rotary atomizing head 12 is rotatably provided in front of the body 11. Yes. A high voltage is applied to the rotary atomizing head 12 from a high voltage generator (not shown). A paint capsule 14 is detachably attached to a mounting portion provided on the back surface of the machine body 11, and a paint bag 16 filled with paint is stored in a chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14. . The paint bag 16 is crushed by supplying air from the air pump 5 into the chamber 15, and the paint in the paint bag 16 is pushed out to the machine body 11 side.

  Specifically, the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14 is provided with a paint port 18 on the side surface on the machine body 11 side, and an air port 19 on the opposite side surface. The paint bag 16 is formed in a bag shape having an opening at one end thereof, and the opening is connected to the paint port 18. The paint port 18 is communicated with a paint discharge passage 23 provided inside the machine body 11 via connection ports 21 and 22 provided at a connection portion between the machine body 11 and the paint capsule 14. In the body 11, a trigger valve 24 is provided in the middle of the paint discharge passage 23. The trigger valve 24 is an open / close valve that operates by air supply via an air supply path (not shown), and communicates or blocks the paint discharge passage 23. The supply / discharge of air to / from the trigger valve 24 is performed using an electromagnetic valve 45.

In addition to the paint connection ports 21 and 22, air connection ports 26 and 27 are provided at the connection portion between the machine body 11 and the paint capsule 14. The air port 19 provided in the chamber 15 is communicated with a connection port 26 through an air passage 28 provided in the paint capsule 14, and the connection port 26 is further connected through a connection port 27 on the machine body 11 side. The air passage 29 is provided in the airframe 11 and communicates therewith. The air passage 29 inside the machine body 11 is connected to the air pump 5 through an air pipe 30 provided along the arm 8 of the painting robot 3. The air pump 5 supplies air to the air pipe 30 at a pressure of, for example, 6 kg / cm ² at the time of driving.

  In the present embodiment, the air pressure adjustment unit 4 is provided in the middle of the air pipe 30, and the pressure of the air supplied into the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14 is adjusted in the air pressure adjustment unit 4. Here, FIG. 1 shows a state in which the air pressure adjusting unit 4 is provided at the joint portion between the arm 8 and the electrostatic coating machine 2, but it may be provided at a different position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the air pressure adjustment unit 4 includes a pressure sensor 31 as pressure detection means, and a constant pressure control valve 32 and an exhaust control valve 33 as pressure adjustment means. The pressure sensor 31 is a sensor composed of a piezoelectric element, and detects the air pressure in the air pipe 30 as a gas supply passage. The air pipe 30 communicates with the interior of the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14, and the air pressure detected by the pressure sensor 31 is substantially the same as the air pressure acting in the chamber 15.

  The constant pressure control valve 32 is provided in the middle of the air pipe 30 and adjusts the air pressure in the air pipe 30 to a constant value. The exhaust control valve 33 is provided on the downstream side of the constant pressure control valve 32 and appropriately exhausts the air flowing through the air pipe 30 to adjust the air pressure to a reduced pressure. The constant pressure control valve 32 and the exhaust control valve 33 are electromagnetic valves that are controlled to open and close based on a control signal output from the control device 6.

  The control device 6 is configured by a known computer including a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, an input / output circuit (not shown), and the like. The control device 6 is electrically connected to an electromagnetic valve 45, a pressure sensor 31, a constant pressure control valve 32, an exhaust control valve 33, a painting robot 3, an air pump 5, and the like connected to the trigger valve 24. The coating system 1 is comprehensively controlled by the control signal.

  Next, a processing example executed by the control device 6 in the coating system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the control device 6 operates a capsule exchange machine (not shown), and after the paint capsule 14 filled with the paint in the paint bag 16 is mounted on the body 11 of the electrostatic coating machine 2, the arm 8 of the robot 3 is driven. The electrostatic coating machine 2 is moved to an arbitrary coating position. Then, the control device 6 drives the air pump 5 in a state where the rotary atomizing head 12 of the electrostatic coating machine 2 is rotated and the high voltage is applied to the rotary atomizing head 12. The air pump 5 may be driven as necessary, but may be always driven.

  Then, the control device 6 outputs a predetermined control signal to control the opening / closing of the constant pressure control valve 32 and the exhaust control valve 33. Specifically, the control device 6 takes in the detection signal of the pressure sensor 31 and feedback-controls the constant pressure control valve 32 and the exhaust control valve 33 so that the air pressure according to the discharge amount required for painting is obtained. In the present embodiment, the data (table data) corresponding to the conversion table 46 shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the RAM 43 of the control device 6, and the control device 6 refers to the data to respond to the discharge amount. The control valves 32 and 33 are driven and controlled so that the air pressure becomes high. For example, when the air pressure detected by the pressure sensor 31 does not reach the pressure corresponding to the discharge amount, a control signal for a relatively long time is output to the constant pressure control valve 32, and the constant pressure control valve 32 is controlled based on the signal. To do. Thereby, the air pressure of the air piping 30 is increased. On the other hand, when the air pressure becomes higher than the pressure corresponding to the discharge amount, a control signal for a relatively long time is output to the exhaust control valve 33, and the exhaust control valve 33 is controlled based on the signal. Thereby, the air of the air piping 30 is appropriately exhausted, and the pressure of the air is reduced.

  Thus, by performing feedback control, the air inflow amount by the constant pressure control valve 32 and the air exhaust amount by the exhaust control valve 33 are balanced, and the air pressure of the air pipe 30 is adjusted to a constant value. Then, the air adjusted to the constant value is supplied into the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14 through the air passage 29 inside the body 11 of the electrostatic coating machine 2. Thereby, air enters between the inner side surface of the chamber 15 and the outer side surface of the paint bag 16, and the pressure of the air acts on the outer side surface of the paint bag 16 to crush the paint bag 16. Further, when the air pressure adjustment unit 4 controls the air pressure according to the discharge amount, the control device 6 operates the air driving means 45 to open the trigger valve 24 and connect the paint discharge passage 23. Thereby, the paint pushed out from the paint bag 16 of the paint capsule 14 is supplied to the rotary atomizing head 12 through the paint discharge passage 23. Then, the paint is atomized by the rotational force applied to the rotary atomizing head 12, and the automobile body is electrostatically coated.

  At the end of electrostatic coating, the control device 6 stops the air pump 5 and operates the air driving means 45 to close the trigger valve 24 and shut off the paint discharge passage 23. Thereby, the paint of the paint bag 16 in the paint capsule 14 is prevented from leaking out of the electrostatic coating machine 2 through the paint discharge passage 23.

  The coating capsule 14 whose paint has been emptied after the electrostatic coating described above is removed from the electrostatic coating machine 2 by a capsule exchanger (not shown) and stored in a storage rack. Further, in the storage rack, a paint supply nozzle of a paint filling device (not shown) is connected to the paint connection port 21 of the paint capsule 14, and the paint is filled into the paint bag 16 through the connection port 21. At this time, the paint bag 16 inflates in the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14, so that the air in the chamber 15 is exhausted from the connection port 26 to the outside of the capsule 14 via the air port 19 and the air passage 28.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) In the coating system 1 according to the present embodiment, the amount of paint discharged can be accurately controlled using air instead of the extrusion liquid 61 used in the prior art. In this case, the constant amount supply device 56 for the extrusion liquid 61 as in the prior art is not necessary, and the relatively compact air pressure adjustment unit 4 and air pump 5 can be used. Therefore, the coating system 1 can be downsized.

  (2) In the coating system 1 of the present embodiment, since the paint is filled in the paint bag 16 and completely separated from the air for extruding the paint, moisture contained in the air is mixed with the paint and the paint quality The problem of worsening does not occur. Even if the paint bag 16 of the paint capsule 14 is repeatedly filled with paint, since air is used, the extrusion liquid does not adhere to the paint capsule 14 as in the prior art, and the paint capsule 14 is washed. Work becomes unnecessary. Furthermore, since the air itself is not costly and the air pipe 30 can be a general-purpose product, the material cost for the extrusion liquid 61 and its supply pipe 59 can be suppressed as in the prior art.

  (3) In the case of the present embodiment, in the air pressure adjustment unit 4, the air pressure in the air pipe 30 is detected by the pressure sensor 31, and based on a predetermined control signal output by the control device 6 according to the detection result. Thus, the constant pressure control valve 32 and the exhaust control valve 33 are controlled. In this case, the detection result of the pressure sensor 31 can be quickly reflected in the control of the air pressure by the control valves 32 and 33, and the air pressure can be accurately controlled so that the required discharge amount is achieved during painting. It becomes.

(4) In the electrostatic coating machine 2 of the present embodiment, the trigger valve 24 is provided in the middle of the paint discharge passage 23 in the body 11, and when the air in the chamber 15 reaches a desired pressure, The paint can be discharged from the electrostatic coating machine 2 through the paint discharge passage 23 by the trigger valve 24. In addition, since the paint discharge passage 23 is blocked by the trigger valve 24 when the paint is not discharged, the paint in the paint bag 16 is brought outside the electrostatic coating machine 2 via the paint discharge passage 23 due to the air volume fluctuation in the chamber 15. Leakage can be prevented.
[Second Embodiment]

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the air supply path for supplying air from the air pump 5 is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the fixed amount throttle valve 47 (throttle valve) and the air pressure adjustment unit 48 are provided in the middle of the air pipe 30 connecting the air pump 5 and the electrostatic coating machine 2. The fixed throttle valve 47 quantitatively exhausts the air supplied from the air pump 5 on the upstream side of the air pressure adjusting unit 48 and adjusts the pressure so that the pressure of the air becomes a constant value. The fixed throttle valve 47 is adjusted so that the air pressure corresponds to the maximum discharge amount of the electrostatic coating machine 2.

  The air pressure adjustment unit 48 includes a pressure sensor 31 as pressure detection means and an exhaust control valve 33 as pressure adjustment means. That is, the air pressure adjustment unit 48 has a configuration in which the constant pressure control valve 32 is omitted from the air pressure adjustment unit 4 of the first embodiment. The pressure sensor 31 and the exhaust control valve 33 in the air pressure adjustment unit 48 are electrically connected to the control device 6.

  In the present embodiment, the control device 6 takes in the detection signal of the pressure sensor 31 and controls the exhaust control valve 33 so as to obtain an air pressure corresponding to the discharge amount necessary for painting. For example, when coating is performed with the maximum discharge amount, the exhaust control valve 33 is stopped, and the air adjusted to a predetermined pressure by the fixed throttle valve 47 is supplied to the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14 as it is. On the other hand, when painting is performed with a discharge amount smaller than the maximum discharge amount, the exhaust control valve 33 is controlled according to the discharge amount. As a result, the air adjusted to a predetermined pressure by the quantitative throttle valve 47 is further decompressed and supplied to the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14.

  Thus, even if it comprises the coating system 1, the effect | action and effect similar to 1st Embodiment can be acquired. Further, in the air pressure adjustment unit 48 of the present embodiment, the number of control valves 33 that are driven and controlled by pulse signals can be reduced, and feedback control for adjusting the air pressure can be simplified. Become. Here, the quantitative throttle valve 47 is used as a specific example of the throttle valve, but an air regulator capable of adjusting the throttle amount may be used.

  In addition, you may change each embodiment of this invention as follows.

  In each of the above embodiments, the airbag 15 is further accommodated in the chamber 15 of the paint capsule 14 in addition to the paint bag 16, and the air bag is inflated by supplying air to the airbag to push the paint bag 16. You may comprise so that it may crush.

  In each of the above embodiments, the air pressure adjustment units 4 and 48 in which the pressure sensor 31 and the control valves 32 and 33 are modularized are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the pressure sensor 31 and the control valve 32 are not limited thereto. , 33 may be provided individually. However, when the air pressure adjustment units 4 and 48 are used as in the above embodiment, the units 4 and 48 (the pressure sensor 31 and the control valves 32 and 33) can be easily assembled to the air pipe 30. .

  In each of the above embodiments, the electrostatic coating machine 2 is embodied. However, it may be embodied in another coating machine such as an air atomizing coating machine.

  -Although the coating system 1 of each said embodiment painted an automobile body, you may paint automobile parts, such as a bumper and a spoiler. Of course, the coating system 1 may be used for coating parts other than automobile parts.

In the above embodiment, the electrostatic coating machine 2 in which the paint capsule 14 containing the paint bag 16 is attached is illustrated, but the present invention may be applied to a type to which other types of paint capsules 14A are attached. it can. For example, in the case of the paint capsule 14A of FIG. 6, the paint bag 16 is omitted, and instead, a piston 73 as a pressure receiving body is slidably accommodated in the capsule body. The internal space of the capsule body is partitioned into a first chamber 71 and a second chamber 72 by the piston 73 interposed. The first chamber 71 is supplied with paint, while the second chamber 72 is supplied with air. Therefore, when air is supplied into the second chamber 72, the piston 73 is pressed and slides toward the first chamber 71, and the volume of the first chamber 71 is reduced. As a result, the paint in the first chamber 71 is reduced. Is discharged from the coating machine 2.
Next, in addition to the technical ideas described in the claims, the technical ideas grasped by the embodiments described above are listed below.

  (1) The coating system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the coating machine is an electrostatic coating machine having a rotary atomizing head for atomizing the paint.

  (2) In any one of claims 1 to 5, the memory of the control means stores table data indicating a relationship between a discharge amount of the paint and a pressure of the gas corresponding to the discharge amount, The said control means calculates | requires the pressure of the gas corresponding to the said discharge amount using the table data, and drives and controls the said pressure adjustment means so that it may become the pressure.

The block diagram which shows the coating system of 1st Embodiment which actualized this invention. Sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of an electrostatic coating machine. The lineblock diagram showing the air supply course of a 1st embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows a conversion table. The block diagram which shows the air supply path | route of 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the state which attached the coating material capsule of another embodiment to the electrostatic coating machine. The block diagram which shows the conventional coating system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coating system 2 ... Electrostatic coating machine as a coating machine 5 ... Air pump as a gas supply source 6 ... Control apparatus 14, 14A ... Paint capsule 15 ... Chamber 16 ... Paint bag 23 ... Paint discharge passage 24 ... Trigger valve 30 ... Air piping as gas supply passage 31 ... Pressure sensor as pressure detecting means 32 ... Constant pressure control valve as pressure adjusting means 33 ... Exhaust control valve as pressure adjusting means 47 ... Quantitative throttle valve as throttle valve 71 ... first chamber 72 ... second chamber 73 ... piston

Claims (5)

A coating machine in which a paint capsule containing a paint bag is detachable, and when the paint capsule is mounted, a coating machine that discharges the paint supplied from the paint bag and performs coating,
A gas supply source for supplying the gas into the chamber via a gas supply passage in order to apply a gas pressure to the outer surface of the paint bag;
Pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the gas acting in the chamber;
A pressure adjusting means provided in the middle of the gas supply passage for adjusting the pressure of the gas supplied into the chamber;
Control means for controlling the discharge amount of the paint by driving the pressure adjusting means according to the detection result of the pressure detecting means and adjusting the pressure of the gas supplied into the chamber. Characteristic coating system.   The pressure adjusting means is provided on the downstream side of the constant pressure control valve that adjusts the pressure of the gas to a constant value based on the drive control by the control means, and the gas based on the drive control by the control means The coating system according to claim 1, further comprising an exhaust control valve that exhausts the gas appropriately to adjust the pressure reduction.   The pressure adjusting means is provided at a downstream side of the throttle valve for quantitatively exhausting the gas and adjusting the pressure reduction, and is appropriately exhausted to adjust the pressure reduction based on drive control by the control means. The coating system according to claim 1, further comprising an exhaust control valve.   2. A trigger valve that is provided in the middle of a paint discharge passage in the coating machine and that communicates with the paint discharge passage when the paint is discharged while blocking the paint discharge passage when the paint is not discharged. 4. The coating system according to any one of items 3. The capsule body and a paint capsule having a piston slidably accommodated in the capsule body and having the first chamber and the second chamber defined by the piston are detachable, and when the paint capsule is mounted, A coating machine that performs coating by discharging the paint accumulated in the first chamber;
A gas supply source for supplying the gas into the second chamber through a gas supply passage in order to apply a gas pressure to one side surface of the piston;
Pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the gas acting in the second chamber;
A pressure adjusting means provided in the middle of the gas supply passage for adjusting the pressure of the gas supplied into the second chamber;
Control means for controlling the discharge amount of the paint by driving the pressure adjusting means according to the detection result of the pressure detecting means and adjusting the pressure of the gas supplied into the second chamber. A painting system characterized by

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