JP2020127930A - Paint filling method and paint filling device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a paint filling method and a paint filling device, in the state of a small size, power-saving and a small paint loss, capable of exchanging efficiently painting color supply.SOLUTION: A paint filling method includes steps of: arranging a paint filling part 11 connectable to a tip needle of a paint cartridge 35, on a table 2, separately in each coating color, and supplying less paint to the paint filling part from each paint tank 30 for storing each paint separately in each coating color; arranging some paint filling part just under the paint cartridge by moving the table; and connecting the tip needle of the paint cartridge to the paint filling part just under the cartridge.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a paint filling method and a paint filling device, and more particularly to a paint filling method and a paint filling device that can efficiently fill a paint cartridge with paint.

Generally, a coating system for coating an object to be coated such as an automobile body includes a coating work machine such as a painting robot, a coating machine attached to the coating work machine, and a paint supply device for supplying paint to the coating machine. Composed of.
In this coating system, the coating work machine is operated by a program, and coating can be automatically performed by spraying paint from the coating machine.
Further, in this type of coating system, it is required to reduce the amount of paint and thinner to be discarded during the color changing work, and to cope with multicolor.

As a device capable of coping with multiple colors, for example, in Patent Document 1, paints of a plurality of paint colors can be selectively supplied to a coating machine in small units, and the paint colors can be replaced quickly and automatically. A paint supply device is disclosed which is capable.
FIG. 7 shows a sectional view of the paint supply device 50 disclosed in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the paint supply device 50. As shown in the drawing, this paint supply device 50 is configured by accommodating a disc-shaped turntable 51 and its drive mechanism 52 in an angle frame 53. Further, the turntable 51 can be rotated about a central spindle 55 by driving a motor 54 of the drive mechanism 52. On the circumference of the turntable 51, for example, five paint tanks 56 are fixed at equal intervals.

Further, on the angle frame 58 on the side of the turntable 51, a connection unit 57 including a connector for connecting to the coating machine side is arranged. The connection unit 57 includes a paint connector 63 and a cylinder 71 attached to the paint connector 63, and an air connector 64 and a cylinder 72 attached to the air connector 64.

One end of a paint hose (not shown) is connected to the paint connector 63, and the paint connector 63 is used to supply paint to the coating machine side connected to the other end. Further, one end of an air hose (not shown) is connected to the air connector 64, and compressed air is supplied from a pressurized air source connected to the other end side.
Further, the paint connector 63 and the air connector 64 are configured to be movable to the paint tank 56 side facing them by the operation of the cylinders 71 and 72, respectively.

In addition, the paint supply device 50 includes a control device (not shown), and by this control device, the turntable 51 is stopped each time it rotates by a predetermined angle, and thereafter, the operation control is performed to continue the rotation if necessary.
Then, the five paint tanks 56 are rotated together by the rotation of the turntable 51, and the designated predetermined paint tank 56 is rotated to a position facing the connection unit 57.
The five paint tanks 56 are filled with paints of different paint colors, and the paints in the tanks are uniformly held by the stirring device 60.

Further, each paint tank 56 is provided with a paint joint 61 and an air joint 62 for connecting to the paint connector 63 and the air connector 64 of the connection unit 57.
That is, the paint connector 63 and the air connector 64 are moved from the connection unit 57 side to the paint tank 56 side by the operation of the cylinders 71 and 72, the paint joint 61 and the paint connector 63 are connected, and the air joint 62 and the air connector. 64 is connected.
In addition, the paint supply device 50 includes a cleaning unit 65, and when the coating of a certain color is completed, the paint flow path (such as the paint hose) to the coating machine is cleaned using thinner or air. Is configured.

In the paint supply device 50 configured as described above, when the paint of a desired color is supplied to the coating machine, the turntable 51 is rotated and the paint tank 56 of that color is placed at a position facing the connection unit 57. Stop.
Then, the cylinders 71 and 72 of the connection unit 57 are operated to connect the paint connector 63 to the paint joint 61 of the paint tank 56 and connect the air connector 64 to the air joint 62.
The paint connector 63 is connected to the coating machine through a paint hose, and the pressurized air supplied from the air connector 64 supplies the paint from the paint tank 56 to the coating machine side.

By using such a paint supply device, when painting with paints of multiple paint colors, the paint of the desired color is automatically supplied, washed, the tank is replaced, and the paint of the next color is It is possible to continuously perform automatic processing such as supply and washing.

On the other hand, Patent Document 2 discloses a cartridge-type coating system (coating machine) using a paint cartridge as a means for dealing with waste paint, thinner reduction, and multicolorization.
This painting system replaces and attaches a cartridge filled with paint of each color to a painting machine every time the body of an automobile is painted.
According to such a cartridge type coating system, since the cleaning work at the time of color change is unnecessary in the coating machine, the paint and thinner to be discarded are reduced, and it becomes possible to cope with multicolor.

Japanese Patent No. 3658720 Japanese Patent No. 3013734

By the way, in the paint supply device disclosed in Patent Document 1, an operation of cleaning the paint hose connected to the paint connector 63 is required every time the color is changed, so that there is room for improvement in shortening the time for replacing the paint color. Was left. In addition, thinner and paint were lost during cleaning. The problem of loss of paint and thinner on the paint supply side occurs similarly even when the paint of the coating machine is of the cartridge type as in Patent Document 2, only the paint is supplied to the cartridge.

Further, in the paint supply device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to mount a plurality of paint tanks 56 on the turntable 51, the device becomes large and it is difficult to mount a large number of paint tanks 56. There is a problem that the power consumption of the rotary drive device and the like also increases.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned points, and in filling a paint into a paint cartridge, the paint filling method and the paint are small in size, save power, have a small paint loss, and can efficiently exchange the paint color supply. An object is to provide a filling device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a paint filling method according to the present invention is a paint filling method for filling a paint cartridge containing a predetermined amount of paint with a paint via a tip needle of the paint cartridge. , A paint filling part to which the tip needle of the paint cartridge can be connected is arranged on a table for each paint color, and a smaller amount of paint is supplied to the paint filling part from each paint tank containing the paint for each paint color. The step of moving the table, arranging one of the paint filling sections directly below the paint cartridge, and connecting the tip needle of the paint cartridge to the paint filling section immediately below the cartridge. It has a feature.

According to such a method, it is possible to separate the supply paths for the respective coating colors, and it is possible to efficiently perform the work of filling the plurality of cartridges with paints of different colors. In addition, in the filling operation, a washing step for changing the paint to a different color is unnecessary, so that the loss of the paint and thinner can be prevented.
In addition, since the paint filling section, which is smaller and lighter than a large capacity paint tank, is arranged on the table, the apparatus can be significantly downsized even if a large number of paint filling sections are arranged. Power consumption can be configured.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a paint filling device according to the present invention is a paint filling device that fills a paint cartridge containing a predetermined amount of paint with the paint via a tip needle of the paint cartridge. There is a tip needle of the paint cartridge that can be connected, and a paint filling section that contains a smaller amount of paint supplied from a paint tank that contains paint, and a plurality of the paint filling sections for each paint color. The arranged filling section switching table, the cartridge holding section which is arranged above the filling section switching table and holds the paint cartridge, and the filling section switching table are moved to move each paint filling section to the cartridge holding section. A filling section moving mechanism that can be arranged immediately below, and by holding the paint cartridge in the cartridge holding section, the tip needle of the paint cartridge is connected to the paint filling section immediately below the cartridge holding section. It has characteristics.

The filling portion switching table has a disk shape, and the plurality of paint filling portions are arranged on the peripheral portion of the filling portion switching table, and the filling portion moving mechanism includes the filling portion switching table at the center thereof. It is desirable to rotate around the axis.

Further, it is formed in a disc shape and is capable of holding a plurality of the paint cartridges in the circumferential direction, and by rotating about a central axis, one of the paint cartridges to be held is positioned directly above the cartridge holding portion. It is desirable to include a cartridge switching table and a cartridge moving mechanism that rotates the cartridge switching table around its central axis and moves up and down.

In this way, instead of the paint tank itself, multiple paint filling parts that store a smaller amount of paint are placed on the filling part switching table, and a paint cartridge can be easily connected to each paint filling part via its tip needle. It is configured to be (fillable).
As a result, it becomes possible to separate the supply paths for each coating color, and it is possible to efficiently carry out the work of filling the plurality of cartridges with paints of different colors. In addition, in the filling operation, a washing step for changing the paint to a different color is unnecessary, so that the loss of the paint and thinner can be prevented.
In addition, since the paint filling section, which is smaller and lighter than a large-capacity paint tank, is arranged on the filling section switching table, even if a large number of paint filling sections are arranged, the device can be significantly downsized. In addition, a low power consumption structure can be obtained.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a paint filling method and a paint filling device that are small in size, save power, reduce paint loss, and can efficiently exchange paint colors when filling paint into a paint cartridge.

FIG. 1(a) is a schematic perspective view of the paint filling device according to the present invention seen obliquely from above, and FIG. 1(b) shows a part of the paint filling device of FIG. 1(a) from obliquely below. FIG. 1(c) is a partially enlarged view of the paint filling device different from the state of FIG. 1(a). 2(a) and 2(b) are cross-sectional views showing a schematic configuration of the paint cartridge, FIG. 2(a) shows a state before filling (state after discharging), and FIG. , Shows the filled state. 3A is a perspective view of a paint filling unit included in the paint filling device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the paint filling unit. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of steps when, for example, two different paint cartridges are filled with different paints using the paint filling apparatus of the present invention. 5A to 5E are perspective views showing the state of the paint filling device of the present invention corresponding to the flow of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the paint filling device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a conventional paint supply device. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the paint supply device of FIG. 7.

Embodiments of a paint filling method and a paint filling device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The paint filling method and the paint filling device according to the present embodiment are used, for example, in the process of filling paint into a paint cartridge set in a painting machine that paints on the outer surface of an automobile.

FIG. 1(a) is a schematic perspective view of the paint filling device according to the present invention seen obliquely from above, and FIG. 1(b) is a perspective view of a part of the paint filling device seen from obliquely below. Further, FIG. 1C is a partially enlarged view of the paint filling device different from the state of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1(a) to 1(c), a paint filling device 1 includes a large-diameter disk-shaped filling portion switching table 2 and a diagonally upper portion thereof. And a cartridge switching table 3 in the form of a small-diameter disc in a superposed state.
Further, the paint filling device 1 includes a table rotating mechanism 4 (filling portion moving mechanism) for rotating the filling portion switching table 2 around the central axis, and a filling portion when the rotation of the filling portion switching table 2 is stopped. A position fixing mechanism 5 for fixing the rotational position of the switching table 2 in the circumferential direction.

Further, the paint filling device 1 rotates the cartridge switching table 3 around the central axis and moves the cartridge switching table 3 up and down, and a table moving mechanism 6 (cartridge moving mechanism), and a paint when filling the paint cartridge 35. The cartridge holding part 7 for fixing the cartridge 35 is provided.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the paint filling device 1 is provided with a control unit 10 including a computer for controlling the operations of the table rotating mechanism 4, the position fixing mechanism 5, the table moving mechanism 6, and the like.

Further, the paint filling device according to the present invention is for efficiently filling the paint cartridge 35 as described above. A schematic configuration of a paint cartridge 35 that can be used in the present embodiment is shown in the sectional view of FIG. FIG. 2A shows a state before filling (state after ejection), and FIG. 2B shows a filled state.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the paint cartridge 35 has a piston plate 38 in the internal space of the cylinder 37, and the piston plate 38 slides inside the cylinder 37 to push the paint container 39 and the extrusion chamber. The volume of the liquid chamber 40 changes.

Further, the paint storage chamber 39 communicates with the thin tubular tip needle 36, and the paint is supplied while the tip needle 36 is inserted into the filling section 11 as shown in FIG. 2B. The pressure in the portion 11 is higher than that in the empty extruding liquid chamber 40, so that the paint flows from the filling portion 11 into the chamber.

When the paint in the paint cartridge 35 is used, the volume of the paint containing chamber 39 is reduced by supplying the extruding liquid to the extruding liquid chamber 40 as shown in FIG. It is designed to be discharged through the tip needle 36.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, in the filling portion switching table 2 of the coating material filling device 1, a plurality of (24 in the drawing) coating material filling portions 11 and the like are provided on the peripheral portion thereof. It is provided at intervals.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the coating material filling portion 11 is configured, for example, in a state where a lid member 22 made of resin is fitted into an opening portion of a bottomed cylindrical container main body 21. It An insertion hole 11a into which the tip needle 36 of the paint cartridge 35 can be inserted is formed in the center of the lid member 22, and the paint pipe 12 is connected to the paint tank 30 shown in FIG. A paint supply hole 22b for connection is provided.

The paint tank 30 supplies paint to the outside of the tank via the paint pipe 12 by pressurizing the inside of the tank, for example. Therefore, the paint is supplied from the paint tank 30 connected via the paint pipe 12 into the paint filling section 11.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the container main body 21 of the paint filling section 11 is embedded in the peripheral portion of the filling section switching table 2, and the flange 22a formed on the peripheral edge of the lid member 22 is attached to the upper surface of the table. It is installed in a stopped state.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the tip needle 36 of the paint cartridge 35 can be inserted into the insertion hole 11a of the paint filling section 11, and in the inserted state, the extruding liquid chamber 40 of the paint cartridge 35 is inserted. The paint is filled in the cartridge due to the pressure difference between the paint and the paint filling section 11.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1A, a plurality of paint tanks 30 containing paints of different colors are provided in a plurality of paint filling parts 11 provided in the peripheral portion of the filling part switching table 2. They are connected via a paint pipe 12 in a correspondence relationship of 1, and the paint is constantly supplied into the paint filling section 11 from each paint tank 30 (in the illustrated example, a maximum of 24 colors are supported).

The filling portion switching table 2 can be rotated around the central axis by the table rotating mechanism 4 as described above. As shown in FIG. 1B, the table rotation mechanism 4 includes a second gear 18 provided at the center of the back surface of the filling portion switching table 2, a first gear 19 for meshing rotation with the second gear 18, and a first gear. A drive motor 20 (stepping motor) for rotationally driving 19 is provided. When the drive motor 20 rotates the first gear 19 in a predetermined direction, the filling portion switching table 2 is rotated together with the second gear 20. The rotation of the filling section switching table 2 is preferably within a rotatable range of ±180°.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, a plurality of stopper holes 13 are provided in the peripheral portion of the filling portion switching table 2 in addition to the paint filling portion 11. These stopper holes 13 are used by the position fixing mechanism 5. The position fixing mechanism 5 has an elevating pin 14 extending in the vertical direction and an elevating motor 15 for elevating the elevating pin 14 in the vertical direction.

The elevating pin 14 is inserted into the stopper hole 13 of the filling portion switching table 2 by moving upward, and can be locked to the filling portion switching table 2. As a result, the position of the filling portion switching table 2 in the circumferential direction is fixed. On the other hand, when the elevating pin 14 descends and comes out of the stopper hole 13, the filling portion switching table 2 is again rotatable in the circumferential direction.

Further, the cartridge switching table 3 has a plurality of (three in the figure) holding holes 3a to 3c along the circumferential direction. These holding holes 3a to 3c are provided to hold the paint cartridge 35, respectively. That is, as shown in the figure, the flange formed on the upper portion of the paint cartridge 35 is held by being locked in any of the holding holes 3a to 3c.

A support shaft 16 for supporting the cartridge switching table 3 is provided at the center of the cartridge switching table 3, and the support shaft 16 is vertically moved up and down by a drive unit 17 or rotated in a predetermined direction around the shaft.
In addition, as described above, the filling section switching table 2 and the cartridge switching table 3 are arranged so as to partially overlap each other in the vertical direction, and the space in the overlapping area (the space between the two tables) has a frame body. The cartridge holding portion 7 fixed on 8 is provided. The cartridge holding portion 7 is formed in a tubular shape that opens up and down, and by inserting the paint cartridge 35 therein, the paint cartridge 35 can be held as shown in FIG. 1C.

In this configuration, the paint cartridge 35 before filling held by the cartridge switching table 3 is arranged at a position directly above the cartridge holding portion 7, and when the cartridge switching table 3 is further lowered, the paint cartridge 35 is inserted into the cartridge holding portion 7. Retained. Then, the tip end needle portion 36 of the paint cartridge 35 is inserted into the insertion hole 11a of the predetermined paint filling portion 11 provided on the peripheral portion of the filling portion switching table 2, and the paint filling operation into the paint cartridge 35 becomes possible. Is configured.

5A to 5E in the process of filling different paints into, for example, two paint cartridges 35 using the paint filling device 1 according to the flow of FIG. A detailed description will be given with reference to the drawings.
First, paints of different colors are sufficiently supplied from the paint tanks 30 to the paint filling parts 11 provided on the periphery of the filling part switching table 2 (step S1 in FIG. 4).

Next, according to an instruction from the control unit 10, a material handling robot (not shown) (hereinafter referred to as a material handling robot) conveys the first paint cartridge 35-1 to the paint filling device 1 side as shown in FIG. It is held in the holding hole 3a of the switching table 3 (step S2 in FIG. 4).

The control unit 10 raises the cartridge switching table 3 as shown in FIG. 5B, rotates the cartridge switching table 3 in the circumferential direction, and disposes the paint cartridge 35-1 directly above the cartridge holding unit 7. (Step S3 in FIG. 4).

On the other hand, the elevating pin 14 is moved downward, and the filling portion switching table 2 is rotationally controlled until the paint filling portion 11 corresponding to a predetermined coating color is located immediately below the cartridge holding portion 7, as shown in FIG. As shown, the elevating pin 14 is raised and inserted into the stopper hole 13 to position (fix) the filling portion switching table 2 (step S4 in FIG. 4).

Further, the cartridge switching table 3 is lowered. As a result, the paint cartridge 35-1 is inserted and held in the cartridge holding unit 7, and the tip needle 36 of the paint cartridge 35-1 is inserted into the paint filling unit 11 immediately below the cartridge holding unit 7 (step S5 in FIG. 4). .. That is, the paint cartridge 35-1 and the paint filling section 11 are connected via the tip needle 36.

Further, according to an instruction from the control unit 10, a material handling robot (not shown) conveys the second paint cartridge 35-2 to the paint supply device 1 side as shown in FIG. The paint cartridge 35-2 is held (step S6 in FIG. 4).

Further, in a state where the first paint cartridge 35-1 and the paint filling section 11 are connected, the pressure difference between the extruding liquid chamber 40 and the paint filling section 11 of the paint cartridge 35-1 causes the paint filling section 11 to move to the paint storage chamber. The paint is filled in 39 (step S7 in FIG. 4).

When the paint cartridge 35-1 is filled with the paint, the cartridge switching table 3 is moved upward as shown in FIG. 5D, and is rotated in the circumferential direction, so that the paint cartridge 35-is immediately above the cartridge holding portion 7. 2 is arranged (step S8 in FIG. 4).

On the other hand, the elevating pin 14 is moved downward, and the filling portion switching table 2 is rotationally controlled until another paint filling portion 11 corresponding to a predetermined coating color is positioned immediately below the cartridge holding portion 7. Then, as shown in FIG. 5E, the elevating pin 14 is raised again and is inserted into the stopper hole 13, whereby the filling portion switching table 2 is positioned (fixed) (step S9 in FIG. 4). If the same color paint is filled in the two paint cartridges 35, this step is unnecessary.

Further, the cartridge switching table 3 is lowered. As a result, the paint cartridge 35-2 is inserted and held in the cartridge holding portion 7. Further, the tip needle 36 of the paint cartridge 35-2 is inserted into the paint filling section 11 just below the cartridge holding section 7, and the paint cartridge 35-2 and the paint filling section 11 are connected (step S10 in FIG. 4).

Then, in the state where the paint cartridge 35-2 and the paint filling section 11 are connected, the paint is filled in the paint cartridge 35-2 by the pressure difference between the extruding liquid chamber 40 of the paint cartridge 35-2 and the paint filling section 11. Is performed (step S11 in FIG. 4).
Further, the paint cartridge 35-1 is pulled out from the cartridge switching table 3 by the material handling robot and is transported to a coating machine (not shown) (step S12 in FIG. 4). As described above, in the present embodiment, since the cartridge switching table 3 is provided with the three holding holes 3a to 3c, loading of a new paint cartridge 35 and unloading of a filled paint cartridge 35 are not performed. Can be performed during the filling operation of the filling cartridge 35 of the above.

When the filling of the paint in the paint cartridge 35-2 is completed, the cartridge switching table 3 is moved upward and rotated in the circumferential direction similarly to the case of the paint cartridge 35-1 in FIG. (Step S13 in FIG. 4).
Then, the material handling robot pulls out the paint cartridge 35-2 from the cartridge switching table 3 and conveys it to a coating machine (not shown) in the same manner as the paint cartridge 35-1 in FIG. 5E (step of FIG. 4). S14).

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, instead of the paint tank itself, a plurality of paint filling units 11 that store a smaller amount of paint are arranged in the filling unit switching table 2, and each paint filling unit 11 is provided. On the other hand, the paint cartridge 35 is configured to be easily connectable (fillable) via the tip needle.
As a result, it becomes possible to separate the supply paths for each coating color, and it is possible to efficiently carry out the work of filling the plurality of cartridges with paints of different colors. In addition, in the filling operation, a washing step for changing the paint to a different color is unnecessary, so that the loss of the paint and thinner can be prevented.
Further, since the paint filling unit 11 which is smaller and lighter than a large-capacity paint tank is arranged on the filling unit switching table 2, even if a large number of paint filling units 11 are arranged, the apparatus can be remarkably downsized. In addition, a low power consumption configuration can be achieved.

In the above-described embodiment, the cartridge switching table 3 is provided so that the three paint cartridges 35 can be simultaneously mounted. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. ..
For example, the cartridge switching table 3 may not be provided and one paint cartridge 35 may be directly inserted into the cartridge holding portion 7 by a material handling robot.
When the cartridge switching table 3 is provided, the number of paint cartridges 35 that can be held simultaneously is not limited to three, and may be two or four or more.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the filling portion switching table 2 has a disc shape, and the filling portions 11 provided on the peripheral portion of the table can be positioned immediately below the cartridge holding portion 7 by rotating the table. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a long plate-shaped filling portion switching table 2A is provided in place of the disk-shaped filling portion switching table 2, and a plurality of paint filling portions 11 are provided on the surface thereof along the XY axis directions. Arrange. Then, the biaxial moving mechanism 9 may be used to move the filling portion switching table 2A in the XY biaxial directions so that any one of the paint filling portions 11 is positioned directly below the cartridge holding portion 7.

1 Paint Filling Device 2 Filling Section Switching Table 2A Filling Section Switching Table 3 Cartridge Switching Table 4 Table Rotation Mechanism (Filling Section Moving Mechanism)
5 Position fixing mechanism 6 Table moving mechanism (cartridge moving mechanism)
7 Cartridge Holding Section 10 Control Section 11 Paint Filling Section 13 Stopper Hole 35 Paint Cartridge 36 Tip Needle

Claims (4)

A paint filling method for filling a paint cartridge containing a predetermined amount of paint with a tip needle of the paint cartridge,
A paint filling part to which the tip needle of the paint cartridge can be connected is arranged on the table for each paint color, and a smaller amount of paint is supplied to the paint filling part from each paint tank containing the paint for each paint color. Process,
A step of moving the table and arranging one of the paint filling sections immediately below the paint cartridge;
And a step of connecting a tip needle of the paint cartridge to a paint filling section directly below the cartridge. A paint filling device for filling paint into a paint cartridge containing a predetermined amount of paint via a tip needle of the paint cartridge,
A paint filling portion that is connectable to a tip needle of the paint cartridge and that is supplied from a paint tank that contains paint and that contains a smaller amount of paint.
A filling portion switching table in which a plurality of paint filling portions are arranged for each coating color,
A cartridge holder arranged above the filling section switching table and holding the paint cartridge;
A filling section moving mechanism capable of moving the filling section switching table and arranging each paint filling section directly below the cartridge holding section;
By holding the paint cartridge in the cartridge holding portion, a tip needle of the paint cartridge is connected to a paint filling portion directly below the cartridge holding portion. The filling portion switching table is disc-shaped, and the plurality of paint filling portions are arranged on the peripheral portion of the filling portion switching table,
The paint filling device according to claim 2, wherein the filling portion moving mechanism rotates the filling portion switching table around its central axis. Cartridge switching that is formed in a disk shape and that can hold a plurality of paint cartridges in the circumferential direction and that positions one of the paint cartridges to be held immediately above the cartridge holding portion by rotating around a central axis A table,
4. The paint filling apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a cartridge moving mechanism that rotates the cartridge switching table around its central axis and moves up and down.

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