JP3863481B6 - Method and apparatus for electrostatic coating by external charging - Google Patents

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JP3863481B6
JP3863481B6 JP2002319391A JP2002319391A JP3863481B6 JP 3863481 B6 JP3863481 B6 JP 3863481B6 JP 2002319391 A JP2002319391 A JP 2002319391A JP 2002319391 A JP2002319391 A JP 2002319391A JP 3863481 B6 JP3863481 B6 JP 3863481B6
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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は特に水系塗料,メタリック系塗料等の高導電性塗料を静電塗装する場合に最適な塗装効率と安全性、作業性に優れた静電塗装用スプレーガンに関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
静電塗装は、噴霧される塗料粒子に高電圧静電気を帯電させ、静電スプレーガンから被塗装物に形成される電界によって塗着効率を向上させる塗装方法として広く採用されている。この様な静電塗装に使用される塗料は、作用効果の関係で電気的に抵抗値の大きい溶剤型塗料と電気抵抗値の低い水系もしくはメタリック系塗料等の高導電性塗料に大別され、その塗装方法、装置が大きく異なっている。
【0003】
すなわち揮発性有機化合物を含む溶剤型塗料は、近年の環境問題から使用の削減が求められ、水系塗料への移行が必要とされてきている。しかしながら噴霧される塗料に直接帯電させて静電塗着効果を高めようとした場合、水系塗料の場合は、通常の装置では荷電する高電圧が塗料を通じて接地された塗料供給源に流れ、静電効果が得られないだけでなく、塗料供給系に高電圧が流れ危険性が生ずる。
【0004】
このため塗料供給系を接地側から絶縁し、高電圧を維持しながら静電塗装を行う方法・装置が用いられている。しかし膨大となる塗料供給系の帯電量から、危険性の増加は避けられず、また連続的に塗装作業を行い工業的に効率を上げるには、特開平6−198228に見られるような塗料供給装置を使用する必要があり、大がかりな装置の導入が必要で、使用上の注意、保守の問題も発生する。
【0005】これらの問題から、水系塗料やメタリック塗料の静電塗装は普及が進まず、環境対策への遅れの原因になっていた。一方、塗料に直接荷電せず噴霧域の外部に設置した電極からの放電によりイオン化された領域を通過する塗料粒子に帯電させ、被塗装物に向かう電気力線(電界)に載せて被塗装物に塗着させる外部電極を用いた静電塗装機が知られている。
【0006】
その一つとして、スプレーガンに一体とし、共動する装置として、特開平53−30646や、特開平7−213958の如き静電塗装装置が提案されている。外部電極方式の静電塗装スプレーガンは、スプレーガンによる噴霧塗料領域から外れた位置に設置された外部電極に高電圧を印加することにより、被塗装物等の接地電位側に放電させて電界を形成し、個々を通過する塗料の微粒子に帯電させると共に被塗装物へ向かって形成される電界に載せて塗着を促進するものである。しかし前述の直接帯電方式に比較し放電域を通過する塗料粒子への帯電効果は低く、充分な静電効果が得られていない。
【0007】
一般に商業的に使用しての効果が得られる静電塗装用スプレーガンとして、主に溶剤系塗料に使用される直接帯電式の場合、電極への荷電電圧は−30kVから−70kV程度、電位差があるほど効果が得られるが、高電圧による火花放電や電撃放電の危険性増加と、装置の耐電圧強度等からは、なるべく低いことが要求される。したがって−50kV前後で使用されることが多くなっている。これに対し外部電極方式の場合は−70から−90kVと高い電位差で荷電されるのが一般的となっている。
【0008】
直接塗料の噴霧中心に荷電電極を設置して効率良く帯電する方式に比べ、外部帯電方式は実用的効果を得るために、より高い電圧を必要とし、荷電電極の位置は、実質的に接地電位側になる噴霧塗料の噴出口への危険な放電及び放電による荷電電極の電圧低下を防止するために噴霧装置の前方に設置される。
通常この荷電電極の位置は、商業的なスプレーガンの場合、80mmから150mmともいわれ、大きく突出する構成になっている。このために多くが自動塗装装置に付帯させて駆動される自動スプレーガンとして使用されている。すなわち手持ち式スプレーガンとしては荷電電極が大きく前方に突き出し、かつ噴霧塗料の付着による機能低下を防止するために噴霧の軸から外して側方に置かれるために、大形で操作のしにくいスプレーガンとなって作業者の負担を増大することになる。
【0009】
手持ち式の静電塗装スプレーガンとしての提案も見られるが、実用的レベルにおいて先端に突き出す電極が操作性を悪くし、また操作中に物品にぶつけて破損する危険性がある等の問題が普及にブレーキをかけていた。また塗料への直接帯電に比べ外部に設けた電極の放電による帯電とでは大きな差があり、より高い電圧の使用が必要で、耐電圧を考慮すると更に大形化は避けられず、使用する側のコストにも問題が波及し、商業的に使用しうる外部帯電方式による効果的な静電塗装方法もしくは装置が要求されている。
【0010】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記のように外部帯電式の場合は、より高い電圧の使用とこれに対する危険性への配慮、スプレーガンとしての装置の小形化、使用するにあたっての改善が必要で、外部電極による静電塗装を行う上で実用的に、手軽にかつ安全に使用できることができなかった。
本発明が解決すべき根本の課題は、外部帯電電極を有する静電塗装スプレーガンの操作性の向上であり、安全性の確保による作業者の保護である。その上で普及しうる方法を考え、種々の場合に適用して使用範囲を拡大、水性塗料の静電塗装普及を図ることにある。
【0011】
外部帯電による静電塗着効果を得ることが容易に、比較的手軽に使用できることによって塗装における需要が増加し、環境に影響の大きい揮発性有機化合物の使用量が大きい溶剤系塗料に代えて水系塗料の使用への移行、静電塗装における塗着効率の向上による損失の削減等を図ることができる。本発明はそのために、実施効果の得られる方法と装置を提供するものである。
これまでに見られたこの種の装置は、荷電装置、噴霧化装置を備えた専用の装置としてスプレーガンと一体に構成され、それぞれを必要な数をセットとして揃える必要があった。
【0012】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、噴霧化装置より噴霧される塗料に対し、塗料の経路とは離開し、噴霧化装置の外側に設けた外部荷電電極によって帯電させ、被塗装物に向かって形成される電界の作用を加えて塗装する外部帯電式静電塗装を行う場合、外部帯電電極を含む高電圧静電荷電装置と噴霧化装置を別々に準備し、静電塗装時にこれらの装置を組み合わせ、噴霧化装置の作動に連動して高電圧静電荷電装置を作動させて外部帯電を利用して静電塗装を行うものである。
【0013】
工業的に生産性が要求される工場塗装において、多くは噴霧化装置をいくつか用意し、使い分けたり、不具合が発生したときの予備として使用したりしている。また噴霧化装置はその目的により種々の方式があり、塗装においては塗料や被塗装物に対する塗装品質の程度、被塗装物の形状、材質等々で使用される適合装置が用いられる。この場合静電塗着効率をあげるための外部帯電装置は、個々に対応した装置の必要性がなく共通の装置で適用が可能である。
【0014】
上記の方法によれば最小限の外部帯電装置で幾多の噴霧化装置に適用することができ、設備コストの節減、メンテナンスの削減等が可能となる。
噴霧化装置が手持ち式の場合は引金操作により噴霧とともに荷電を連動制御させることで、操作性、安全性を保つことができる。また外部信号により噴霧化装置及び高電圧荷電を制御することでも良い。
【0015】
また本発明は、噴霧化装置と、高電圧発生装置と、噴霧化装置に供給される塗料の経路とは離開して噴霧化装置の外側に設け、前記高電圧発生装置からの高電圧が荷電される外部荷電電極とを備えた外部帯電式静電塗装ガンにおいて、高電圧発生器と、外部電極への過大電流を制限する高抵抗と、前記外部荷電電極を含む外部帯電ユニットを一体的に設け、前記噴霧化装置に着脱自在としている。
したがって外部帯電方式で静電塗装を行う場合に必要な電気的構成手段を備えたユニットを構成しており、これを所望の噴霧化装置と組み合わせて一体的に使用することによって直ちに静電塗装装置として使用できるものである。
【0016】
好適には外部荷電電極を前記外部帯電ユニットから着脱可能とすることで電極のみを交換することが容易になり、電極位置の変更にも対応が可能となる。また必要に応じて複数の外部荷電電極を設けることもでき、対応範囲が拡大される。
【0017】
また噴霧化装置部に電源供給端子を設け、前記外部帯電ユニット装着時、高電圧発生器の入力側端子に接続されるように構成し、噴霧化装置側の操作で高電圧の荷電をオン・オフすることができる。
着脱部はワンタッチで装着される係止手段を有し、取り外しは係止手段を解除して取り外す構成とすることによって、実用上極めて使い易い装置にすることが可能となる。
【0019】
【発明の実施の態様】
以下、本発明の実施例を図面に基づき説明する。
図1は本実施例による外部帯電式静電スプレーガンを示し、該スプレーガンは、手持ち式の例を示しスプレーガン本体1のハンドル2、引金3を持って操作される。銃身部4には先端に設けた噴霧化装置5より噴出する塗料を霧化するための圧縮空気用弁、塗料の流量を調節する装置等が組込まれている。
【0020】
この実施例の場合噴霧化装置5は圧縮空気で塗料を霧化するエアースプレーガンが示されており、塗料ノズル52の周囲に空気キャップ51が配置され、所望の噴霧パターンが、この空気キャップ51により形成されて被塗装物の塗装を行う。これらの構成は広く知られたスプレーガンの構造が採用されているが、静電塗装においては銃身部4を含め電気的絶縁材料で形成されている。本発明において水系もしくは高導電性塗料が使用され外部に荷電電極を設けたスプレーガンの場合、塗料経路はアース側電位と接続されるため、塗料ノズル52内のニードル弁53は金属性で、後部に位置する前記ハンドル2と電気的に接続されている。通常の静電スプレーガンがそうであるようにハンドルは導電性であり、この実施例の場合は半導電性の樹脂を使用して、作業者が手で操作する場合にアース側電位になるようにしている。
【0021】
銃身部4の上部に配置された外部帯電ユニット9は、図5に示すように高電圧発生器6が組み込まれ、前記噴霧化装置5を含むスプレーガン本体1と分離するように構成されている。この外部帯電ユニット9は、低周波トランス61、コッククロフトウォルトン多段倍電圧整流回路62、保護用高抵抗63が絶縁性樹脂で鋳込まれたカートリッジ64で構成された高電圧発生器6と、外部電極7とが絶縁材で形成されたユニットカバー68に組み込まれている。
【0022】
前記カートリッジ64は低電圧の供給側に入力端子65、高電圧出力側に出力端子66を露出している他は電気的に絶縁強度が維持され、ユニットカバー68に組み込まれた時に出力端子66が導線12と接続される。ユニットカバー68には、別に外部電極の電極接続部13が設けられ、前記導線12の他端が接続端子14として絶縁材の電極接続部13の内側で露出している。この電極接続部13は、外部帯電ユニット9がスプレーガン本体1に組み込まれたとき図2から図4に示すように噴霧化装置5の後方で銃身部4の外側に位置するよう配置されている。
【0023】
電極接続部13に装着される外部電極7は先端部に前記先端電極71を露出させ、後端に着脱部72を設けて全体が絶縁材で形成されている。着脱部72の一端より接続端子73を露出させ、該接続端子73と先端電極71との間を導体74で接続している。外部電極7がユニットカバー68の電極接続部13に装着されたとき、接続端子73と外部帯電ユニット9側の接続端子14が接触し電気的に接続される。本実施例では接続を確実に行うため接続端子73がバネの構成をしているが、接続端子14側をバネで形成しても良い。
【0024】
図4に示すように外部電極7は電極接続部13に差し込み、わずかに回転させることによって係止溝15に係止片75を係止させることで固定され、必要な先端電極位置とした外部電極を配置することができる。この係止方法は本例に限らず、通常使用されている係止手段、すなわち単に差し込み、その寸法精度によって密着し摩擦力で必要な固定力を得ても、変形する係止片と溝のかみ合わせにより係止させ、取り外す際は係止片を開放させて外す方法を用いること等選択が可能である。
【0025】
前記スプレーガン本体1に外部帯電ユニット9を組み込む手段は、限定されるものではなく、汎用の固定手段が採用されるが、簡単に着脱できることが望ましいことは言うまでもない。ここではスプレーガン本体1側の銃身部前方に凹部を形成し、これに係合する係止片を外部帯電ユニット9側に形成、更に後端部に銃身部の両側を挟んで嵌め込まれ、固定される形状を持たせている。ユニットカバー68を形成する樹脂の弾性変形を利用して手で着脱ができるようにしているが、使用中の外れに対する危険性を排除するため、別の固定手段である止めねじ等を使用することでも良い。
【0026】
外部帯電ユニット9の高電圧発生器6に供給される電源は、前記スプレーガン本体1に接続される電源ケーブルから引金の操作に応じて開閉されるスイッチを介して送り込まれる。外部帯電ユニット9を組み込んだ時にスプレーガン本体1側の出力端子と前記カートリッジ64の入力端子65が接続するように位置決めし、電気的に導通するように構成することによって結線が容易になる。接点はスライド式や押圧式等既存の接続方法が採用される。
【0027】
これらの装置を用いて静電塗装を行う場合、スプレーガン本体1に外部帯電ユニット9を組合せ、所定の電源、塗料及び噴霧化用圧縮空気を供給するために所定の接続を行い、スプレーガンを操作すれば、塗料の噴霧と共に外部帯電ユニット9に送られた電源より高電圧が荷電電極に送られ、該荷電電極から放電する高電圧静電気により前記噴霧化された塗料粒子が帯電し、対極に置かれた被塗装物に塗着し、静電塗装を行うことができる。
【0028】
外部帯電ユニット9は高電圧の発生と荷電電極をユニットとして構成しているため個別に製造、用意をしておくことが可能で、電気的トラブルにより使用を中止しなければならない問題が生じても、この部分を交換するだけで、塗料の供給経路を含むスプレーガン自体はそのまま使用できる。
【0029】
また本実施例においてはエアースプレーガンの場合に適用させているが、噴霧した塗料に帯電させ静電界の作用で塗着効率を上げるに霧化方法の特定は不要であり、この点で例えばエアーエアレス、エアレススプレー方式等のスプレーガンに適用しても同様の効果を上げることができる。また手持ち式のスプレーガンに限らず、自動的にスプレーの作動を制御するスプレーガンの場合に適用することも可能である。
【0030】
更にまた本発明は噴霧化装置としてのスプレー装置に噴霧液体を帯電させ、アース側に置かれた被塗布物への塗着を助けるものであるため、噴霧化装置に薬液噴霧器を使用し、本発明の外部帯電ユニットを取り付けることも可能である。この場合必ずしも噴霧器を経て荷電することは無く、直接外部帯電ユニットに供給することで高電圧に昇圧し、外部電極からの放電により静電帯電効果を得ることができる。
【0031】
【発明の効果】
以上の通り、本発明によれば、1つの外部帯電ユニットを用いて幅広い使用の展開が図れ、静電塗装、特に水系塗料等の高導電性塗料に対して適用できる装置として、外部帯電式の静電塗装装置が手軽に使用できる状況を得ることができる。
【0032】
また噴霧化装置と外部帯電装置を個別に用意し、必要に応じて組み合わせ使用できるため、少ない設備で効率的に使用することで、全体の設備費や、メンテナンスコストを削減できる他、各々の部分的な故障や使用が制限される問題に対し、必要な部分のみの交換で済むため、作業の中断なしに故障時の対応が可能となる等の効果が得られる。
【0033】
更に個々のスプレーガンに限定される若干の変更を必要とする荷電電極の位置についても、電極体を前記の外部帯電ユニットから着脱可能として交換ができるよう構成することによってより広範囲に、外部帯電式静電塗装を可能とし、水性塗料に対する静電塗装の実施効果の向上、これに伴う静電塗装化の促進を図り、得られる塗着効率の向上から環境負荷の原因となっている揮発性有機化合物の使用削減へと繋げることができる
【0034】
この他本発明における高電圧の荷電は、外部帯電ユニットの先端部分に取り付ける外部電極の部分だけであり、極めて安全にどんな場所においても静電塗着の効果を得ることが可能となる。したがって、従来、実施化が遅れていた塗装以外の薬液噴霧、処理剤吹付け等の分野での利用も簡単に行えるようになり、塗着効率の向上、有害・有毒物質の飛散防止等が図れるようになる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
図1は本発明の一実施例を示す全体断面図。
図2は図1のスプレーガン本体と外部帯電ユニットを分離した時の外観図。
図3は組合せ時の外観図。
図4は図3の先端部分の平面図。
図5は、外部帯電ユニットの構成を示す模式図。
図6は、高電圧発生器の構成構成を示す模式図。
【符号の説明】
1、スプレーガン本体
2、ハンドル
3、引金
4、銃身部
5、噴霧化装置
6、高電圧発生器
7、外部電極
9、外部帯電ユニット
13、電極接続部
71、先端電極
[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a spray gun for electrostatic coating that is excellent in coating efficiency, safety, and workability, which is optimal when electrostatically coating a highly conductive paint such as water-based paint and metallic paint.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Electrostatic coating is widely used as a coating method in which high-voltage static electricity is charged to sprayed paint particles and the coating efficiency is improved by an electric field formed on an object to be coated from an electrostatic spray gun. Paints used for such electrostatic coating are roughly classified into solvent-based paints with a large electrical resistance value and water-based or metallic paints with a high electrical resistance value, such as water-based or metallic paints. The painting method and equipment are very different.
[0003]
That is, solvent-based paints containing volatile organic compounds are required to be reduced in use due to environmental problems in recent years, and have been required to shift to water-based paints. However, if the sprayed paint is directly charged to increase the electrostatic coating effect, in the case of water-based paints, in a normal device, a charged high voltage flows to the grounded paint supply source through the paint, and electrostatic Not only can the effect not be obtained, but a high voltage flows through the paint supply system, causing a danger.
[0004]
For this reason, a method / apparatus is used in which the paint supply system is insulated from the ground side and electrostatic coating is performed while maintaining a high voltage. However, due to the enormous amount of charge in the paint supply system, an increase in danger is unavoidable, and in order to increase the industrial efficiency by continuously performing the painting operation, the paint supply as disclosed in JP-A-6-198228 is required. It is necessary to use a device, and it is necessary to install a large-scale device, which causes problems in use and maintenance.
Due to these problems, electrostatic coating of water-based paints and metallic paints has not been popularized, causing delays in environmental measures. On the other hand, the paint particles that are not directly charged to the paint but charged through the ionized area from the electrode installed outside the spray area are charged and placed on the lines of electric force (electric field) toward the object to be painted. There is known an electrostatic coating machine using an external electrode to be applied to the surface.
[0006]
As one of the devices, electrostatic coating apparatuses such as Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-30646 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-213958 have been proposed as devices that are integrated with the spray gun and cooperate with each other. The external electrode type electrostatic spray gun applies an electric voltage to the ground potential side of the object to be painted by applying a high voltage to the external electrode installed at a position away from the spray paint area by the spray gun. It is formed and charged to the fine particles of the paint that passes through each of them, and is applied to an electric field formed toward the object to be coated to promote the coating. However, compared to the direct charging method described above, the charging effect on the paint particles passing through the discharge region is low, and a sufficient electrostatic effect is not obtained.
[0007]
In general, as a spray gun for electrostatic coating, which is effective for commercial use, in the case of the direct charging type mainly used for solvent-based paints, the charging voltage to the electrode is about -30 kV to -70 kV, and the potential difference is The effect can be obtained as much as possible, but it is required to be as low as possible in view of the increased risk of spark discharge and electric shock discharge due to high voltage and the withstand voltage strength of the apparatus. Therefore, it is increasingly used at around -50 kV. On the other hand, in the case of the external electrode method, charging is generally performed with a high potential difference of −70 to −90 kV.
[0008]
Compared with the method in which a charged electrode is installed directly at the spray center of the paint and charged efficiently, the external charging method requires a higher voltage to obtain a practical effect, and the position of the charged electrode is substantially at ground potential. It is installed in front of the spraying device in order to prevent dangerous discharge to the spray outlet of the spray paint on the side and voltage drop of the charged electrode due to discharge.
Usually, the position of this charged electrode is said to be 80 mm to 150 mm in the case of a commercial spray gun, and is configured to protrude greatly. For this reason, many are used as automatic spray guns that are driven by an automatic coating device. In other words, as a hand-held spray gun, the charged electrode protrudes greatly forward, and is placed on the side to remove the spraying paint to prevent the function from being deteriorated. This will increase the burden on the operator as a gun.
[0009]
Proposal as a hand-held electrostatic paint spray gun is also seen, but problems such as the possibility that the electrode protruding at the tip deteriorates operability at the practical level and may be damaged by hitting the object during operation are widespread I was braking. In addition, there is a big difference between the charging by the discharge of the electrode provided outside compared to the direct charging to the paint, and it is necessary to use a higher voltage. In view of the withstand voltage, further increase in size is inevitable. There is a need for an effective electrostatic coating method or apparatus using an external charging method that can be used commercially.
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of the external charging type as described above, it is necessary to use a higher voltage and consider the danger to it, to reduce the size of the device as a spray gun, and to improve the use. In practical use, it could not be used easily and safely.
The fundamental problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the operability of an electrostatic coating spray gun having an external charging electrode, and to protect workers by ensuring safety. In consideration of a method that can be widely used, it is applied to various cases to expand the range of use and to spread electrostatic coating of water-based paints.
[0011]
It is easy to obtain the electrostatic coating effect by external charging, and it can be used relatively easily, so the demand for coating increases, and water-based paint is used instead of solvent-based paint that uses a large amount of volatile organic compounds that have a large impact on the environment. It is possible to shift to the use of paint and reduce loss by improving the coating efficiency in electrostatic coating. To this end, the present invention provides a method and apparatus that can achieve the effect of implementation.
This type of device that has been seen so far has been configured integrally with a spray gun as a dedicated device equipped with a charging device and an atomizing device, and it has been necessary to arrange each of the necessary numbers as a set.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, the action of an electric field formed on the object to be coated is separated from the paint path and charged by an external charging electrode provided outside the atomizing apparatus. When applying externally charged electrostatic coating, the high-voltage electrostatic charging device including the external charging electrode and the atomizing device are prepared separately, and these devices are combined during electrostatic coating. The high-voltage electrostatic charging device is operated in conjunction with the operation, and electrostatic coating is performed using external charging.
[0013]
In factory coatings where industrial productivity is required, many atomizers are prepared and used separately, or used as spares when problems occur. In addition, there are various types of atomizing apparatuses depending on the purpose, and in the painting, an adapting apparatus that is used depending on the degree of coating quality for the paint or the object to be coated, the shape or material of the object to be coated, etc. is used. In this case, the external charging device for increasing the electrostatic coating efficiency can be applied to a common device without the need for a device corresponding to each.
[0014]
According to the above method, it can be applied to various atomization apparatuses with a minimum number of external charging devices, and it is possible to reduce equipment costs and maintenance.
When the atomizing device is a hand-held type, operability and safety can be maintained by controlling the charge in conjunction with spraying by a trigger operation. It is also possible to control the atomization device and the high voltage charge by an external signal.
[0015]
Further, the present invention provides an atomizing device, a high voltage generating device, and a paint path supplied to the atomizing device, which are provided outside the atomizing device, and the high voltage from the high voltage generating device is charged. In an externally charged electrostatic coating gun having an externally charged electrode, a high voltage generator, a high resistance for limiting an excessive current to the external electrode, and an externally charged unit including the externally charged electrode are integrated. And is detachable from the atomizing device.
Therefore, a unit having an electrical component necessary for electrostatic coating by an external charging method is configured, and an electrostatic coating apparatus can be immediately used by combining this unit with a desired atomizing apparatus. Can be used as
[0016]
Preferably, by making the external charging electrode detachable from the external charging unit, it is easy to replace only the electrode, and it is possible to cope with a change in the electrode position. Further, a plurality of external charging electrodes can be provided as necessary, and the corresponding range is expanded.
[0017]
In addition, a power supply terminal is provided in the nebulizer unit, and when the external charging unit is installed, it is configured to be connected to the input terminal of the high voltage generator. Can be turned off.
The detachable portion has a locking means that can be attached with one touch, and the detachment can be performed by releasing the locking means and detaching it, so that a device that is extremely easy to use in practice can be obtained.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an externally charged electrostatic spray gun according to the present embodiment, which is operated by holding a handle 2 and a trigger 3 of a spray gun main body 1 as an example of a hand-held type. The barrel portion 4 incorporates a compressed air valve for atomizing the paint sprayed from the atomizing device 5 provided at the tip, a device for adjusting the flow rate of the paint, and the like.
[0020]
In this embodiment, the atomizing device 5 is an air spray gun that atomizes paint with compressed air. An air cap 51 is arranged around the paint nozzle 52, and a desired spray pattern is formed in the air cap 51. The object to be painted is formed. These structures employ a well-known spray gun structure, but are formed of an electrically insulating material including the barrel portion 4 in electrostatic coating. In the present invention, in the case of a spray gun using a water-based or highly conductive paint and having an externally charged electrode, since the paint path is connected to the ground side potential, the needle valve 53 in the paint nozzle 52 is metallic, and the rear part It is electrically connected to the handle 2 located at the position. The handle is conductive, as is the case with regular electrostatic spray guns, and in this embodiment, a semiconductive resin is used so that it is at ground potential when the operator operates it by hand. I have to.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 5, the external charging unit 9 disposed at the upper part of the barrel portion 4 is configured to incorporate a high voltage generator 6 and to be separated from the spray gun body 1 including the atomizing device 5. . The external charging unit 9 includes a low voltage transformer 61, a Cockcroft Walton multi-stage voltage doubler rectifier circuit 62, a high voltage generator 6 composed of a cartridge 64 in which a protective high resistance 63 is cast with an insulating resin, and an external electrode. 7 is incorporated in a unit cover 68 formed of an insulating material.
[0022]
The cartridge 64 is electrically insulated except that the input terminal 65 is exposed on the low voltage supply side and the output terminal 66 is exposed on the high voltage output side. When the cartridge 64 is assembled in the unit cover 68, the output terminal 66 is Connected to the lead wire 12. The unit cover 68 is provided with an electrode connecting portion 13 for an external electrode, and the other end of the conducting wire 12 is exposed inside the electrode connecting portion 13 for an insulating material as a connection terminal 14. When the external charging unit 9 is incorporated in the spray gun main body 1, the electrode connecting portion 13 is disposed so as to be positioned outside the barrel portion 4 behind the atomizing device 5 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. .
[0023]
The external electrode 7 attached to the electrode connecting portion 13 is formed entirely of an insulating material by exposing the tip electrode 71 at the tip portion and providing the detachable portion 72 at the rear end. The connection terminal 73 is exposed from one end of the detachable portion 72, and the connection terminal 73 and the tip electrode 71 are connected by a conductor 74. When the external electrode 7 is attached to the electrode connection portion 13 of the unit cover 68, the connection terminal 73 and the connection terminal 14 on the external charging unit 9 side come into contact with each other and are electrically connected. In the present embodiment, the connection terminal 73 has a spring configuration for reliable connection, but the connection terminal 14 side may be formed by a spring.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 4, the external electrode 7 is inserted into the electrode connecting portion 13, and is fixed by causing the locking piece 75 to be locked in the locking groove 15 by being rotated slightly. Can be arranged. This locking method is not limited to this example, but a locking means that is normally used, that is, simply inserting it, and even if it obtains a necessary fixing force by frictional force by closely contacting with its dimensional accuracy, the locking piece and groove to be deformed It is possible to select by using a method in which the locking piece is released by releasing the locking piece when it is locked by meshing and removed.
[0025]
The means for incorporating the external charging unit 9 into the spray gun body 1 is not limited, and a general-purpose fixing means is adopted, but it goes without saying that it can be easily attached and detached. Here, a recess is formed in front of the barrel part on the spray gun body 1 side, a locking piece for engaging with this is formed on the external charging unit 9 side, and further fitted into the rear end part with both sides of the barrel part sandwiched and fixed. It has a shape to be made. It can be attached and detached by hand using the elastic deformation of the resin that forms the unit cover 68, but in order to eliminate the risk of detachment during use, use another set means such as a set screw. But it ’s okay.
[0026]
The power supplied to the high voltage generator 6 of the external charging unit 9 is sent from a power cable connected to the spray gun body 1 through a switch that is opened and closed according to a trigger operation. Positioning is performed so that the output terminal on the spray gun main body 1 side and the input terminal 65 of the cartridge 64 are connected when the external charging unit 9 is incorporated, and the connection is facilitated by configuring so as to be electrically connected. For the contacts, existing connection methods such as a slide type and a press type are adopted.
[0027]
When electrostatic coating is performed using these apparatuses, the spray gun body 1 is combined with the external charging unit 9, and a predetermined connection is made to supply a predetermined power source, paint and compressed air for atomization. If operated, a high voltage is sent to the charged electrode from the power source sent to the external charging unit 9 together with the spraying of the paint, and the atomized paint particles are charged by the high voltage static electricity discharged from the charged electrode, and the counter electrode is charged. It can be applied to the object to be placed and electrostatic coating can be performed.
[0028]
Since the external charging unit 9 is configured to generate high voltage and the charging electrode as a unit, it can be individually manufactured and prepared, and even if there is a problem that its use must be stopped due to electrical trouble By simply exchanging this part, the spray gun itself including the paint supply path can be used as it is.
[0029]
In this embodiment, it is applied to an air spray gun, but it is not necessary to specify an atomization method in order to charge the sprayed paint and increase the coating efficiency by the action of an electrostatic field. The same effect can be achieved by applying to an airless, airless spray type spray gun or the like. Further, the present invention is not limited to a handheld spray gun, and can be applied to a spray gun that automatically controls the operation of a spray.
[0030]
Furthermore, in the present invention, since the spray liquid as a spraying device is charged with a spray liquid and assists the application to an object to be placed on the ground side, a chemical sprayer is used for the spraying device. It is also possible to attach the external charging unit of the invention. In this case, it is not always charged through the sprayer, but it can be boosted to a high voltage by supplying it directly to the external charging unit, and an electrostatic charging effect can be obtained by discharging from the external electrode.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a wide range of uses can be developed using one external charging unit, and an apparatus that can be applied to electrostatic coating, particularly highly conductive paint such as water-based paint, A situation where the electrostatic coating apparatus can be used easily can be obtained.
[0032]
In addition, the nebulization device and the external charging device are prepared separately and can be used in combination as needed. By using them efficiently with few facilities, the overall equipment cost and maintenance cost can be reduced. Since it is sufficient to replace only necessary parts with respect to problems that limit general failure and use, it is possible to obtain an effect such as being able to cope with failure without interruption of work.
[0033]
Furthermore, with regard to the position of the charged electrode that requires a slight change limited to individual spray guns, it is possible to replace the externally charged electrode body with the external charging unit so that it can be exchanged. Volatile organics that are capable of electrostatic coating, improve the effect of electrostatic coating on water-based paints, and promote the resulting electrostatic coating. Can reduce the use of compounds. [0034]
In addition, the high-voltage charge in the present invention is only the portion of the external electrode attached to the tip portion of the external charging unit, and it is possible to obtain the effect of electrostatic coating at any location extremely safely. Therefore, it can be easily used in fields such as chemical spraying and processing agent spraying other than painting, which have been delayed in the past, improving coating efficiency and preventing scattering of harmful and toxic substances. It becomes like this.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an external view when the spray gun main body and the external charging unit of FIG. 1 are separated.
FIG. 3 is an external view when combined.
4 is a plan view of the tip portion of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of an external charging unit.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a high voltage generator.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, spray gun body 2, handle 3, trigger 4, barrel portion 5, atomizing device 6, high voltage generator 7, external electrode 9, external charging unit 13, electrode connection portion 71, tip electrode

Claims (7)

噴霧化装置より噴霧される塗料に対し、塗料の経路とは離開し、噴霧化装置の外側に設けた外部荷電電極によって帯電させ、被塗装物に向かって形成される電界の作用を加えて塗装する外部帯電式静電塗装を行う場合、外部帯電電極と高電圧発生器を含む高電圧静電荷電装置と、塗料供給制御手段と塗料霧化手段を含む噴霧装置を別々に準備し、静電塗装時にこれらの装置を互いに装着し、前記噴霧装置の作動に連動して前記高電圧静電荷電装置の外部帯電電極に高電圧静電気を荷電し、外部帯電を利用して静電塗装を行う方法The paint sprayed from the atomizing device is separated from the paint path, charged by an external charging electrode provided outside the atomizing device, and applied with the action of an electric field formed toward the object to be coated. When externally charging electrostatic coating is performed, a high voltage electrostatic charging device including an external charging electrode and a high voltage generator, and a spraying device including a paint supply control means and a paint atomizing means are prepared separately, and electrostatic A method of attaching these devices to each other at the time of painting, charging high voltage static electricity to the external charging electrode of the high voltage electrostatic charging device in conjunction with the operation of the spraying device, and performing electrostatic coating using external charging 噴霧化特性により異なる所望の噴霧化装置を選択し、噴霧化装置の引金操作により装着した高電圧静電荷電装置の荷電を制御する請求項1に記載の静電塗装方法The electrostatic coating method according to claim 1, wherein a desired atomizing device that differs depending on the atomization characteristics is selected, and charging of a high-voltage electrostatic charging device mounted by a trigger operation of the atomizing device is controlled. 外部信号により噴霧化装置及び高電圧静電荷電装置を制御する請求項1に記載の静電塗装方法The electrostatic coating method according to claim 1, wherein the atomization device and the high-voltage electrostatic charging device are controlled by an external signal. 塗料を霧化する噴霧化装置と塗料供給調節装置を含むスプレーガン本体と、前記噴霧化装置に供給される塗料の経路とは離開して噴霧化装置の外側に設けた外部荷電電極とを備えた外部帯電式静電塗装ガンにおいて、外部荷電電極と高電圧発生器と外部電極への過大電流を制限する高抵抗とを含み電源の入力端子を設けた外部帯電ユニットを一体的に設け、該ユニットを前記スプレーガン本体に着脱自在とし、装着時スプレーガン本体に設けた出力端子に前記外部帯電ユニットの入力端子が接続される構成とした外部静電塗装装置A spray gun body including a spraying device for spraying paint and a paint supply adjusting device, and an external charging electrode provided outside the spraying device so as to be separated from a path of the paint supplied to the spraying device. In the external charging electrostatic coating gun, an external charging unit including an external charging electrode, a high voltage generator, and a high resistance for limiting an excessive current to the external electrode and provided with an input terminal of a power source is provided integrally. External electrostatic coating apparatus in which the unit is detachable from the spray gun body, and the input terminal of the external charging unit is connected to the output terminal provided in the spray gun body when the unit is mounted 外部荷電電極を前記外部帯電ユニットから着脱可能とした請求項4記載の静電塗装装置The electrostatic coating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an external charging electrode is detachable from the external charging unit. 噴霧化装置部に電源供給端子を設け、前記外部帯電ユニット装着時、外部帯電ユニットの高電圧発生器の入力側に前記電源供給端子が接続される請求項4記載の静電塗装装置5. The electrostatic coating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a power supply terminal is provided in the atomizing device section, and the power supply terminal is connected to an input side of a high voltage generator of the external charging unit when the external charging unit is mounted. 着脱部がワンタッチで装着される係止手段を有し、取り外しは係止手段を解除して取り外す構成とした請求項4記載の静電塗装装置The electrostatic coating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the attachment / detachment portion has a latching means to be attached with one touch, and the removal is performed by releasing the latching means and removing.
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