JPH039816Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a paint booth apparatus for automobiles and other vehicles.

Conventional paint booths in automobile repair shops are generally fixed type installed on the floor, and therefore, the place where the paint booth is installed on the floor in the repair shop is used for painting automobiles. It becomes a dedicated area and cannot be used for work such as sheet metal work other than painting, and the entire floor surface of the repair shop cannot be used effectively for various works.
With conventional booth equipment, cars have to be moved every time they are painted, which requires time and space, and it takes a lot of effort, especially to move cars that cannot drive themselves in and out of the booth equipment. There was an inconvenience.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate these inconveniences, make the floor surface available for various tasks, and provide a painting booth device that can paint without moving the vehicle. A booth formed with an opening that can be freely opened and closed is provided on a floor surface so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and an exhaust groove and an exhaust duct connected thereto are formed in each section of the floor surface on the movement locus of the booth. A sensor operated by the booth is provided, and an opening/closing valve opened by the operation of the sensor in each section is interposed in the exhaust duct.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 indicates a painting booth, and the booth 1 includes a rectangular ceiling body 1a, four columns 1b...1b hanging from the corners thereof, and lateral connecting rods 1c connecting the lower ends of these columns 1b...1b, respectively. , 1c, a blower is provided in the ceiling body 1a, and a suction opening 2 equipped with a filter is formed on the side surface of the ceiling body 1a, and both sides of the lower surface of the ceiling body 1a are formed. duct 3 having a discharge opening in
is provided so that the air sucked in from the filter by driving the blower flows downward from the lower surface of the ceiling body 1a. Further, openings 4, 4 are formed on both the front and rear sides of the booth 1, and a curtain 5 made of vinyl or other material is hung from each opening 4 to form an opening 4 that can be opened and closed freely. Note that both sides of the booth 1 are closed with curtains 6 made of vinyl or other material.

Reference numerals 7 and 7 indicate running rails laid on the floor of the maintenance shop, and wheels 8...8 are pivotally supported at the lower end of the booth 1, and are driven by motors 9, 9. For example, the wheels 8...8 run on the traveling rails 7, 7, and the booth 1 is moved in the front and rear directions.

10...10 is an exhaust groove formed for each section on the floor between the traveling rails 7, 7, 11 is a main exhaust duct buried in the floor, 12 is an exhaust blower interposed at the root of the duct, 13a, 13b, 13c... is an exhaust duct, that is, a branch duct, which branches from the main exhaust duct and communicates with the exhaust grooves 10 of each section;
14a, 14b, 14c... are the branch ducts 13
On-off valves 14a, 14b, 14c... are shown, respectively.
are controlled to open and close by the operation of sensors 15a, 15b, 15c, etc., such as micro switches installed on the floor of each section. Incidentally, reference numerals 16, . . . , 16 indicate gratings placed on the openings of the exhaust grooves 10.

Next, the operation of the above booth device will be explained.

As shown in the second figure, automobiles A, B, C, etc., which require sheet metal work, painting, etc., are arranged in sections along traveling rails 7, 7. For example, when car B is painted after the sheet metal work is completed,
When the booth 1 is placed in the position shown by the solid line in the figure, the sensor 15b is activated at the lower end of the booth 1 to open only the on-off valve 14b. And ceiling body 1 of booth 1
The supply air blower and the exhaust air blower 12 in a are driven to form a layer of air flow around the car B, and spray painting is performed. This layer of air flow prevents the paint mist generated during painting from scattering. Next, when car D is to be painted after the sheet metal work is completed, the booth 1 is moved to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. Then, the sensor 15d operates at the lower end of the booth 1, and this time only the on-off valve 14d opens. The supply air blower and the exhaust air blower 12 are driven to form a layer of air flow to perform spray painting. During this time, the aforementioned car B leaves this section, and the next car is introduced into the section, where sheet metal work and other work is carried out.

In this way, the booth 1 is moved to one of the sections and painting is carried out while sheet metal work is being carried out in the other section at the same time, so that the entire floor surface can be effectively used for various operations.

In the above embodiment, the booth 1 is moved by running on the running rails on the floor, but it is also possible to install a rail on the ceiling of the maintenance shop and move the booth 1 by suspending it from the rail. It is optional to do so, and
Shutters, doors, etc. may be provided in the openings 4, 4 on both the front and rear surfaces of the booth 1, so that the openings 4, 4 can be opened and closed. Furthermore, a heater may be provided in the ceiling 1a of the booth 1 and the booth 1 may be used as a mobile dryer.

As described above, according to the present invention, each section of the floor surface on the movement path of the booth has an exhaust groove, an exhaust duct connected to the exhaust groove, and a sensor activated by the booth, which opens when the sensor is activated, allowing exhaust to be exhausted from the exhaust duct. Since the booth is equipped with an on-off valve, the sensor is actuated by the booth and the on-off valve is opened only in the section where the booth is present, allowing the paint mist accompanying painting to be exhausted from the exhaust duct, while eliminating the need for exhaust in other sections. The opening/closing valve closes and sheet metal work can be carried out, thus making it possible to automatically and efficiently exhaust air and make effective use of the floor surface.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the device of the present invention;
The figure is an explanatory diagram of its usage state. 1...booth, 4...opening, 7...traveling rail, 8...wheels.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A booth formed with openings that can be opened and closed on both front and rear sides is provided on a floor surface so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and an exhaust groove and an exhaust duct connected thereto are formed in each section of the floor surface on the movement trajectory of the booth. A paint booth apparatus for a vehicle, further comprising a sensor operated by the booth, and an opening/closing valve opened in each section in response to the operation of the sensor, interposed in the exhaust duct.