JPH0679220A - Rack structure type coating material supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the execution of coating material adjustment within the same rack and to enable the simultaneous management of coating material cans in combination therewith even during temporary interruption without dispersedly arranging coating material cans by incorporating coating material circulating and coating material adjusting units into the coating material cans, disposing these can in rack structure and supplying the coating materials to coating devices. CONSTITUTION:The coating material circulating and coating material adjusting units each composed of coating material feed system equipment consisting of a coating material feed piping 2 a pump 2b a joint 2c for a coating material feed piping and a joint 2'c for driving the pump, coating material return system equipment consisting of a coating material return piping 3a and a joint 3c for the coating material return piping, and if necessary, coating material adjuster system equipment consisting of a coating material adjuster 4a, a coating material adjuster driving device 4b and a joint 4c for the coating material adjuster driving source are built into the coating equipment having the plural coating devices 7. These units are disposed on the racks 8 in the rack structure, by which the coating materials are supplied to the coating devices 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paint supply device for applying a paint contained in a paint can to a coating device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An outline of a conventional method is shown in FIG. Conventionally, the paint stored in the paint can 5 is fed to the coating device 7 after the paint can 5 is conveyed to the vicinity of the coating device 7 for each coating device 7.
Paint feed pipe (pipe with pump 2b) 2 in paint can 5
Dip and send paint, or paint feed pipe (pump 2
One method is to immerse one side of the popular pipe in the (b-equipped pipe) 2 and send the paint. On the other hand, regarding the paint return pipe from the coating device 7, the end of the paint return pipe 3 from the coating device 7 is arranged or immersed in the upper part of the paint can 5 and the paint is returned from the coating device 7 using the weight of the paint. Has been taken. Further, when paint adjustment (paint viscosity etc.) is required, it is carried out by using a stirring device, a temperature heating device, etc. which are prepared in advance at another place.

[0003]

The paint cans 5 for supplying the paint are dispersed in each of the coating devices 7, and it takes a lot of people to manage the supply paint cans of the entire coating device 7. Or, because the management of the supplied paint is extremely complicated,
Occasionally, coating defects were caused by poor management such as running out of liquid. Also, when paint adjustment is required, it is done by using a stirring device, temperature heating device, etc. that are prepared in advance at another location, and this is also done at another location. It requires a large number of people and it is necessary to convey the paint can 5 to the coating device 7 manually after the paint adjustment is completed, and the work is complicated. In addition, when the paint used in the coating device 7 is temporarily stopped and another paint is once used and then the previous paint is used again, the paint can 5 is temporarily transferred to another place manually. However, when it was reused, it had to be manually returned again.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the paint cans for supplying the paint to a plurality of coating devices are not dispersed and arranged, and the paint adjustment is performed at the same place without being performed at another place, and the use is temporarily suspended and reused. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paint supply device capable of collectively managing waiting paint cans as well.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention advantageously solves the problems of the prior art, and as a result of the inventors' earnest efforts to achieve the above-mentioned object, a coating material for a plurality of coating devices is obtained. It is possible to manage paint cans for supply, paint cans during paint preparation, and paint cans that are temporarily suspended from painting, and the gist of the invention is (1) use paint cans. In a coating facility with multiple coating devices, a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit consisting of a paint circulating device and a paint adjusting device is installed in a paint can, and this is arranged in a rack structure to supply paint to the coating device. Characteristic rack structure type paint supply device. (2) A rack structure type paint supply device characterized in that a paint adjusting device is arranged on the rack described in (1). (3) A rack structure type paint supply device characterized in that a paint temporary storage place is provided on the rack described in (1).

[0006]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit according to the present invention. The paint circulation / paint adjustment unit is a paint feed consisting of a paint feed pipe (paint can side) 2a, a pump 2b, a paint feed pipe joint (paint can side) 2c, and a pump drive source joint (paint can side) 2'c. System, paint return piping (paint can side) 3a and paint return piping joint (paint can side) 3c, and paint adjusting device (paint can side) 4a (stirrer, etc.) as necessary , A paint adjusting device drive device 4b and a paint adjusting device drive source joint (paint can side) 4c. These constituent elements are incorporated in the independent paint circulating / paint adjusting unit frame 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic view when the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit according to the present invention is incorporated in the paint can 5. The paint circulating / paint adjusting unit is self-supporting, and is mounted on the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit mounting base 6 together with the paint can 5 without directly applying its own load to the paint can.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view when the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit according to the present invention is mounted on the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit mounting base 6 together with the paint can 5 and incorporated in the rack 8. The rack is provided with a mechanism for supplying paint to the coating device, a paint supply position where the paint can is supplied to the coating device from the paint can, and a mechanism for adjusting the paint are arranged here. And a paint adjustment position where the paint can is adjusted and a paint temporary position where the paint whose temporary use is suspended is temporarily set. Paint supply position (1)-(3)
Paint cans 5 used in each of the coating devices (1) to (3)
Are installed on the paint supply / paint adjustment unit mounting table 6 together with the paint supply / paint adjustment unit. On the rack side of the paint supply position, paint feed pipe (rack side) 2e, paint feed pipe joint (rack side) 2d, pump drive source joint (rack side) 2 ', respectively.
d and a pump drive source piping / wiring (rack side) 2'e, a paint feeding system equipment, a paint returning piping (rack side) 3e and a paint returning piping joint (rack side) 3d Depending on the paint adjustment device power piping
A paint adjusting device drive system equipment including a wiring (rack side) 4e and a paint adjusting device power joint (rack side) 4d is provided.

At the time of painting, the rack side joint and the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit side joint (paint feeding system: paint feeding pipe system paint circulating / paint adjusting unit side 2c and rack side 2d, paint feeding device drive system paint circulating / paint adjusting Unit side 2'c and rack side 2'd, paint return piping system:
Paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side 3c and rack side 3d, paint adjustment device drive system: paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side 4c
And the rack side 4d) are connected, and the pump 2b is driven through the joints 2'd and 2'c for the pump drive source, and the paint can 5
The paint is sent from the paint feeding pipe system joints 2c and 2d to the coating device 7, and the excess paint (overflow amount or the like) is returned from the painting device 7 to the paint can 5 through the paint returning pipe system joints 3d and 3c. Further, the paint adjusting device driving device 4b is driven through the paint adjusting device driving system joints 4d and 4c as necessary to operate the paint adjusting device (agitator or the like) 4a.

On the contrary, when the paint is replaced, the rack side joint and the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit side joint (paint feeding system: paint feeding pipe system paint circulating / paint adjusting unit side 2c and rack side 2d, paint feeding device drive system)
Paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side 2'c and rack side 2'd
Paint return piping system: paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side 3c and rack side 3d Paint adjustment device drive system: paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side 4c and rack side 4d) is removed, and paint can 5 and paint circulation / paint adjustment unit The paint circulation / paint adjustment unit mounting table 6 is moved collectively from the paint supply position while being mounted. At the paint adjusting positions (1) to (2), the paint cans 5 to be used next to the coating devices (1) to (3) are respectively the paint supplying / paint adjusting unit and the paint supplying / paint adjusting unit mounting base 6. It will be installed as is.

On the rack side of the paint adjusting position, paint adjusting device drive system equipment including a paint adjusting device power pipe / wiring (rack side) 4e and a paint adjusting device power joint (rack side) 4d is provided. There is. At the time of paint adjustment, the rack side joint and the paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side joint (paint adjustment device drive system: paint circulation / paint adjustment unit side 4c and rack side 4d) are connected, and paint adjustment device drive joints 4d and 4c After that, the paint adjusting device driving device 4b is driven and the paint adjusting device (stirrer or the like) 4a is caused to function to perform paint adjustment. In addition, the viscosity of the paint, for example, the temperature is adjusted if necessary.

When the paint adjustment is completed, the rack side joint and the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit side joint (paint adjusting device drive system: paint circulating / paint adjusting unit side 4c and rack side 4d) are removed, and the paint can 5 and the paint circulating / The paint adjusting unit is conveyed to the paint supplying position collectively from the paint adjusting position while being mounted on the paint circulating / paint adjusting unit mounting base 6. In addition, the temporary coating device (1) includes a coating device (1)-
The use in (3) was temporarily suspended, and the paint can waiting to be reused is still installed in the paint circulation / paint adjustment unit together with the paint circulation / paint adjustment unit. The paint can is transferred between the paint supply position, the paint adjustment position, and the paint temporary position by being placed on the paint supply / paint adjustment unit mounting table 6 together with the paint circulation / paint adjustment unit. A stacker is used when the self-propelled trolley or rack having a fork capable of being put in and taken out under the paint adjusting unit mounting base 6 and receiving and receiving the paint supplying / paint adjusting unit mounting base 6 is a hierarchical structure.

The number of paint supply positions depends on the number of coating devices,
The number of paint adjustment positions is determined by the number of coating devices, the lot size (same color) of the coated product, paint characteristics, etc. The optimum number of paint temporary positions is selected in consideration of the production schedule. In this way, paint cans for supplying paint to a plurality of coating devices,
Paint cans for paint adjustment and paint cans that have been temporarily suspended for reuse can be managed together in the same rack.

[0013]

As described above, it is possible to disperse the paint cans for supplying paint to a plurality of coating devices, respectively.
In addition, the paint can be adjusted in the same rack without having to do it in a separate location, and the use of paint cans can be temporarily suspended and the paint cans that are waiting to be reused can be collectively managed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit according to the present invention set in a paint can;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view when a paint can and a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit are set on a rack according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit according to a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 paint circulation device / paint adjusting unit frame 2 paint feed pipe (paint device to paint can) 2a paint feed pipe (paint can side) 2b pump 2c paint feed pipe joint (paint can side) 2d paint feed pipe joint (rack Side) 2e Paint feed pipe (rack side) 2'c Pump drive source joint (paint can side) 2'd Pump drive source joint (rack side) 2'e Pump drive source pipe / wiring (rack side) 3 Paint Return pipe (painting device to paint can) 3a Paint return pipe (paint can side) 3c Paint return pipe joint (paint can side) 3d Paint return pipe joint (rack side) 3e Paint return pipe (rack side) 4a Paint adjustment Equipment (agitator, etc.) 4b Paint adjustment device drive device 4c Paint adjustment device drive source joint (paint can side) 4d Paint adjustment device drive source joint (Rack side) 4e Paint adjusting device drive source piping / wiring (rack side) 5 Paint can 6 Paint circulating device / Paint adjusting unit mounting base 7 Coating device 8 Rack

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a painting facility having a plurality of paint devices using paint cans, a paint circulating / paint adjusting unit including a paint circulating device and a paint adjusting device is incorporated in the paint can, and these are arranged in a rack structure, A rack structure type paint supply device that supplies paint to a coating device. 2. A rack structure type paint supply device, characterized in that a paint adjusting device is disposed on the rack according to claim 1. 3. A rack structure type paint supply device, wherein the rack according to claim 1 is provided with a paint temporary storage place.