Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paint Compnay, Ltd.

Shannon Libke

Masahiro Yamamoto

Koichi Tsutsui

Kenzo Yanagida

Mituyosi Kumata

Takao Amasaki

A high voltage generated by a high voltage generator is applied to corona electrodes, and powder supplied from a powder flow passage collides against a diffuser main body while being moved in a vortex by air ejected from a vortex air introduction port and is ejected from a nozzle opening. After the powder is charged by ions generated by corona discharge, it is sprayed to an object to be coated. Free ions generated by the corona discharge are trapped by ion trap electrodes. The adhesion of the powder can be prevented by the ejection of compressed air through a diffuser front portion cover and an outer cylinder cover each composed of a porous member and the ejection of compressed air from a nozzle hole.

Electrostatic powder spray coating method

An electrostatic powder coating gun for dispersing aggregate powder onto substrates. The gun includes swirling air passage outlets to form a vortex of air inside the spray gun tip to reduce powder adhesion and assist in pulverizing the powder material. The coating gun employs a powder supply unit having a fluidized bed that includes temperature and humidity controls to adjust the temperature and humidity of the compressed air supplied to the spray gun and a mixer to agitate the powder in the container.

Electrostatic powder coating method and apparatus

An electrostatic powder coating apparatus is provided which includes a spray gun and a powder supply unit. The spray gun includes facilities for dually functioning to both pulverize and disperse the aggregated powder and powder adhesion preventing facilities. Both the pulverizing and dispersing facilities and the powder adhesion prevention facilities are provided in a nozzle lip of the spray gun of the electrostatic powder coating apparatus. The powder supply unit includes a temperature/humidity control facilities for adjusting the temperature and humidity of the compressed air supplied to an air chamber within the powder supply unit.

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Osaka, Japan

Shannon Libke