Graco Inc.

Red Devil, Incorporated

Scherer, William C.

Luebeck, Duane A.

Tam, Jimmy W.

William C Scherer

Jimmy W Tam

Michael D Jines

Robert J Lind

Stanley G Karwoski

Norman N Fender

Gordon V Mommsen

Raymond A Vincent

Duane A Luebeck

Gary W Odegaard

Alan P Lonneman

A tip guard is provided for protecting an airless spray tip and preventing accumulation of paint on the tip guard. The tip guard has two pair of vanes extending forwardly and radially outwardly from a base, each a pair of vanes being joined by a crossbar. A pointed edge faces radially inwardly from each of the vanes and the crossbar and, generally, planar sides are provided to each plane, thereby allowing air flow through the side of the tip guard and preventing buildup of paint on the surface of the tip guard.

Accumulation resistant tip guard

A spray gun is designed for mounting on the end of a robot arm. The construction of the gun is provided such that nearly all of the main components with the exception of the spray head itself are located in a main body to which is mounted a pivotal spray head assembly which may pivot approximately 90.degree. to either side of the normal straight-ahead position. The power supply and power generating units are located in the main body. The electrostatic power supply connection to the spray head enters the spray head shaft on the opposite side from the fluid supply entry. The fluid control valve may be located in the spray head shaft.

Robot spray gun

Apparatus for dispensing paint or other liquids having a rotational valve actuable between a dispensing position and a suction position and a piston and cylinder assembly in flow coupling relation to the valve, and having a base plate for rotationally positioning the piston and cylinder assembly between the dispensing position and the suction position, including an inclined plane for imparting a predetermined suction movement of the piston during the rotational positioning.

Dispenser with sniff device and method

Apparatus is disclosed for spraying paints wherein the paint comprises a predetermined ratio mixture of at least two components, and wherein the ratio of these components is controlled automatically as they are delivered to a spray gun and prior to mixing, by means flow-sensing devices which generate flow-representative signals to a control unit. The control unit calculates the appropriate ratio and adjusts a flow regulating device in at least one of the component lines for ensuring continued flow at the desired ratio.

Automatic proportioning paint spray system

Apparatus is disclosed for delivering two or more liquids in predetermined ratios, where the liquids are pumped by separate reciprocating pistons, the stroke of each piston being independently adjustable by means of a pivotal piston rod anchor and an adjustable piston arc control mechanism. All of the pistons are interconnected by means of an angularly rotating metering shaft which is in turn connected to a toggle valve mechanism for reversing the piston drive control upon reaching a predetermined amount of angular rotation. Since all interconnected pistons pass through the same angular value, but along independently adjustable arcs of travel, the respective strokes of each piston may be thereby controlled. A novel air valving mechanism for accomplishing the reversal and control of valves which regulate the fluid flow in contact with the respective pistons forms a part of the present invention.

Flow ratio control system

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William C Scherer