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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1984
Allan F Falcoff, Lake Orion, MI (US);
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An improved paint spray machine having a spray gun with an adjustable spray nozzle, apparatus for controlling the speed and acceleration of the horizontal and vertical movement of the gun, apparatus for controlling the number of passes by the gun, apparatus for controlling the dwell period at the end of each pass and apparatus for controlling flash time between coats of paint; wherein the improvement is the following: (1) a computer system: (a) capable of storing programs for multiple paint spray procedures with their specific operating parameters; and (b) capable of actuating, monitoring and correcting parameters of a spray procedure so as to insure accurate spray application of the paint; and (2) optionally, apparatus for connecting the spray machine to a remote computer system and apparatus for controlling the flow of paint to the spray gun.