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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1986
Uhee Kikuchi, Sayama, JP;
Tadashi Takeo, Sakado, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A painting apparatus for a vehicle body is provided. The painting apparatus comprises a long paint booth through which the vehicle is conveyed, the paint booth including a plurality of stages positioned longitudinally in series, at least some of the plurality of stages being provided with painting robots disposed therein such that while the vehicle body is passed through the painting booth, inner and outer panel regions thereof are painted by the painting robots, wherein the vehicle body is stopped at each of the stages. Each of the painting robots comprises a multi-axis robot and bell-type atomizer attached thereto, and the plurality of stages are in communication with one another without partitions therebetween.