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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1987
Tadayoshi Kuronaga, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshihumi Ogasahara, Kure, JP;
Hideyuki Katoh, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigehiro Furuya, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An automatic spray coating apparatus for vehicle bodies comprises first and second cocating stations, said first coating station being provided with a coating robot for coating a front door on one of the sides and the vicinity thereof and a coating robot for coating a rear door on the other side and the vicinity thereof, said second coating station being provided with two coating robots for respectively coating the other doors and the vicinity thereof, and at least one coating robot which coats the insides of an engine compartment and trunk, while the vehicle body is standing still at least one of the first or second coating stations. According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the time required for coating vehicle bodies with a smaller number of coating stations and to efficiently coat vehicle bodies without interference between coating robots.