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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Osamu Yoshida, Ohta-ku, JP;
Akihiko Arichi, Aichi, JP;
ABB K. K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rotary atomizing head type coating system capable of multiple color changes in the course of a coating operation. A housing (,) with a coating machine (,) is mounted on a wrist portion (,) of a coating robot. Provided for the coating system are a plural number of feeder units (,) which serve as separate sources for a variety of paint colors and which each accommodate a paint valve (,) and a solvent valve (,). Through paint hoses (,) and solvent hoses (,), the respective feeder unit (,) are connected to paint supply lines (,) of different colors and a solvent supply line (,). In order to supply paint of different colors to the coating machine (,) during a coating operation, the feeder units (,) are selectively and replaceably loaded into the housing (,). The use of a plural number of feeder units (,) which can be replaceably attached to the coating machine (,) makes it possible for the coating system (,) to cope with multiple color changes whenever necessary in the course of a coating operation.