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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gunter Börner, Mühlhausen, DE;
Steffen Georgi, Strassberg, DE;
Josef Wittmann, Hockenheim, DE;
Hidetoshi Yamabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
ABB Patent GmbH, Ladenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 5/08 ;
Abstract
A rotary atomizer with external charging which can be used for applying conductive paints, in particular water-based paint, to a surface of a body to be coated. The rotary atomizer has a directing air ring at a high-voltage potential and an earthed spraying bell. To reduce the risk of discharges, it is proposed to connect the ring to an earth potential via a high-impedance resistance, so that the ring assumes a potential which lies between the high-voltage potential of electrodes for the external charging and the earth potential of the bell.