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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
Tokuo Umezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hidetsugu Matsuda, Minamimuro-gun, JP;
Masaharu Kuromoto, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Sakata, Takasaki, JP;
Tokuo Umezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hidetsugu Matsuda, Minamimuro-gun, JP;
Masaharu Kuromoto, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Sakata, Takasaki, JP;
ABB K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge changer () is composed of a swing arm () with a cartridge gripper (B) for gripping a paint cartridge (), and an arcuate moving portion () for putting the swing arm () in swinging movements in a horizontal plane. The cartridge changer () is adapted to pick up a replenished paint cartridge () on the mount deck () by the cartridge gripper (B) and transfer the swing arm () to a changing position 'O' by the arcuate moving portion (). By the operation, a used paint cartridge (') will be replaced by the replenished paint cartridge () between the mount deck () and a common body () which is located in the changing position 'O' of the atomizing head changing and washing device ().