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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Toshio Onda, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Toshio Onda, Edogawa-ku, JP;
ABB K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an air atomizing type coating apparatus which is constituted by a main body () having a first feed tube passage hole () extended forward from a cartridge mount portion (), a passage change-over mechanism () attached to the front side of the main body () to change over positions of a second feed tube passage hole () and a second wash fluid passage (), a spray nozzle () attached on the front side of the passage change-over mechanism (), and a paint cartridge () to be set in the cartridge mount portion (). Upon shifting the passage change-over mechanism () to a coating position, the first and second feed tube passage holes () and () are brought into communication with each other, a coating operation can be performed by inserting a paint cartridge (). On the other hand, upon shifting the passage change-over mechanism () to a washing position, the first and second wash fluid passages () and () are brought into communication with each other, permitting a supply of a wash fluid to the spray nozzle ().