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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Shinji Tani, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Shinji Tani, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/04 (2006.01); B05B 5/025 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrostatic painting apparatus for electrostatically painting a door on a vehicle body. The painting apparatus uses a robot arm that opens/closes the door. A high voltage is applied to the robot arm and the amount of any current between an electrode pin on the robot arm and the door is measured to determine the positional relationship between the door and the robot arm.