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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Applicant:
Scott J. Clifford, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Scott J. Clifford, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Fanuc Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 5/025 (2006.01); B05B 5/00 (2006.01); B05B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robotic painting system includes an applicator, a first paint metering device in fluid communication with the applicator, a second paint metering device in fluid communication with the paint applicator, and a paint supply in fluid communication with each the paint metering devices to fill at least one of the paint metering devices with a desired amount of paint, wherein each of the paint metering devices is electrostatically isolated from the paint supply, and wherein a color change time and a paint waste are minimized and a cleaning operation of the system is optimized.