Abstract:
Se describe un método y un dispositivo (20) para rociar materiales particulados, en el cual se aplica un alto voltaje a una masa del material particulado, para provocar que las partículas salgan de la masa. El alto voltaje proveniente de una fuente (16) es aplicado a una masa de material (36) almacenada en un recipiente. Una superficie de la masa (36) es expuesta a los alrededores, y el voltaje aplicado es conducido a través del material a granel a las partículas localizadas en la superficie expuesta, las cuales son con esto proyectadas como un rocío eléctricamente cargado desde la masa bajo la influencia del campo eléctrico, substancialmente sin ninguna descarga en corona concomitante.
Abstract:
The method described calls for the different coating materials to be taken from working containers and fed, with continuous mixing, to ring mains from where each is selectively fed to a hollow-needle valve in a paint applicator fitted with a spray device, the hollow-needle valve bringing the coating materials to the immediate vicinity of the spray device. Each coating material is always fed to the same associated valve (81). Every time the coating material is changed, the valve (81a) in the paint applicator (28) is withdrawn from the applicator by a handling device and replaced by another valve (81b) corresponding to the next coating material to be sprayed. Those valves which are not inserted in the applicator are kept stowed in a storage rack (165).
Abstract:
A guard ring (60) for controlling size of a sprinkler column (57) of liquid streams (58) from a sprinkler head (54) in an electrostatic spraying system (26) is connected through a large resistor (62) to ground (64). This provides an interaction between the liquid sprinkler column (57) and the ring (60) which tends to constrict the size of the column (57) of sprinkler liquid and reduce the likelihood of the column (57) spreading out and engaging sides of a receptacle (38) used for receiving the liquid. The ring (60) does not require power.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a spraying device by electrostatic atomisation of paint comprising a spray gun (2) with electrostatic effect connected to a high voltage generator (3) and supplied with paint contained in a pressurised reservoir (4). Said device is characterised in that said high voltage generator (3) and pressurised paint reservoir (4) are mounted on a common support frame (17) provided with rolling means (19) and, furthermore, receiving means for pressurisation (5) of said reservoir (4).
Abstract:
An electrostatic spray gun comprising a housing (32) for receiving a replaceable collapsible container, a nozzle (39) from which fluid is to be sprayed, means (36, 35, 34) for compressing the container to feed fluid to the nozzle and high voltage means (38a, 38b) for applying electrostatic potential to the fluid such that the fluid issues from the nozzle in the form of an electrically charged atomised spray, wherein the nozzle (39) forms or is fed by a resealable delivery valve having inner (11) and outer valve members (12) with fluid fed to a gap between them by the compression of the container, from which gap the fluid emerges to form the spray and the gap being closable, desirably with a wipping, fluid-cleaning action, by relative movement of the members.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for paint insulation in electrostatic coating, wherein an insulating hollow member is grounded at its outer peripheral wall to prevent the rise in the potential at its inner wall. Consequently, drops of conductive paint such as water-base paint can be easily and continuously insulated when they fall from the upper part of the insulating hollow member.
Abstract:
An electrostatic spray system (10) has a support (32) for a liquid container (38), and the high voltage components mounted through isolators (30) for providing electrical insulation relative to a low voltage or grounded support (14). The liquid container (38) is connected to a pump (44) that provides the liquid under pressure, after an electric charge is applied to the liquid on the exterior of the liquid container (38). The liquid container (38) has an open top, and a sprinkler head (54) adds liquid to the liquid container (38). The sprinkler head (54) is mounted on the low voltage support (14), but all high voltage components are electrically isolated from low voltage components to insure there is little current leakage back to ground.
Abstract:
A paint dosage device is particularly adapted to be mounted in close proximity to a spray gun (P) in a program controlled spray painting installation for dosed paint supply to the spray gun. The device comprises at least two dosage cylinders (SA, SB), each having a regulating piston (PA, PB) connected to regulation means (RA, MA; RB, MB) for setting the paint filling amount of the associated cylinder by controlled adjustment of the departure position of the regulating piston in the cylinder. The regulation means is also adapted for setting the dosage rate of the cylinder when supplying paint to the spray gun, by program controlling the displacement velocity of the regulating piston in the cylinder. A valve assembly (V1, V2, V3, V4) is arranged for connecting the cylinders (SA, SB) alternately to the spray gun (P) and putting the cylinder disconnected from the gun in connection with means for cleansing and paint filling. This paint dosage device is particularly suitable for application in the case the spray gun is provided with high tension electrode (E) for electrostatically charged atomizing of supplied electrically conductive paint. Each regulating piston (PA, PB) of the cylinders is then connected with the regulation means by means of an electrically insulating motion-transferring connection (IA, IB) and each valve (V1, V2, V3, V4) of the valve assembly is made electrically insulating.
Abstract:
Powder coating apparatus suitable for electrostatic powder coating apparatus is provided. The powder coating apparatus has a venturi type powder pump (42) for pumping from a powder container. Manually adjustable valve means (30, 31), such as needle valves, provides relatively coarse adjustments of the air supply within normal operating limits to the venturi type powder pump. Valve means (32) also adjusts the fluidizing air supply to the container from which powder is pumped.
Abstract:
The present invention constitutes a portable nebulizer capable of producing a finely divided aerosol having uniformly sized droplets. The nebulizer includes a source of fluid such as a capillary tube (40) coupled to a fluid reservoir (50) to which a high voltage is applied in order to generate the aerosol by electrical atomization. The nebulizer further includes a piezoelectric crystal (10) and a mechanism (20) for deforming the crystal so as to generate the required voltage. The nebulizer further includes a means (60) for mechanical positive displacement fluid control for controlling the amount of fluid atomized. By using electrical atomization to generate the aerosol and by piezoelectrically generating the voltage required for atomization, a nebulizer is provided which may be of small size so as to be suitable for hand-held operations, yet is capable of producing measured amounts of finely divided aerosols which are substantially monodispersed.