Abstract:
An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen located at a remote position from the powder spray booth, and, a number of feed hoppers located proximate the booth which receive powder coating material from the powder kitchen and supply it to automatically or manually manipulated powder spray guns associated with the booth. Oversprayed powder coating material is removed from the booth interior by a powder collection and recovery system which transmits the oversprayed powder back to the powder kitchen for recirculation to the powder spray guns.
Abstract:
A diffuser comprises a conduit having a cross-sectional area that increases in a direction fluid flow. In one embodiment, the diffuser is used to reduce the incidence and severity of flow fluctuations that occur in an electrostatic deposition apparatus. In some embodiments, the diffuser includes one or more flow control features. A first flow-control feature comprises one or more appropriately-shaped annular slits through which fluid having a greater momentum than a primary fluid moving through the diffuser is injected into the nullboundary layernull near the wall of the diffuser. A second flow control feature comprises one or more annular slits or, alternatively, slots or holes that are disposed at appropriate locations around the circumference of the diffuser through which a portion of fluid flowing in the boundary layer is removed. Boundary-layer flow removal is effected, in one embodiment, by creating a pressure differential across such annular slit or slots. Among other benefits, such flow control features reduce any tendencies for flow separation of the primary fluid in the diffuser.
Abstract:
A high-speed rotary atomiser for applying powder coating includes a housing (1) together with a rotatable bell disc (16) arranged at the front of housing (1). A motor (13) driving bell disc (16) is accommodated in housing (1). At least one powder supply channel emerging at the front of housing (1) passes through housing (1). A guidance air arrangement in the form of a rotationally symmetrical air guidance body (37) coaxial to bell disc (16) is provided for shaping the powder cloud generated by the high-speed rotary atomiser, which air guidance body (37) is mounted on the front of housing (1). Air guidance body (37) has a jacket surface (39, 43) to which guidance air can be so supplied that it flows forwards along jacket surface (39, 43) as a substantially rotationally symmetrical air curtain. In addition, air guidance body (37) has an axial through-bore (38) through which the coating powder flows towards bell disc (16). The air curtain flowing over the jacket surface of air guidance body (37) impinges on the powder cloud generated by bell disc (16) and shapes it according to the quantity and velocity of the air curtain and according to the geometry of air guidance body (37).
Abstract:
A coating area of wafer W is divided into, for example, three regions. The wafer W and/or a supply nozzle are driven in a predetermined coating direction and/or a coating direction such that coating start positions of the adjacent divided regions are not next to each other and/or the coating is not continuously performed in order of a coating end position and a coating start position when the coating end position of one region of the adjacent divided regions and the coating start position of the other region are adjacent to each other, whereby forming a liquid film of a resist liquid for each divided region of the surface of wafer W. As a result, a phenomenon, in which the resist liquid is drawn to the coating start position, so as to increase the film thickness of this portion, occurs in only the corresponding region. Resultantly, uniformity of an inner surface of the film thickness can be improved.
Abstract:
A radiation cure device (10) has a removable light housing (25). The cure device (10) utilizes a fixed output power supply (55), a shutter mechanism (30) and is easily maneuverable because of its lighter weight. The light housing (20) is laterally offset and is adjustable in a lateral direction.
Abstract:
Barrier ribs are formed on a back plate moved while a rib material is delivered thereto from a nozzle. Immediately after the rib material is delivered from the nozzle to the back plate, the rib material is irradiated with light to promote curing of the rib material. By promoting curing of the rib material with light emitted immediately after delivery of the rib material, the rib material delivered linearly to the back plate is maintained in shape. The rib forming process is thereby simplified to form barrier ribs with high quality and high accuracy. The rib material is used efficiently to achieve low cost. Besides, the barrier ribs may be formed to have a high aspect ratio.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for curing coating on articles using multi wavelength IR and UV energy sources, which can be pulsed in a system for analyzing and producing in-line programmed production of the finished product.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a powder spray-coating cabin, in particular a vertically cylindrical cabin, of which the air suction flows are shifted away from the center of spray coating toward object wall passages (2, 4).
Abstract:
A powder coating assembly comprising a compartment (1) in which workpieces (3) are coated with powder and which includes a discharge belt (15) for conveying excess powder to a recovery unit (5) or a filter unit (4) is characterized in that both a recovery unit (5) and a filter unit (4) are provided, each connected by a separate conduit (16; 18) to an exhaust opening (17; 19) of the compartment (1), and in that a shutoff member (42) is provided in the separate conduits (16; 18) for selectively blocking conveyance of powder to the filter unit (4) or the recovery unit (5).
Abstract:
A partial plating system able to gold plate only inner leads of a TAB frame, provided with a mask having an opening formed to correspond to a plating region of a TAB frame and provided horizontally; an elevating means for lowering the TAB frames toward the mask; and a pressing means for pressing the TAB frame on to the mask; a plating solution being sprayed from below the openings toward the openings to plate the plating region.