Abstract:
A fire-extinguishant system includes a source of extinguishant, such as carbon dioxide, a fusible length of plastic tubing, such as one-half-inch-outside-diameter polyethylene tubing, with the end closed, and a conduit and valve system for connecting the extinguishant source to the fusible tubing. The valving system pressurizes the fusible tubing at a low pressure, and this low-pressure signal is coupled to a pilot input port in the valve system. When this low-pressure pilot signal is interrupted, the piloted valve switches to supply extinguishant at full pressure through the fusible tubing. If the fusible tubing has been melted, such as by a fire, the extinguishant exits through the melted portion to extinguish the fire. The low-pressure pilot signal can, however, be interrupted manually by the valve system. In this case, the full-pressure extinguishant supply to the fusible tube ruptures the tube and releases extinguishant. This provides a manual extinguishant control for the system.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for electrostatically coating a substantially axially symmetrical object with pulverized material, characterized by supporting said object maintained at a temperature below the melting point of said pulverized material in an electrostatic coating chamber having a substantially axially symmetrical shape and equipped with silent discharge plate electrodes on the inside of said chamber; feeding electrically charged pulverized material into said chamber; electrostatically coating said object with said pulverized material by the action of silent discharge from said electrodes; and removing surplus pulverized material from specific parts of said object by suction.This invention further relates to an apparatus used for electrostatically coating a substantially axially symmetrical object with pulverized synthetic resin, which comprises (i) an electrostatic coating chamber where said pulverized synthetic resin is coated on the surface of said object maintained at a temperature below the melting point of said resin; and (ii) a device for removing surplus pulverized resin from specific parts of said object by suction to electrostatically coat the desired parts only.
Abstract:
Powder is continuously circulated through a conduit loop, which has an enlarged section to increase powder turbulence, whereby the powder acquires a substantial electrostatic charge. Communication is then established with a second conduit section in which an article to be coated has been positioned to effect coating by the charged powder.
Abstract:
An electrostatic flocking system having a supply hopper for controllably entraining flock fibers within a propelling air stream, and for feeding the entrained fibers to an electrostatic flocking gun. The fibers and propelling air pass through the gun and into a nozzle at the front of the gun having an elongated forwardly open chamber. An elongated electrode is carried within the nozzle chamber and is coupled to a suitable electric power source for electrostatically charging the fibers and for directing them forwardly over the entire length of the chamber toward the surface of an article being coated.
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing a uniform charge upon a surface of a conductive base, the apparatus includes a longitudinally elongated corona discharge element, a potential source connected to the discharge element for applying a corona-generating potential, conveyor means for conveying at least one conductive base along a path in a direction along the length of the discharge element and a protective grid assembly disposed directly adjacent the discharge element. The grid assembly includes protective elements having sufficient resistance to prevent the conveyed base from contacting the discharge element and to cast a persistent electrical shadow on the conveyed base. The protective elements are skewed longitudinally of the discharge element and relative to the direction of the conveyed base whereby the electrical shadow cast by the protective element is equally distributed over the conveyed base.
Abstract:
A novel metallic squeeze-out tube suitable for packing paste-like foods whose flavor is regarded as important or the like is described herein, in which a resin powder layer is formed on its inner surface and on the outer surface of its neck portion by electrostatic painting and thereafter it is finished by baking, whereby a resin coating film that is free from pin holes and has a strong corrosion resistance can be formed. Also a novel apparatus for forming a resin powder layer for such metallic squeeze-out tube is described, in which a cylindrical high voltage electrode is disposed in the proximity of an outer surface of a neck portion of an unprocessed metallic squeeze-out tube, a rod-shaped electrode to be inserted concentrically to the interior of the neck portion is provided if the inner diameter of the neck portion is large, a cylindrical high voltage electrode that is vertically movable and adapted to eject resin powder is disposed in the interior of the body portion of the squeeze-out tube, and further, air flows at the various portions in the metallic squeeze-out tube are adjusted so as to continuously form a powder layer.
Abstract:
An improved electrostatic powder painting apparatus is described herein, in which in the vicinity of a discharge electrode disposed in opposition to a body to be painted there is separately provided a driving electrode, for establishment of a driving electric field. The generation of a mono-polar ion current is achieved by said discharge electrode, so that the driving electric field and the ion current density may be controlled quite independently of each other, whereby generation of inverse ionization can be prevented perfectly, while a maximum amount of electric charge can be given to paint powders and a maximum driving force is acted upon said paint powders.
Abstract:
Hollow bodies, e.g. pipes, are coated with protective layers of a liquid or pulverulent material by electrostatic spraying and hardening in which the bodies are disposed horizontally and parallel to one another upon a chain conveyor and are automatically displaced transverse to their longitudinal axes. In a first stage the coating is provided on the hollow bodies exclusively of their end regions and in a second stage the coatings are applied to the end regions.
Abstract:
An electrostatic powder spraying apparatus that includes a nonrotating disk-like member having an edge; the electrostatic field extends between the edge of disk and articles to be coated. A first means of the apparatus deflects powder radially outwardly into a chamber. The chamber is adjacent the first means and provides space in which tangential streams impart a spiral motion or whirling cyclone-type motion to the radially deflected powder. An apertured means is spaced from the non-rotating disk-like member. The spiral motion of entrained powder moves it outwardly along the surface of the non-rotating disk-like member and causes air to be aspirated through the aperture to mix with the powder moving radially outwardly along the surface of the disk-like member. By this means the powder is given sufficient momentum to be ejected from the edge of the disk to the vicinity of an article at a powder attracting potential where the electrostatic field forces can guide the charged powder to the article.
Abstract:
A method of electrostatic spray coating an article includes the steps of establishing an electrostatic field having an average gradient less than 10 kilovolts per centimeter between a mist generator and the article to be coated; and maintaining a quiescent zone in the atmosphere adjacent the article to be coated, the distance of the article from the output of the mist generator being sufficient to permit substantial dispersion of the spray particles. Particles of less than 10 microns in size are continuously generated and they are accelerated under the influence of the electrostatic field for deposit on the surface to be coated. The electrostatic field carries the particles through the quiescent atmosphere so that a substantial portion of the mist particles which would not otherwise have been deposited on the article and liquid are deposited on the article. Relative movement between the mist generator and the article surface transverse to the general direction of mist particle movement during particle deposition is continuous.