Abstract:
An integrated liquidjet system capable of stripping, prepping and coating a part includes a cell defining an enclosure, a jig for holding the part inside the cell, an ultrasonic nozzle having an ultrasonic transducer for generating a pulsed liquidjet, a coating particle source for supplying coating particles to the nozzle, a pressurized liquid source for supplying the nozzle with a pressurized liquid to enable the nozzle to generate the pulsed liquidjet to sequentially strip, prep and coat the part, a high-voltage electrode and a ground electrode inside the nozzle for charging the coating particles, and a human-machine interface external to the cell for receiving user commands and for controlling the pulsed liquidjet exiting from the nozzle in response to the user commands.
Abstract:
A head is disclosed for use with a manufacturing system. The head may have a housing configured to discharge a tubular structure reinforced with at least one continuous fiber and having a three-dimensional trajectory, and a cure enhancer operatively connected to the housing and configured to cure a liquid matrix in the tubular structure during discharge. The head may also have a nozzle configured to discharge a fill material into the tubular structure, and a wand extending from the housing to the nozzle.
Abstract:
A head is disclosed for use with a continuous manufacturing system. The head may have a housing configured to receive a matrix and a continuous fiber, and a diverter located at an end of the housing. The diverter may be configured to divert radially outward a matrix-coated fiber. The head may also include a cutoff having an edge configured to press the matrix-coated fiber against the diverter.
Abstract:
This manual gun (2) for applying a coating product comprises a high voltage unit (42), designed for electrostatically charge the coating product at a voltage/flow rate characteristic when it is supplied with electric power, and adjustment means (16), for selecting, from among several pre-adjusted voltage/current characteristics, the voltage/current characteristic according to which the product is electrostatically charged. This gun also comprises a control member (10), which is maneuverable between an inactive configuration, where it opposes the application of the coating product and wherein the high voltage unit (42) is not supplied with electric power, and an active configuration, wherein it does not oppose the application of the coating product and wherein the high voltage unit is supplied with electric power. The adjustment means (16) comprise control buttons, giving the possibility of manually adjusting the flow rate of coating product applied by the gun when the control member (10) is in an active configuration and of selecting the voltage/current characteristic when the control member is in an inactive configuration.
Abstract:
A thin-film forming device includes a plurality of electrodes for spraying a thin-film forming material; and a substrate stand disposed to face the plurality of pipe electrodes and which holds a substrate for forming a thin film thereon, where a gas spraying channel for spraying gas for drying the sprayed thin-film forming material is defined in each of the electrodes, and when a gap among neighboring electrodes is denoted by L and a shortest distance to the held substrate from the electrodes is denoted by Z, L and Z satisfy the following inequation Z≧5L.
Abstract:
The electrode holder for a powder spray gun operable at high voltage includes a powder channel and a web, arranged in the powder channel, for holding a high-voltage electrode. In addition, an annular groove arranged concentrically with the powder channel is provided and is open on the downstream side. A labyrinth for the high voltage is formed by the annular groove together with an annular web of a cap nut, the annular web protruding into the annular groove and said cap nut being used to lock the electrode holder.
Abstract:
Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun may include a second manually actuated trigger disposed on the spray gun handle, with the second trigger being operational to select one or more coating operation parameters.
Abstract:
Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun may include a second manually actuated trigger disposed on the spray gun handle, with the second trigger being operational to select one or more coating operation parameters.
Abstract:
A pretreatment process for a magnesium alloy wheel is provided. The process flow is as follows: washing with hot water; degreasing; washing with hot water; acid washing for surface adjustment; washing with water; washing with pure water; performing chromium-free conversion treatment; washing with pure water; washing with pure water; sealing film; washing with pure water; baking; and spraying (electrophoresis). The process of the present invention can improve corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys and adhesion of surface coating thereof, realizing durable use of the surface of the magnesium alloy wheel. An immersion type treatment is adopted in the pretreatment, and therefore the process time is short, and the formed film is uniform and has good compactness. Application standard for corrosion-resistance of wheels can be reached by combining the pretreatment process with spraying and electrophoresis.
Abstract:
A dense phase powder coating system includes a powder supply, dense phase pump, a spray gun and a diverter valve that can be used to select between conveying powder to the spray gun or circulating the powder back to the powder supply. The diverter valve may include two pneumatically actuate valve members. In one embodiment, the powder spray gun applies powder coating material to inside surfaces of a tubular container. A spray nozzle concept also is presented having a nozzle body with a conical deflector. The spray nozzle provides an uninterrupted flow between spray nozzle outlet holes and a deflector surface. The deflector may be integrally machined with the nozzle body to provide a one piece spray nozzle.