Surface-treatment facility and method for surface-treating vehicle bodies
US12168242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B14/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a surface-treatment facility (10) for surface-treating vehicle bodies (12), said facility comprising at least two floor-bound transport carriages (20), each of which comprises a fastening device (18), to which vehicle bodies (12) can be fastened. Each transport carriage (20) can be shifted by means of its own drive that can be carried therewith. The surface-treatment facility (10) also comprises a substantially gas-tight treatment chamber (14) that is delimited by a housing (15). The vehicle bodies (12) can be moved, at least temporarily, in the treatment chamber (12) by means of a relevant transport carriage (20). The surface-treatment facility (10) further comprises a travel region (22), arranged outside the housing (15), in which the transport carriages (20) can be moved, at least temporarily. Furthermore, the surface-treatment facility (10) comprises a gap (30) which is formed in the housing (15) between the travel region (22) and the treatment chamber (14) and through which the fastening device (18) of the relevant transport carriage (20) protrudes if the transport carriage (20) is in the travel region (22) A first atmosphere can be generated in the tr…
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