Automatic coating apparatus
US6533861B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B13/0452
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Mounted on a wrist portion (10) of a single coating robot (6) is a common main assembly body (11) to which a plural number of bell-shape heads (42, 81, 83) are replaceably connectible. Further, a head changer (61) is provided within a working area of the coating robot (6), the head changer (61) being provided with head gripping mechanisms (63) to hold a plural number of bell-shape heads (42, 81, 83) thereon. By the use of the coating robot (6), one of the bell-shape heads (42, 81, 83) on the head changer (61) is replaceably connected to the common main assembly body (11) to form a complete sprayer (55, 101). Accordingly, the coating robot (6) can perform various coating operations by selectively picking up a suitable bell-shape head (42, 81, 83) from the head changer (61) and connecting same to the common main assembly body (11).
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