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Rotary sprayer for spray coating material, an installation including such a sprayer, and a method of verifying the operation of such a sprayer

US7770826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2005
Grant dateAug 10, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B3/1014
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns a rotary nozzle combination (P) for coating product comprising an atomizing bowl (3) and a rotor (11) adapted to rotate the bowl about a geometrical axis (X-X′), and means (4, 5, 6, 7) for controlling the presence and/or proper mounting of the bowl (3) on the rotor (11). The rotor (11) is spaced apart from a non-rotating part (P1) and the control means comprise first means (4, 5) enabling a force (F3) to be applied on the bowl (3) tending to vary the thickness of an air-film of the pneumatic thrust bearing (P1), as well as second means (7, 8) for determining the air pressure in the bearing (P1). The pressure of air in the thrust bearing (P1) can be determined when the latter is normally supplied and compared with at least one reference value.

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