Painting robot color changer system

US9662672B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Duerr Systems AG · DE

Inventors

• Frank Herre · Oberriexingen, DE
• Manfred Michelfelder · Höpfigheim, DE
• Markus Erhardt · Stuttgart, DE
• Michael Baumann · Herrenberg, DE
• Rainer Melcher · Oberstenfeld, DE
• Thomas Buck · Sachsenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 19, 2015
• Grant date: May 30, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/2499
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A color changer system for a painting robot comprises a color changer. A plurality of color feed lines are included on an inlet side of the color changer. A common color line is included on an outlet side of the color changer, and is configured to forward paint selected by the color changer to an atomizer. A color bar comprises a plurality of docking points supplied by the color feed lines. A color extractor is configured to selectively dock onto one of the docking points of the color bar and, while docked to the color bar, extract paint from an associated color feed line and supply the extracted paint to the common color line.