Coating system with centralized control panel and gun mapping

• US 20020088397A1
• Filed: 01/02/2002
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles L. Gatian III, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Joseph G. Schroeder
• Original Assignee: Charles L. Gatian III, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Joseph G. Schroeder
• Inventors: Schroeder, Joseph G., Perkins, Jeffrey A., Gatian, Charles L. III
• Application Number:
  US10/039,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20020088397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 118/695
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/00 Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/004 comprising sensors for monitoring the delivery, e.g. by displaying the sensed value or generating an alarm B05B12/08 takes precedence; registering or indicating the condition or the working of machines or other apparatus in general G07C3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 5/00 Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 5/025 Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling, organizing, and viewing a plurality of electrostatic spray gun operating parameters from a centralized control panel are provided. In this regard, a master control panel is provided that can be shared by all the guns in the system. Each of the guns has an assigned gun control subpanel in the gun control area. Each subpanel includes a selector switch which can be used to monitor and control the gun associated with that subpanel on the master control panel. Each of the subpanels also has a limited display such as a bar graph which can be used to show the electrostatic performance of the guns. The subpanel displays are configured in a tight cluster so that the operator can easily simultaneously monitor the performance of all the guns in the system to identify any guns which are not performing properly.

Claims

1. A coating system having a plurality of spray guns and a controller for the spray guns, the controller comprising a master control panel and a selector for selecting one of said guns to be controlled or monitored utilizing the master control panel, wherein each gun has a gun control subpanel located adjacent to the master control panel.

2. The coating system of claim 1 wherein each gun control subpanel comprises a location near other gun control subpanels so as to configure the gun control subpanels in a group for easy comparison.

3. The coating system of claim 1 wherein at least one gun control subpanel comprises a plurality of LED displays.

4. The coating system of claim 1 wherein each gun control subpanel comprises a plurality of LED displays.

5. The coating system of claim 4 wherein the gun control subpanels comprises locations near other gun control subpanels so as to configure the plurality of LED displays for easy comparison.

6. The coating system of claim 1 wherein the selector comprises a location on a gun control subpanel.

7. The coating system of claim 1 wherein the master control panel comprises a display for monitoring or controlling selected guns.

8. The coating system of claim 1 wherein at least one gun control subpanel comprises a display for displaying information relating to the gun associated with the gun control subpanel.

9. A coating system having a plurality of spray guns and a controller for the spray guns, the controller comprising a master control panel and a selector for selecting one of said guns to be controlled or monitored utilizing the master control panel, the master control panel having a display and the selected one of said guns being monitored or controlled utilizing the master control panel display, wherein each gun has a gun control subpanel, and wherein each gun control subpanel has a display for displaying information relating to the gun associated with the gun control subpanel.

10. The coating system of claim 9 wherein each gun control subpanel comprises a location near other gun control subpanels so as to configure the gun control subpanels in a group for easy comparison.

11. The coating system of claim 9 wherein the gun control subpanel display comprises a plurality of LED displays.

12. The coating system of claim 9 wherein the gun control subpanels comprises locations near other gun control subpanels so as to configure the gun control subpanel displays for easy comparison.

13. The coating system of claim 9 wherein the selector comprises a location on a gun control subpanel.

14. The coating system of claim 9 wherein the master control panel display is configured for monitoring or controlling selected guns.

15. The coating system of claim 9 wherein the gun control subpanel comprises a location adjacent the master control panel.