Paint process for toys

• US 20060078684A1
• Filed: 10/08/2004
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Veloo, Doraisamy, Neo, Tian Boo
• Application Number:
  US10/961,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20060078684A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 427/421.100
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 1/045 on non-conductive substrates
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 2258/00 Small objects (e.g. screws)
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 7/02 to macromolecular substances, e.g. rubber treatment or coating of shaped articles made of macromolecular substances C08J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 7/586 each layer being cured, at least partially, separately

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for applying paint to a scale vehicle, comprising applying an electro-conductive layer over at least a portion of a plastic vehicle body of the scale vehicle, charging said electro-conductive layer, oppositely charging a paint, and applying said paint to said body.

Claims

1. A method for applying paint to a scale vehicle, comprising:

applying an electro-conductive layer over at least a portion of a plastic vehicle body of the scale vehicle;

charging said electro-conductive layer;

oppositely charging a paint; and

applying said paint to said body.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein more than one electro-conductive layer is applied.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein more than one paint layer is applied.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said paint comprises a lacquer.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising curing said electro-conductive layer after it is applied to said plastic vehicle body.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said body is substantially an entire vehicle body.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said paint comprises a plastic lacquer.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising applying another electro-conductive layer over at least a portion of said paint.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising applying another layer of paint over at least a portion of said another electro-conductive layer.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising curing said paint after being applied to said body.

11. A method for applying paint to a scale vehicle, comprising:

spraying an electro-conductive layer comprising a suspension of chargeable particles over at least a portion of a plastic vehicle body of the scale vehicle;

curing said electro-conductive layer charging said cured electro-conductive layer to have a first charge;

oppositely charging a paint to have a second charge; and

applying said paint with said second charge to said body.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising curing said paint after being applied to said body.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising applying additional electro-conductive layers and additional paint layers.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said first charge is positive and said second charge is negative.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein said first charge is negative and said second charge is positive.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein said scale vehicle is a toy vehicle.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein said scale vehicle is approximately a 1:

64 scale vehicle.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein said scale vehicle is a model vehicle

19. A method for manufacturing a toy vehicle, comprising:

molding a plastic vehicle body;

spraying a first electro-conductive layer comprising a suspension of chargeable particles over at least a portion of said plastic vehicle body of the toy vehicle;

curing said first electro-conductive layer;

charging said first cured electro-conductive layer to have a first charge;

applying paint in a first layer with a second charge to said body;

curing said first layer of paint;

spraying a second electro-conductive layer comprising a suspension of chargeable particles over at least a portion of said plastic vehicle body of the toy vehicle;

curing said second electro-conductive layer;

charging said second cured electro-conductive layer to have a first charge;

applying paint in a second layer with a second charge to said body;

curing said second layer of paint;

coupling said body to a chassis.