Powder Coating System
First Claim
1. A powder coating system for coating an article to be coated, which is carried along a carrying path and is placed within a coating booth, comprising:
- a pair of divided booths arranged on both sides of the carrying path to be each movable between a coating position close to the carrying path and a cleaning position retracted from the carrying path, respective sides of the divided booths opposed to the carrying path having openings which are close to each other when at the coating positions to form a coating booth surrounding the article to be coated; and
closing means for covering the openings of the divided booths retracted to the cleaning positions, wherein an interior of each of the divided booths is cleaned with the opening of the divided booth at the cleaning position being covered with the closing means.
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Abstract
First divided booths 2 and 3 are moved to coating positions 2 to form a coating booth and an article to be coated carried by a carrying device is coated in the coating booth. Second divided booths 5 and 6 are retracted to cleaning positions C and cleaning booths 8 and 9 are moved from retracted positions T to operating positions S5 and S6 to cover the openings of the divided booths 5 and 6, and then cleaning is performed in this state. After the cleaning is completed, the cleaning booths 8 and 9 are returned to the retracted positions T, and the second divided booths 5 and 6 are moved to the coating positions P to form a second coating booth. After the coating by the first divided booths 2 and 3 is completed, the first divided booths 2 and 3 are retracted from the coating positions e to the cleaning positions C, the cleaning booths 8 and 9 are moved from the retracted positions T to the operating positions S2 and S3, and the cleaning is performed to ready for a next color change.
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1. A powder coating system for coating an article to be coated, which is carried along a carrying path and is placed within a coating booth, comprising:
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a pair of divided booths arranged on both sides of the carrying path to be each movable between a coating position close to the carrying path and a cleaning position retracted from the carrying path, respective sides of the divided booths opposed to the carrying path having openings which are close to each other when at the coating positions to form a coating booth surrounding the article to be coated; and
closing means for covering the openings of the divided booths retracted to the cleaning positions, wherein an interior of each of the divided booths is cleaned with the opening of the divided booth at the cleaning position being covered with the closing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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