Control function and display for controlling spray gun
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Abstract
Control method and apparatus for a manual spray gun includes display that is disposed on the spray gun and that provides information to an operator about one or more coating operation parameters. An auxiliary trigger may be used that enables an operator to make selections or changes of one or more coating operation parameters. The display and auxiliary trigger together permit an operator to make selections or changes without having to divert attention or field of view away from the spray gun or the coating area, especially during a coating operation. The display may include numeric information, for example, data relating to a coating function being displayed.
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68 Claims
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42. A coating material application apparatus, comprising:
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a handle that is manually gripped by an operator during a coating operation, a first manually actuated device disposed on said handle and that in a first position starts flow of coating material from a nozzle and in a second position stops flow of coating material from said nozzle, a numeric display disposed on said apparatus, and a second manually actuated device disposed on said apparatus, wherein actuation of said second manually actuated device changes information displayed on said display. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A coating material application apparatus, comprising:
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a handle that is manually gripped by an operator during a coating operation, a first manually actuated device disposed on said handle and that in a first position starts flow of coating material from a nozzle and in a second position stops flow of coating material from said nozzle, a display disposed on said apparatus including one or more indicators that represent a function being displayed and a visual indicator device for displaying data relating to the function being displayed, and a second manually actuated device disposed on said apparatus, wherein actuation of said second manually actuated device changes information displayed on said display. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A coating material application system, comprising:
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a spray gun, a display mounted on said spray gun, a display controller which operates said display, a supply of coating material, a main controller which controls one of more parameters associated with the operation of said spray gun, and a communication link between said display controller and said main controller. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A method for controlling a coating operation, comprising the steps of:
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displaying to an operator on a display disposed on a material application device an indication of a function being displayed on said display and data relating to the function, and changing information on said display by operating a manually actuated device disposed on said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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Specification