Paint shuttle system
First Claim
1. A paint delivery system comprising:
- a launch station;
an arrival station;
a flow line connecting the launch station to the arrival station;
a shuttle disposed for movement through the flow line between the launch station and the arrival station;
wherein the launch station is operable to transmit paint and the shuttle through the flow line to the arrival station; and
wherein the arrival station is operable to transmit the shuttle back through the flow line to the launch station.
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Abstract
A paint delivery system (10) for delivering paint to a spraying device (34). The paint delivery system (10) includes a launch station (42) connected by a flow line (52) to an arrival station (44) and one or more shuttles. Paint and the one or more shuttles are transmitted from the launch station (42) to the arrival station (44) and the paint is delivered from the arrival station (44) to the spraying device (34). After the paint is delivered to the spraying device (34), the one or more shuttles are returned to the launch station (42) through the flow line (52). In one or more embodiments, the paint transmitted from the launch station (42) is followed or preceded by a predetermined amount of solvent disposed between two shuttles.
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18 Claims
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1. A paint delivery system comprising:
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a launch station; an arrival station; a flow line connecting the launch station to the arrival station; a shuttle disposed for movement through the flow line between the launch station and the arrival station; wherein the launch station is operable to transmit paint and the shuttle through the flow line to the arrival station; and wherein the arrival station is operable to transmit the shuttle back through the flow line to the launch station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of delivering paint to a spraying device using a shuttle line comprising a shuttle and a launch station connected by a flow line to an arrival station, the method comprising:
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disposing the shuttle in the launch station; moving the shuttle out of the launch station, through the flow line and to the arrival station; after the shuttle is moved out of the launch station, injecting the paint into the flow line from the launch station; directing the paint from the arrival station to the spraying device; and moving the shuttle through the flow line back to the launch station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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