METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING HORIZONTAL SURFACES

• US 20150110950A1
• Filed: 12/24/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James W. Davidson, Steffon L. Hoppel
• Original Assignee: James W. Davidson, Steffon L. Hoppel
• Inventors: Hoppel, Steffon L., Davidson, James W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,795,984 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 427/8
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/081 responsive to the weight of a reservoir or container for liquid or other fluent material; responsive to level or volume of liquid or other fluent material in a reservoir or container
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/084 responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material already sprayed on the target, e.g. coating thickness, weight or pattern
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/085 responsive to flow or pressure of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged B05B1/3006, B05B1/323, B05B7/1254 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/10 responsive to temperature or viscosity of liquid or other fluent material discharged
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/12 responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus B05B12/082, B05B12/084 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/122 responsive to presence or shape of target B05B12/124 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 13/005 mounted on vehicles or designed to apply a liquid on a very large surface, e.g. on the road, on the surface of large containers
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 13/041 with spray heads reciprocating along a straight line
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 9/12 the auxiliary operation being performed after the application B05C9/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 1/00 Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials B05D5/00, B05D7/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/22 by spraying E01C23/206 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/222 specially adapted for automatic spraying of interrupted, individual or variable markings

Abstract

A coating apparatus and method allow for precise control of the application of a coating material on a substrate and provides a data recording system which is useful for certifying a coating job and assessing when and where any abnormalities occur.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

creating relative axial movement between a coating apparatus frame and a substrate;

driving a coating applicator longitudinally back and forth along the frame;

applying a coating material to the substrate with the applicator; and

recording with a recording device data concerning application of the coating material.