Paint system

• US 5,389,149 A
• Filed: 12/08/1993
• Issued: 02/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Process Control & Engineering Company, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Monarch Designs
• Inventors: Carey, Richard J., Kelly, James H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, W. Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE
• Application Number:
  US08/164,023
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 118/684, 118/696, 118/710, 118/712, 118/602, 118/314, 118/315, 118/316, 118/326, 118/302, 239/304, 239/305, 239/307, 239/69, 239/127, 239/695, 239/708
• US Class Current: 118/302
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/122 responsive to presence or shape of target B05B12/124 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/14 for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet

Abstract

A paint system utilizes a paint pumping station comprising a plurality of small paint pots, one for each color inventoried in the system. A pump is provided for each paint pot and is connected through a like plurality of lines to color changers at each paint station. Each color changer utilizes lighted push buttons that are energized by an encoder that tracks vehicles moving through the spray booth and directs the painter to the proper paint for the vehicle being painted.

Claims

1. A paint system comprising:

a plurality of paint pots;

a plurality of paint pumps;

a plurality of color changers;

a spray gun; and

a plurality of paint circulating lines extending in series loop relationship between said paint pots, paint pumps, color changers and back to said paint pots, respectively, each of said color changers accepting said spray gun for connection to a discrete paint circulating line, selectively, each of said paint pumps being energizable, selectively, to constantly circulate paint through its associated paint circulating line from its associated paint pot to its associated color changer thence back to its associated paint pot.

2. A paint system in accordance with claim 1 including a spray booth having a plurality of controls internally thereof connected to and controlling said color changers, respectively.

3. A paint system in accordance with claim 1 including a solvent line and an air line connectable to said spray gun, paint circulating lines, pumps, and paint pots, selectively to effect purging thereof.

4. A paint system in accordance with claim 1 including a computer connected to said color changers for control thereof and an encoder connected to said computer for transmitting the identification and position of a work piece to said computer.