Mounting assembly for spray gun with anti-back-ionization probe
First Claim
1. An electrostatic spray gun assembly for spraying a coating material onto parts, which comprises:
- a spray gun for spraying the coating material, the gun havingan elongated body having a longitudinal axis,a supply of coating material connected to the body, anda charging electrode for charging the coating material; and
a counter electrode attached to the gun body at an attachment point and extending externally to the gun along the outside of the gun body, the counter electrode being adjustable relative to the attachment point.
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for adjustably mounting a spray gun onto a mounting bar comprises a ball-and-socket joint attached at one end to the bar and attached at the other end to the gun, and an adjustment sleeve extending along the exterior of the bar. The sleeve is attached to the ball-and-socket joint and adapted to tighten the socket around the ball when the sleeve is turned to retain the gun securely in a desired position with respect to the bar. The mounting assembly allows for positioning the spray gun in an almost limitless range of possible orientations, and allows the securing mechanism to be easily tightened and loosened by the operator by turning the adjustment sleeve. An anti-back-ionization probe is attached to the gun and extends externally to the gun along the top or side of the gun. The probe comprising an elongated rod, which is easily removable and easily adjustable in length.
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14 Claims
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1. An electrostatic spray gun assembly for spraying a coating material onto parts, which comprises:
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a spray gun for spraying the coating material, the gun having an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a supply of coating material connected to the body, and a charging electrode for charging the coating material; and a counter electrode attached to the gun body at an attachment point and extending externally to the gun along the outside of the gun body, the counter electrode being adjustable relative to the attachment point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An electrostatic spray gun assembly for spraying a coating material onto parts, which comprises:
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a spray gun for spraying the coating material, the gun having an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a supply of coating material connected to the body, and an electrode for charging the coating material; and an anti-back-ionization probe which collects ions produced by the electrode, the probe maintained at a different potential than the electrode, the probe attached to the gun body at an attachment location and extending externally to the gun along the outside of the gun body to a distal tip, the position of the distal tip being adjustable relative to the attachment location. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An electrostatic spray gun assembly for spraying a coating material onto parts, which comprises:
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a spray gun for spraying the coating material, the gun having an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a supply of coating material connected to the body, and an electrode for charging the coating material; and a device at a different potential than the electrode for attracting ions produced by the electrode, the device comprising an elongated rod attached to the gun body at an attachment point and extending externally to the gun along the outside of the gun body, the position of the rod being adjustable relative to the attachment point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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