EP0292778A3 - Process and installation for electrostatic coating with a conductive coating product - Google Patents

Process and installation for electrostatic coating with a conductive coating product Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0292778A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: installation; coating; product; electrostatic; conductive coating
Prior art date: 1987-05-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP88107504A

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0292778B1 (en

EP0292778A2 (en

Inventor

Hans Behr

Kurt Dipl.-Ing. Vetter

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mahle Behr Industry GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

Behr Industrieanlagen GmbH and Co KG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1987-05-27

Filing date

1988-05-10

Publication date

1989-07-26

1987-05-27 Priority claimed from DE19873717929 external-priority patent/DE3717929A1/en

1988-05-10 Application filed by Behr Industrieanlagen GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Behr Industrieanlagen GmbH and Co KG

1988-11-30 Publication of EP0292778A2 publication Critical patent/EP0292778A2/en

1989-07-26 Publication of EP0292778A3 publication Critical patent/EP0292778A3/en

1991-09-11 Application granted granted Critical

1991-09-11 Publication of EP0292778B1 publication Critical patent/EP0292778B1/en

2008-05-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05D—PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05D1/00—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials
- B05D1/02—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by spraying
- B05D1/04—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by spraying involving the use of an electrostatic field
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B5/00—Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
- B05B5/16—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material
- B05B5/1608—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive
- B05B5/1675—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive the supply means comprising a piston, e.g. a piston pump
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
- B05B12/14—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area 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
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B5/00—Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
- B05B5/16—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material
- B05B5/1608—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive
- B05B5/1616—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive and the arrangement comprising means for insulating a grounded material source from high voltage applied to the material
- B05B5/1625—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive and the arrangement comprising means for insulating a grounded material source from high voltage applied to the material the insulating means comprising an intermediate container alternately connected to the grounded material source for filling, and then disconnected and electrically insulated therefrom
- B05B5/1633—Arrangements for supplying liquids or other fluent material the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive and the arrangement comprising means for insulating a grounded material source from high voltage applied to the material the insulating means comprising an intermediate container alternately connected to the grounded material source for filling, and then disconnected and electrically insulated therefrom the arrangement comprising several supply lines arranged in parallel, each comprising such an intermediate container
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
- B05B12/14—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area 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
- B05B12/149—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area 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 characterised by colour change manifolds or valves therefor

EP88107504A 1987-05-27 1988-05-10 Process and installation for electrostatic coating with a conductive coating product Expired - Lifetime EP0292778B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19873717929 DE3717929A1 (en)	1987-05-27	1987-05-27	Process and system for electrostatic coating with conductive material
DE3717929		1987-05-27
DE19873725172 DE3725172A1 (en)	1987-05-27	1987-07-29	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSTATIC COATING WITH CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL
DE3725172		1987-07-29

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0292778A2 EP0292778A2 (en)	1988-11-30
EP0292778A3 true EP0292778A3 (en)	1989-07-26
EP0292778B1 EP0292778B1 (en)	1991-09-11

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP88107504A Expired - Lifetime EP0292778B1 (en)	1987-05-27	1988-05-10	Process and installation for electrostatic coating with a conductive coating product

Country Status (16)

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US (1)	US4879137A (en)
EP (1)	EP0292778B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0724795B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR950013991B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN1016584B (en)
AU (1)	AU602580B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR8802573A (en)
CA (1)	CA1295517C (en)
DE (2)	DE3725172A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2005524T3 (en)
FI (1)	FI882433A (en)
HU (1)	HUT47465A (en)
MX (1)	MX168554B (en)
NZ (1)	NZ224762A (en)
PL (1)	PL159254B1 (en)
SU (1)	SU1683495A3 (en)

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PL272522A1 (en)	1989-02-20
CA1295517C (en)	1992-02-11
PL159254B1 (en)	1992-12-31
JPH0724795B2 (en)	1995-03-22
KR950013991B1 (en)	1995-11-20
DE3864747D1 (en)	1991-10-17
US4879137A (en)	1989-11-07
ES2005524T3 (en)	1992-04-01
HUT47465A (en)	1989-03-28
CN1016584B (en)	1992-05-13
FI882433A0 (en)	1988-05-24
NZ224762A (en)	1989-11-28
ES2005524A4 (en)	1989-03-16
KR880013621A (en)	1988-12-21
BR8802573A (en)	1988-12-20
AU1668688A (en)	1988-12-01
AU602580B2 (en)	1990-10-18
SU1683495A3 (en)	1991-10-07
CN88103065A (en)	1988-12-14
EP0292778B1 (en)	1991-09-11
EP0292778A2 (en)	1988-11-30
FI882433A (en)	1988-11-28
DE3725172A1 (en)	1989-02-09
MX168554B (en)	1993-05-31
JPS63310671A (en)	1988-12-19

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