Patent ID: 11919033
Assignee: AWI LICENSING LLC
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A coating system comprising:
an applicator head that is configured to apply a coating to a surface of a workpiece;
a shroud comprising:
a housing and an internal cavity located inside of the housing, the housing comprising:
a top plate;
a first side plate extending downward from the top plate;
a second side plate extending downward from the top plate; and
the first side plate being opposite the second side plate;

a first longitudinal axis A-A of the shroud intersecting the first side plate and the second side plate;

a conveyor configured to support the workpiece, the conveyor and the applicator head configured to move relative to each other along a machine direction MD, the first axis A-A and the machine direction MD being parallel;
a humidifying apparatus comprising an output that is fluidly coupled to the shroud,
wherein the shroud is configured to be altered between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state the applicator head is at least partially located inside of the internal cavity and in the second state the applicator head is located outside of the internal cavity, and
wherein in the first state, the humidifying apparatus is configured to introduce a quantity of humid air to the internal cavity of the shroud that contacts an applicator nozzle on the applicator head, the application nozzle configured to apply the coating to the surface of the workpiece; and
wherein the conveyor is configured to move the workpiece past each of the first side plate and the second side plate along the machine direction MD.