Patent ID: 11904338
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 22:
23. A robotic system for curing a fluid sprayed onto a work-piece, comprising:
a support structure configured to mount at least one spray nozzle for spraying the fluid on a surface of the work-piece, the support structure facilitating displacement of the at least one spray nozzle in multiple degrees of freedom;
at least one pneumatic drive device to effect displacement of the at least one spray nozzle on the support structure along each degree of freedom provided by the support structure;
a source of heat disposed in combination with the support structure and configured to cure the fluid sprayed on the work-piece;
at least one position sensor configured to sense a position of the at least one spray nozzle and providing a position signal indicative thereof;
at least one mapping unit configured to teach a travel path, an applied area and a distance of the work-piece relative to one of the at least one spray nozzle and the source of heat;
a controller, responsive to the position signal, for controlling the least one pneumatic drive device to displace the at least one spray nozzle and dispense the fluid on the work-piece, the controller controlling the source of heat to cure the fluid sprayed on the work-piece;
wherein at least one horizontal cross member forms a base of an inverted U-shaped frame structure having a pair of parallel leg members, the parallel leg members pivotally mounting to vertical members of a movable carriage about a horizontal axis; and
a pivoting V-shaped mount for mounting the at least one spray nozzle to the at least one horizontal cross member, each end of the V-shaped mount defining a rolling element for engaging a track in the inverted U-shaped frame structure such that the at least one spray nozzle may be displaced in a horizontal direction along the at least one cross member and in a vertical direction along each leg member of the inverted U-shaped frame structure.