Patent ID: 11952223
Assignee: EISENMANN GMBH
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A dip treatment installation for the treatment of articles, comprising:
a) a dip tank, which can be filled with a treatment liquid into which articles to be treated can be completely or partially dipped;
b) a conveying system, which defines a conveying path and comprises at least one transport carriage which can be moved along the conveying path in a transporting direction and has a fastening device to which at least one article can be fastened, the conveying path of the conveying system having a main path, a first sub-path of which leads to the dip tank or to a dipping region of the dip tank, and a second sub-path of which leads to a second dip tank or to a second dipping region of the dip tank, wherein each sub-path comprises two parallel tracks and articles to be treated along each sub-path are completely or partially submerged into the interior space of the dip tank and/or the second dip tank, out of the dip tank and/or the second dip tank, and away from the dip tank and/or the second dip tank via the first or second sub-path;
c) a first connecting section comprising at least two rotating rail devices, wherein
in a first position the at least two rotating rail devices allow the at least one transport carriage to continue along the main path; and
in a second position the at least two rotating rail devices connect the main path to the first sub-path and direct the at least one transport carriage to the first sub-path; and

d) a second connecting section comprising at least two second sub-path rotating rail devices, wherein
in a first position the at least two second sub-path rotating rail devices allow the at least one transport carriage to continue along the main path;
in a second position the at least two second sub-path rotating devices connect the main path to the second sub-path and direct the at least one transport carriage to the second sub-path, wherein

the first connecting section and second connecting section are operable independent from one another.