Patent ID: 9505017
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B05B,G01F

Claim Text:
1. A method of monitoring a rotary paint atomizer, wherein the rotary paint atomizer includes a bell cup rotatable about an axis, having an outer edge spaced apart from the axis, and configured for ejecting a coating composition from the outer edge towards a workpiece; an air turbine coupled to the bell cup and configured for rotating the bell cup about the axis at an operating rotational speed; a shroud surrounding the bell cup and configured for ejecting a shaping air adjacent to the outer edge at an operating air flow rate; a flow meter configured for transmitting the shaping air to the shroud; a motor configured for generating an operating torque and transmitting the coating composition to the bell cup; a servo amplifier disposed in electrical communication with the motor; and an electrostatic cascade configured for generating an operating electrostatic current and electrically energizing the outer edge so that the coating composition is electrostatically attracted to the workpiece, the method comprising: determining: after determining, collecting: after collecting, comparing: concurrent to comparing, detecting at least one of: after detecting, producing an indicator signal indicative of at least one of the first condition, the second condition, the third condition, and the fourth condition.