Patent ID: 9346070
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B05B

Claim Text:
1. An atomizer comprising: a first paint inlet for a first paint system; at least one additional second paint inlet for a second paint system; an application device for applying both the paint systems; a common inlet extending between the application device and each of the first paint inlet and the at least one additional second paint inlet; a first main needle valve between the first paint inlet and the common inlet; a second main needle valve between the at least one additional second paint inlet and the common inlet, each of the first paint inlet and the at least one additional second paint inlet being fluidly coupled to the application device through the first and second main needle valves, respectively, and the common inlet; a first flushing pipe fluidly coupled to the common inlet for flushing the atomizer with a first flushing agent matched to the first paint system, and a second flushing pipe fluidly coupled to the common inlet for flushing the atomizer with a second flushing agent matched to the second paint system, and wherein at least one of the first and second flushing pipes is coupled to a section of pipe upstream of the first and second main needle valves, wherein the first and second flushing pipes are each fluidly coupled to the common inlet downstream of the first paint inlet and the at least one additional second paint inlet, the first and second flushing pipes extending separately from each other in the atomizer and facilitating the introduction of different flushing agents for both paint systems, wherein both the first and the at least one additional second paint inlets are separated from each other upstream of the common inlet, so that the atomizer may optionally apply one of the two different paint systems.