Patent ID: 9555441
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B05B,B05C,B05D,B25J,G03F,G05B

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of coating a workpiece, comprising: moving a coating applicator mounted to a coating dispensing robot relative to the workpiece with the coating dispensing robot; selecting, from a plurality of removable masks, a first mask for coupling to a masking robot; coupling the selected first mask to the masking robot; moving, with the masking robot, the selected first mask mounted to the masking robot relative to a workpiece; positioning the selected first mask between the coating applicator and the workpiece; depositing at least a portion of coating dispensed by the coating applicator onto the workpiece and at least a portion of the coating dispensed by the coating applicator onto the selected first mask while the selected first mask is positioned between the coating applicator and workpiece; releasing the selected first mask from being coupled to the masking robot; and coupling a second mask of the plurality of removable masks to the masking robot, the second mask being a different mask than the first mask.