Patent ID: 9180477
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A color changer comprising: a valve module having a first interaction area; a plurality of valve means comprised in the valve module, each of the plurality of valve means including an inlet side connected to a respective supply duct for paint material, and an outlet side connected to a common collecting duct; a plurality of switching means each having a respective first actuation end, the switching means being configured to open and close a corresponding one of the plurality of valve means, respectively, by means of the respective first actuation end discharging into the first interaction area, respectively; and a switching module having a second interaction area and precisely one actuator, the precisely one actuator being configured to discharge by means of a second actuation end into the second interaction area, wherein the valve module and switching module are arranged with their respective first and second interaction areas adjacent to each other and are displaceable therealong relative to one another, wherein, as a result of a respective displacement movement, the second actuation end is configured to be simultaneously movable with respect to at most one of the first actuation ends into a respective actuation position so that the corresponding valve means is openable and closeable by the precisely one actuator, wherein at least one of the valve means and the switching means have tubular coupling elements, through which paint material is flowable, the tubular coupling elements being fluidically interconnected in an open state and moved away from one another in a closed state to thereby form a respective separation gap, the tubular coupling elements being configured to forward paint material into their interior and to be a push rod for actuation of the at least one of the valve means and the switching means.