Patent ID: 6302961
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B05B,B05C

Abstract:
Apparatus for applying a liquid coating to conductor windings of a workpiece, comprising:a frame;a table rotatably supported on said frame and supporting a plurality of spaced-apart workpiece supports for plural workpieces to be disposed on said apparatus, said table being rotatably indexable from a position of respective ones of said workpiece supports at a load/unload station to a workstation for applying a liquid coating to said windings, each of said workpiece supports including a workpiece support member which is rotatable relative to said table;a drive mechanism operably connected to each of said workpiece support members for rotating said workpieces, respectively, said drive mechanism comprising a drive motor operably connected to plural drive shafts, respectively, for rotating said drive shafts simultaneously, each of said drive shafts being operable to be drivingly connected to and disconnected from a workpiece support member mounted for rotation on said table and supporting a workpiece; andmeans for applying a liquid coating to respective ones of said workpieces at said workstation when said table is rotatably indexed from one position to another for each of said workpiece supports.