Patent ID: 6338441
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B05B,B25J

Abstract:
An automatic coating apparatus including a working mechanism located in a coating work area, a coating apparatus mounted on said working mechanism and having a rotary atomizing head to be put in high speed rotation by an air motor for atomizing paint into minute particles, a number of paint cartridges of different colors each adapted to be replaceably and selectively mounted on said coating apparatus, and a cartridge gripper assembly adapted to grip a replenished paint cartridge to replace a used empty paint cartridge on said coating apparatus, characterized in that:said cartridge gripper assembly comprises a gripper member adapted to grip and pick up one of said paint cartridges, a grip detection means adapted to detect whether or not said paint cartridge is securely gripped by said gripper member, and a replenishment level detection means adapted to detect whether or not said paint cartridge is replenished with paint to a predetermined degree.