Patent ID: 8158956
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B05D,C08J,F26B

Abstract:
1. A device for curing photoactivatable paint coatings, comprising: an undercarriage; a frame positioned on the undercarriage; a housing supported on the frame, the housing having a back wall and a plurality of side wall portions extending therefrom to form a light chamber, each side wall portion having a peripheral region terminating at a UV light emission region; a UV light source contained within the light chamber; a motorized carrier to support the UV light source in the light chamber, the motorized carrier including a first travel cylinder configured to displace the UV light source along a travel path between opposed ends of the light chamber so as to index and/or oscillate the UV light source along the travel path within the housing; a controller for controlling the motorized carrier within boundaries of the travel path, the boundaries being identified by limit switch units; and a reversing unit included with the motorized carrier for reversing the travel of the first travel cylinder following activation of a corresponding limit switch unit; wherein the frame and undercarriage are further arranged to locate the light chamber adjacent a target paint cure location on a work piece, with the UV light emission region facing the paint cure location; and wherein the controller is operable to activate the UV light source and to initiate the motorized carrier to index and/or oscillate the UV light source along the travel path to deliver UV light to the target paint cure location for curing UV curable paint thereon.