Patent ID: 8931430
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A reservoir manifold assembly for a coating applicator system to provide a variety of different coatings on objects, the coating applicator system having an applicator for applying the coatings and a coating supply including sources of each different coating and a coating changer selectively enabling flow from each different coating source, said manifold assembly comprising: a plurality of coating reservoirs including a different coating reservoir for each different coating, each said coating reservoir having a variable first volume, a variable second volume and a movable barrier separating said first and second volumes; a header in selective flow communication with the coating changer, all reservoirs of said plurality of reservoirs and the applicator; said header being a single passageway through which all coatings flow from the coating changer to all reservoirs of said plurality of reservoirs and through which all coatings flow from all reservoirs of said plurality of reservoirs to the applicator; a different two-way valve selectively placing each said first volume of each said reservoir in flow communication with said header, each said two-way valve being open to fill the reservoir to which it is connected with a coating from the coating changer through said header and to discharge the coating from the reservoir to the applicator through said header; and a solvent system in selective flow communication with said header.