Patent ID: 8356574
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A device for coating wheel rims, configured for the production of standard rims as well as for the production of special rims, comprising: a pre-treating station; a powder priming station arranged downstream of said pre-treating station; a basecoat application station arranged downstream of said powder priming station; a final coating station arranged downstream of said basecoat application station; a plurality of conveyors arranged for moving rims through said pre-treating station, said powder priming station, said basecoat application station and said final coating station; and a plurality of handling mechanisms coupled to said conveyors for moving rims therebetween; wherein each conveyor comprises a plurality of rim locations each configured for receiving one rim; and an electronic control being coupled with each of said pre-treating, powder priming, basecoat application, and final coating stations, and further coupled with each of said conveyors and each of said handling mechanisms, for effecting spindle-synchronous operation of said stations, so that each rim always is assigned to a particular rim location, thereby avoiding double assignments of rims to any particular rim location; wherein said final coating station is coupled to said pre-treating station and said basecoat application station, and wherein at least one of said conveyors arranged for transferring rims through said final coating station has a capacity of rim locations sufficient to allow a placement of standard rims received from said basecoat application station and a placement of special rims received from said pre-treating station for processing in spindle-synchronous operation.