Patent ID: 7001262
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A system for handling airflow in a paint booth, comprising: a paint booth adapted to receive airflow from two or more plenum outlets located above the paint booth; a primary plenum supplied with higher pressure air by an air source and having a primary plenum outlet; a secondary plenum, enclosed within the primary plenum and supplied with air by the primary plenum, with said secondary plenum having a secondary plenum outlet adjacent to a portion of said primary plenum outlet and generally above a paint spray applicator and above a workpiece within said paint booth; an airflow detector, within the paint booth near said paint spray applicator, adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to the velocity of the airflow between the secondary plenum outlet and said workpiece; and an adjustable damper adapted to dynamically control airflow from the primary plenum to the secondary plenum based at least in part on the real-time value of said air velocity signal.