Patent ID: 6287388
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B08B,B60S,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing dust particles from top surfaces and first and second side surfaces of a vehicle body prior to spraying thereof, said apparatus comprising:a frame, said frame including:a first support member;a second support member disposed spaced and parallel relative to said first support member, said support members defining therebetween an opening for the passage therethrough of the vehicle body;a first rail rigidly secured to and extending angularly relative to said first support member;a second rail rigidly secured to said second support member and disposed parallel and spaced relative to said first rail;a first roller assembly extending between said rails, said first roller assembly including:an axle having a first and a second end, said first end of said axle being slidably supported by said first rail, said second end of said axle being slidably supported by said second rail;a first roller disposed coaxially relative to said axle for rotation about said axle, the arrangement being such that in use of the apparatus, when the vehicle body passes through said opening, said first roller accommodates the vehicle body so that said first and second ends of said axle slide relative to said first and second rails respectively;a first tack cloth cover extending circumferentially around said first roller such that when the vehicle body passes through said opening, said first tack cloth cover contacts the top surfaces of the vehicle body for removing the dust particles therefrom;a second roller assembly disposed adjacent to the first side surfaces of the vehicle body;said second roller assembly including:a second roller;a second tack cloth cover extending circumferentially around said second roller such that when the vehicle body passes through said opening, said second tack cloth cover contacts the first side surfaces of the vehicle body for removing the dust particles therefrom;a third roller assembly disposed adjacent to the second side surfaces of the vehicle body;said third roller assembly including:a third roller; anda third tack cloth cover extending circumferentially around said third roller such that when the vehicle body passes through said opening, said third tack cloth cover contacts the second side surfaces of the vehicle body for removing the dust particles therefrom.