Patent ID: 6037010
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A paint application system comprising:a paint supply switching device including at least one paint supply line;a paint applicator;a paint line connecting said paint supply switching device to said paint applicator;first and second receiver stations interposed in said paint line between said paint supply switching device and said paint applicator, with said first receiver station adjacent said paint applicator and said second receiver station adjacent said paint supply switching device;a shuttle element that is arranged in and movable back and forth through said paint line between said first and second receiver stations, wherein said shuttle element and said first receiver station are so configured that paint can flow past said shuttle element through said first receiver station when said shuttle element is located in said first receiver station during a paint application stage; anda connector arrangement connected to said paint line at a location selected from said first receiver station, said paint applicator, and between said first receiver station and said paint applicator, wherein said connector arrangement is adapted to supply an auxiliary medium into said paint line at said location so as to push said shuttle element from said first receiver station through said paint line into said second receiver station during a paint recovery stage.