Patent ID: 6071346
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A multi-color small amount painting system which may store small unit amounts of a variety of colors of paint and may selectively feed a desired paint color of paint to a painter, comprising:a suitable number of paint cartridges filled with small amounts of certain paint color, respectively;a stock unit provided with an endless conveyor mechanism for holding the suitable number of paint cartridges for rotating and carrying the suitable number of paint cartridges of the desired paint color up to a pickup position;one of a painting robot and an automatic painting device provided with a structure for mounting the paint cartridge;a carrier for picking up the paint cartridge of the desired paint color from said stock unit and loading the paint cartridge of the desired paint color onto one of said painting robot and said automatic painting device; anda paint feeding mechanism which may be connected to the loaded paint cartridge and extruding the paint within the paint cartridge upon the connection to feed the paint to the painter of one of said painting robot and said automatic painting device.