Patent ID: 6234405
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A coating system, comprising:a working mechanism having a pivotally supported swing arm;a rotary atomizing head type coating machine being mounted on a fore end portion of said arm of said working mechanism and having a rotary atomizing head adapted to be rotated by an air motor;a plural number of feeder units of different paint colors adapted to be replaceably mounted on said rotary atomizing head type coating machine and each equipped with a feed tube to supply paint thereto;paint hoses provided and connected respectively for and to said feeder units to supply paint of different colors separately from respective paint sources;a hose support pipe fitted on each one of said paint hoses at a position anterior to a proximal end connected to said feeder unit;a hose gripper provided on said arm of said working mechanism and adapted to releasably grip and support one of said paint hoses by way of said hose support pipe; andunit waiting devices located in the vicinity of said working mechanism and adapted to hold said feeder units and paint hoses in respective waiting positions;said unit waiting devices being provided with a plural number of feeder unit loaders adapted to load and unload one of said feeder units into and out of said rotary atomizing head type coating machine, and said hose grippers adapted to releasably grip said hose support pipe of said paint hose to be handed over to and from said hose gripper on the side of said arm.