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Patent US20040003776 - Apparatus for simultaneously coating and measuring parts - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for simultaneously coating and measuring a part. The apparatus includes a part support, a sprayer and a part measurer positioned adjacent to the part support and a display device positioned adjacent to the part support. The sprayer applies a coating to a section of the part while...http://www.google.com/patents/US20040003776?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040003776 - Apparatus for simultaneously coating and measuring parts
Publication number US20040003776 A1
Application number US 10/190,980
Also published as US6860947, US6991683, US6997992, US7396414, US20040177806, US20040194699, US20060090698
Publication number 10190980, 190980, US 2004/0003776 A1, US 2004/003776 A1, US 20040003776 A1, US 20040003776A1, US 2004003776 A1, US 2004003776A1, US-A1-20040003776, US-A1-2004003776, US2004/0003776A1, US2004/003776A1, US20040003776 A1, US20040003776A1, US2004003776 A1, US2004003776A1
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US 20040003776 A1
means positioned adjacent to the support means for applying a coating to a section of the part; and
means positioned adjacent to the support means for measuring the section of the part, wherein the measuring means measures a dimension of a section of a part being coated while the coating means applies an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said dimension measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part.
12. The apparatus of claim 10, which includes an excess coating reducer connected positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, which includes a display device in communication with the measuring means and which displays the dimension measurements of the section of the part.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the support means.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, which includes a display device which displays the dimensional measurements of the section of the part.
a part measurer positioned adjacent to the part support, wherein the part measurer is operable to measure a dimension of a section of a part which is supported by the part support and coated by the sprayer as the sprayer applies an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said dimension measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, which includes a display device operable to display the dimension measurements of the section of the part.
19. The apparatus of claim 16, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to the sprayer.
20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the part measurer includes a laser generator and a laser receiver, said laser generator positioned adjacent to one side of the part support and said laser receiver positioned adjacent to an opposing side of the part support.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein each housing includes a transparent member connected to said housing.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
24. The apparatus of claim 16, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support.
25. A coating apparatus comprising:
a part measurer positioned adjacent to the part support, said part measurer operable to measure a section of a part supported by the part support;
a sprayer positioned adjacent to the part support, said sprayer operable to apply an amount of coating to said section of the part based on a plurality of measurements of the section taken by the part measurer and the desired dimension of the section of the part; and
a display device in communication with the part measurer, said display device operable to display the measurements of the section of the part while the coating is applied to the part by the sprayer.
26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
27. The apparatus of claim 25, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to the sprayer.
28. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the part measurer includes a laser generator and a laser receiver, said laser generator positioned adjacent to one side of the part support and said laser receiver positioned adjacent to an opposing side of the part support.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein each housing includes a transparent member connected to said housing.
31. The apparatus of claim 30, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
32. The apparatus of claim 25, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support.
33. A coating apparatus comprising:
a laser generator and a laser receiver positioned on opposing sides of the part support, said the laser generator operable to project a laser beam onto a section of the part supported by the part support, said laser receiver operable to receive the laser beam to take measurements of said section of the part;
a sprayer positioned adjacent to the part support, said sprayer operable to apply an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part; and
a display device in communication with the laser receiver, said display device operable to display said measurements.
34. The coating apparatus of claim 33, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the laser generator and the laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
36. The apparatus of claim 35, which includes a transparent member connected to each housing.
37. The apparatus of claim 36, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
38. The apparatus of claim 33, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to the sprayer.
39. The apparatus of claim 33, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support.
40. A coating apparatus comprising:
a part measurer including a laser generator and a laser receiver positioned on opposing sides of the part support;
an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support opposite from the sprayer; and
a display device positioned to face an operator, wherein the part measurer is operable to measure a dimension of a section of a part being coated, the display device is operable to display the measurements of the dimension to the operator, the sprayer is operable to apply an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said measurements and a desired dimension of the section of the part and the exhaust duct is operable to exhaust excess coating that does not adhere to the part.
41. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
42. The apparatus of claim 40, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to the sprayer.
43. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
44. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein each housing include a transparent member connected to said housing.
45. The apparatus of claim 44, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
46. The apparatus of claim 40, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support.
a plurality of sprayers positioned adjacent to the part support; and
a part measurer positioned adjacent to the part support, wherein the part measurer is operable to take measurements of a dimension of a section of a part supported by the part support and being coated while at least one of the sprayers applies an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said measurements and a desired dimension of the section of the part.
48. The apparatus of claim 47, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to each of the sprayers.
49. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
50. The apparatus of claim 47, which includes a display device controlled by the processor and operable to display the measurements of the section of the part.
51. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the part measurer includes a laser generator and a laser receiver, said laser generator positioned adjacent to one side of the part support and said laser receiver positioned adjacent to an opposing side of the part support.
52. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
53. The apparatus of claim 52, wherein each housing includes a transparent member connected to said housing.
54. The apparatus of claim 53, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
55. The apparatus of claim 47, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support.
56. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein each of the sprayers is operable to apply a different coating to the section of the part.
57. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein the coatings include a base coating, a middle coating and a top coating.
58. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein each of the sprayers includes a spray control which enables the sprayers to apply the coatings at different rates.
59. A coating apparatus for applying a coating to a section of a part, said apparatus comprising:
means for controlling the support means, coating means and measuring means, said controlling means operable to cause the measuring means to measure a dimension of the section of the part being coated while causing the coating means to continue to apply an amount of coating to the section of the part based on the measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part.
60. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the support means includes a part support.
61. The apparatus of claim 60, which includes at least one shield connected to the part support.
62. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the support means includes a conveyor.
63. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the coating means includes a sprayer.
64. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the coating means includes a plurality of sprayers.
65. The apparatus of claim 64, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to each of the sprayers.
66. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the measuring means includes a laser generator and a laser receiver, said laser generator positioned adjacent to one side of the support means and said laser receiver positioned adjacent to an opposing side of the support means.
67. The apparatus of claim 66, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
68. The apparatus of claim 67, wherein the housings each include a transparent member connected to said housing.
69. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein each transparent member is removably connected to the housing.
70. The apparatus of claim 68, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
71. The apparatus of claim 59, which includes a display device in communication with the control means and which displays the measurements of the section of the part.
72. The apparatus of claim 59, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the support means.
73. A coating apparatus for applying a coating to a section of a part, said apparatus comprising:
a processor which controls the part support, sprayer and part measurer to measure a dimension of the section of a part supported by the part support and being coated while causing the sprayer to apply an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part.
74. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
75. The apparatus of claim 73, which includes a display device controlled by the processor and which displays said measurements of the section of the part.
76. The apparatus of claim 73, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to the sprayer.
77. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein the part measurer includes a laser generator and a laser receiver, said laser generator positioned adjacent to one side of the part support and said laser receiver positioned adjacent to an opposing side of the part support.
78. The apparatus of claim 77, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
79. The apparatus of claim 78, wherein each housing includes a transparent member connected to said housing.
80. The apparatus of claim 79, which includes an excess coating reducer positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
81. The apparatus of claim 73, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the part support.
82. A coating apparatus for applying a coating to a section of a part, said apparatus comprising:
an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to and on an opposing side of the part support from the sprayer;
a display device positioned adjacent to the part support; and
a processor which controls with the part support, sprayer, part measurer, and display device to simultaneously measure a dimension of the section of a part supported by the part support and being coated, display the measurements to an operator, cause the sprayer to apply an amount of coating to the section of the part based on the measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part and exhaust excess coating from the sprayer that does not adhere to the part.
83. The apparatus of claim 82, wherein the part support includes a conveyor.
84. A coating apparatus for applying a coating to a section of a part, said apparatus comprising:
a processor which controls the part support, sprayers and part measurer to measure a dimension of a section of a part supported by the part support and being coated while causing the sprayer to apply an amount of coating to the section of the part based on said measurements and desired dimension of the section of the part.
85. The apparatus of claim 84, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to each of the sprayers.
86. A coating apparatus comprising:
means positioned adjacent to the support means for measuring a section of the part, wherein the measuring means is operable to measure a parameter of the section of the part being coated while the coating means applies an amount of coating to the section of the part based on the parameter measurement and desired parameter measurement of the section of the part.
87. The apparatus of claim 86, wherein the support means includes a part support.
88. The apparatus of claim 87, which includes at least one shield connected to the part support.
89. The apparatus of claim 86, wherein the support means includes a conveyor.
90. The apparatus of claim 86, wherein the coating means includes a sprayer.
91. The apparatus of claim 86, wherein the coating means includes a plurality of sprayers.
92. The apparatus of claim 91, which includes a coating communication line and an air communication line connected to each of the sprayers.
93. The apparatus of claim 86, wherein the measuring means includes a laser generator and a laser receiver, said laser generator positioned adjacent to one side of the support means and said laser receiver positioned adjacent to an opposing side of the support means.
94. The apparatus of claim 93, wherein the laser generator and laser receiver are each mounted in a housing.
95. The apparatus of claim 94, wherein the housings each include a transparent member connected to said housing.
96. The apparatus of claim 95, wherein each transparent member is removably connected to the housing.
97. The apparatus of claim 95, which includes an excess coating reducer connected to the frame and positioned adjacent to the transparent member of each housing.
98. The apparatus of claim 86, which includes a display device in communication with the measuring means and operable to display the parameter measurements of the section of the part.
99. The apparatus of claim 86, which includes an exhaust duct positioned adjacent to the support means.
100. The apparatus of claim 86, which includes a display device which displays the parameter measurements of the section of the part.
101. The apparatus of claim 86, wherein the parameter is at least one of: a dimension of a section of the part; a thickness of a coating applied to the section of the part; and a thickness of a plurality of coatings applied to the section of the part.
This application relates to the following co-pending commonly owned patent applications: “Apparatus and Method for Forming a Bonding on a Tapered Part,” Ser. No. 09/782,695, Attorney Docket No. 0111339-010; and “Method for Simultaneously Coating and Measuring Parts,” Ser. No. ______, Attorney Docket No. 0111339-020.
[0029]FIG. 1A is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.
[0030]FIG. 1B is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 1A.
[0031]FIG. 2A is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.
[0032]FIG. 2B is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 2A.
[0033]FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of the coating method of the present invention.
[0034]FIG. 3B is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of the coating method of the present invention.
[0035]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 where the outside diameter of a part is measured as the part is coated by the sprayer.
[0036]FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 4.
[0037]FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the motor housing and part support having a part mounted on the part support.
[0038]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the laser generator and air mover of FIG. 1 where the air mover is directing air across the front surface of the laser generator.
[0039]FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the sprayer, motor housing, part support, part and exhaust duct of FIG. 1 where the part is being coated by the sprayer.
[0040]FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along line IX-IX of FIG. 1 illustrating the laser generator and the laser receiver.
[0041]FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the laser generator of FIG. 1 showing a removable glass panel slideably connected to the front of the housing of the laser generator.
[0042]FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the air movers of the present invention.
[0043]FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the sprayers of the present invention.
[0044]FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the dimension tolerance limits of a particular part.
[0045]FIG. 14 is an enlarged elevation view of one embodiment of a display screen on a display device in the present invention.
[0046]FIG. 15 is a graphical representation of the amount of coating applied to a part versus the coating application time.
[0047]FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the present invention where the apparatus includes multiple sprayers.
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U.S. Classification 118/668, 118/313, 118/669, 118/300
International Classification G01B11/06, B05D1/00, B05D1/02, G01B11/24, B05B12/12, B05B13/02, B05B15/04
Cooperative Classification B05B12/12, G01B11/08, B05B13/0278, B05B13/0228, B05D1/02, G01B11/2433, B05D1/002, G01B11/0616, B05B15/0406
European Classification G01B11/08, G01B11/06C, B05B12/12, B05D1/02, B05B13/02B1, G01B11/24G
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