Patent ID: 8652585

Claim:
A method for coating a component ( 16 ), comprising: providing the component ( 16 ) with at least one UV-curable coating layer, and curing the UV-curable coating layer with UV light in an exposure chamber ( 14 ) comprising a substantially spherical or ellipsoidal interior ( 18 ), wherein the UV light is generated by UV lamps, which are arranged at the inner wall in the interior of the exposure chamber ( 14 ), whose light is focused concentrically on a central point ( 34 ) or a longitudinal axis of the exposure chamber ( 14 ), wherein at least one coating robot is positioned between the UV lamps during the application of the UV light in the interior ( 18 ) of the exposure chamber ( 14 ), wherein the at least one UV-curable coating layer is applied to the component ( 16 ) in the exposure chamber ( 14 ), and wherein, during the process of providing the component with at least one UV-curable coating layer in the exposure chamber ( 14 ), a laminar flow of inert gas is flowed along the component ( 16 ), whereby overspray is entrained and guided away from the UV lamps and the inner wall of the exposure chamber ( 14 ) and the component ( 16 ) is surrounded with an inert gas ( 20 ) during the step of providing the component with at least one UV-curable coating layer and during the application of UV light.