Patent ID: 7798094

Claim:
A coating installation, specifically for painting car body parts, comprising: at least two application robots for applying a coating medium on a target; at least two handling robots for handling the target; at least two coating zones, each coating zone including at least one of the application robots and at least one of the handling robots, the coating zones each configured to apply a coating to the target; at least two linear guides along which the handling robots and the application robots can be driven, wherein each of the two linear guides carries at least one of the application robots and at least one of the handling robots, the linear guides each extending between the at least two coating zones; wherein the handling robots and the application robots on a first one of the linear guides are each configured to move past the handling robot and the application robot on a second one of the linear guides, respectively, in a longitudinal direction; and wherein when a malfunctioning one of the handling robots and application robots is not capable of moving along the second one of the linear guides carrying the malfunctioning robot, a compensating one of the other handling and application robots performs a function associated with the malfunctioning robot, the compensating robot carried on the first one of the linear guides.