A locking mechanism for a rotatable shaft can include a locking pin comprising a locking pin shaft side and locking pin spindle side, a compressed air supply port in fluid communication with a compressed air supply, and a spring, wherein the spring is configured to place the locking pin spindle side in direct mechanical communication with the compressed air supply port when the compressed air supply is not activated.
B05B 3/10 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements discharging over substantially the whole periphery of the rotating member
B05B 3/00 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
B05B 3/02 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements
B05B 13/02 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
An apparatus can include a central member between a first fluid section and a second fluid section, wherein the central member, first fluid section, and second fluid section define a longitudinal axis thereon, at least one first fluid section driving member in mechanical communication with the central member, at least one second fluid section driving member in mechanical communication with the central member, an oscillating member in mechanical communication with the central member configured to oscillate the central member along the longitudinal axis, a pump inlet in fluid communication with a fluid source, and a pump outlet.
F04B 11/00 - Equalisation of pulses, e.g. by use of air vesselsCounteracting cavitation
F04B 5/02 - Machines or pumps with differential-surface pistons with double-acting pistons
F04B 27/08 - Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
F04B 1/12 - Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
An electrostatic sprayer comprising: an applicator rotatably attached to a shaft; and a field consisting of charged air surrounding an outer surface of the applicator, wherein the field is generated by a plurality of electrodes radially spaced around the applicator in electrical communication with a power source. The electrostatic sprayer may be configured to deliver a water based paint to a grounded target. The plurality of electrodes may be wires mounted on a circuit board. The applicator may comprise a bell cup. The plurality of electrodes may be spaced by a conductive material, wherein the conductive material forms a planar circle. The applicator may comprise an applicator edge, wherein there is an uninterrupted line of sight between at least one electrode and every point on the applicator edge
B05B 5/04 - Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns characterised by having rotary outlet or deflecting elements
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
An electrostatic coating machine according to the present embodiments can reduce the risk of sparking even when setting a higher line speed than before when performing coating according to a proximity painting method. In the coating machine that performs electrostatic coating by use of a high voltage generated by a cascade, when a time constant τ is defined as the product of a total capacitance Co of the electrostatic coating machine and a bleeder resistor R1, the product of the total capacitance Co and the bleeder resistor R1 is set so that the time constant τ is 0.005 to 0.050.
A fluid handling protection system configured to prevent cavitation in a first pump can include a first pump, a first pump fluid inlet line, a first pump fluid outlet line, a first pump drive unit, wherein the first pump drive unit is operatively coupled to the first pump, a first pressure sensor, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is operatively coupled to the first sensor and the first pump drive unit.
F04C 14/08 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines, pumps or pumping installations characterised by varying the rotational speed
F04C 14/00 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines, pumps or pumping installations
F04C 11/00 - Combinations of two or more machines or pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston typePumping installations
F04C 28/00 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 13/00 - Adaptations of machines or pumps for special use, e.g. for extremely high pressures
An electrostatic coating gun can include an air cap, fluid nozzle, a gun body, an air inlet, and a coating inlet, wherein the air cap comprises a removably attached electrode wire configured to conduct an electrostatic charge to a coating. The gun body comprises a handle, a trigger, and a trigger guard. The trigger guard comprises a base including a hinge, as well as a set of parallel extensions terminating in a set of parallel protrusions. The trigger guard is configured so that when the extensions are in frictional engagement with a first of a set of notches in the trigger guard base, the trigger can be prevented from being pulled toward the handle.
A system comprising a workpiece and an electrostatic coating machine configured to electrostatically adsorb paint on the workpiece by charging the paint with a voltage output supplied from a high voltage generator, wherein a high voltage safety control unit is configured to monitor the voltage output and lower the voltage output of the high voltage generator based on a detected current being above a first overcurrent threshold, can be improved wherein a the first overcurrent threshold is a dynamic threshold based on the voltage output.
B05B 5/025 - Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns
B05D 1/04 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by spraying involving the use of an electrostatic field
B05D 5/10 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain an adhesive surface
B05B 5/053 - Arrangements for supplying power, e.g. charging power
The present embodiments disclose a system for maintaining a mixture temperature of a multicomponent spray while minimizing a difference in pressure between the components at an applicator, which can include at least one first component temperature sensor and at least one second component temperature sensor, at least one first component pressure sensor and at least one second component pressure sensor, at least one first component heating element, an applicator, wherein a difference in pressure between each of the multiple components is minimized by adjusting the temperature of the at least one first component; and a control system comprising an interface configured to receive at least one temperature setpoint from a user, wherein the interface is also configured to receive at least one pressure setpoint from a user.
B29C 44/04 - Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles consisting of at least two parts of chemically or physically different materials, e.g. having different densities
B05B 12/10 - Arrangements for controlling deliveryArrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material discharged, of ambient medium or of target responsive to temperature or viscosity of liquid or other fluent material discharged
B05B 7/16 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas incorporating means for heating the material to be sprayed
An electrostatic coating machine can include an applicator rotatably attached to a distal end of a turbine and shaft, wherein the applicator is a bell cup comprising a resin material, wherein the bell cup comprises an outer peripheral edge and a bell cup exposed surface, wherein the outer peripheral edge comprises a conductive or semi-conductive coating material, and a plurality of semi-conductive members extending through the resin material in electrical communication with a high voltage path and the outer peripheral edge.
A plural component applicator can include a nozzle attached to a gun body, wherein the gun body comprises a manifold configured to receive a plurality of components based on operation of a trigger assembly, wherein the manifold is configured to separately deliver the plurality of components to a static mixer within the nozzle based on operation of the trigger assembly.
B05B 7/04 - Spray pistolsApparatus for discharge with arrangements for mixing liquids or other fluent materials before discharge
B05B 7/24 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
B05B 1/00 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
B05B 9/00 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquid or other fluent material without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
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