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Powder coating booth
Assignee: Gema Switzerland GmbH
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Filing: 1988-04-07
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2008-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A generally rectangularly shaped powder coating booth of a powder spraying apparatus is fomed of two main sections, each of which is constituted of wall and roof elements which are swingably interconnected to one another. The walls and roof of each half of the booth may be straightened out to form a flat, continuous and rectangularly shaped surface from which residues of powder may be removed easily and rapidly. Thus when the two halves of the booth are flattened out the booth is transformed into two parallel and spaced surfaces which can be cleaned by being vacuumed by a respective suction nozzle that is disposed to travel over and vacuum the surfaces automatically.
Inventors
- 👤 Silvano Gelain
- 👤 Bernhard Dinkel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:32
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B16/00; B05B16/40; B05B16/90; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A powder coating booth, comprising: a plurality of wall elements which are inclined to one another in accordance with a first configuration to define at least a portion of a powder spraying booth, the wall elements having interior surfaces which are exposed to powder within the booth and which require occasional removal of residues of powder settling on the interior surfaces, the interior surfaces including interior surfaces which extend in generally vertical planes and at least one interior surface which extends in a generally horizontal plane; flattening means for enabling at least several of the wall elements to be straightened out in accordance with a second configuration at which all of the interior surfaces of the booth lie in vertical planes; and vacuuming means for traversing the interior surfaces of the booth and for vacuuming the powder residues therefrom, while the wall elements are in their second configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A powder coating booth, comprising: a plurality of wall elements which are inclined to one another in accordance with a first configuration to define at least a portion of a powder spraying booth, the wall elements having interior surfaces which are exposed to powder within the booth and which require occasional removal of residues of powder settling on the interior surfaces, the interior surfaces including interior surfaces which extend in generally vertical planes and at least one interior surface which extends in a generally horizontal plane; flattening means for enabling at least several of the wall elements to be straightened out in accordance with a second configuration at which all of the interior surfaces of the booth lie in vertical planes; and vacuuming means for traversing the interior surfaces of the booth and for vacuuming the powder residues therefrom, while the wall elements are in their second configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The powder coating booth of claim 1, wherein the booth is constructed such that in the second configuration the wall elements of the booth are transformed into at least two longitudinally and vertically extending flat and continuous walls which lie parallel to and are spaced from one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 2, corresponding two of said flat and continuous walls, the vacuuming means including a respective vacuuming element for each of the flat and continuous walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 3, further including hinges, the wall elements in each of the two flat walls being hingedly connected to one another by the hinges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 4, wherein each flat wall is substantially rectangular.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for removing residues of powder from the interior surface of a powder coating booth, the method providing the steps of: providing a powder coating booth having a plurality of wall elements including at least two spaced, parallel, and longitudinally extending walls and at least one roof element, the longitudinal walls and roof element having a first configuration which defines a booth, the wall elements having interior surfaces which are inclined to one another when the wall elements are in the first configuration; manipulating the wall elements into a second configuration wherein the wall elements are swung out such as to yield two flat longitudinal walls; and passing a vacuum mechanism over the interior surface associated with the two flat longitudinal walls and vacuuming the residues of powder therefrom.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for removing residues of powder from the interior surface of a powder coating booth, the method providing the steps of: providing a powder coating booth having a plurality of wall elements including at least two spaced, parallel, and longitudinally extending walls and at least one roof element, the longitudinal walls and roof element having a first configuration which defines a booth, the wall elements having interior surfaces which are inclined to one another when the wall elements are in the first configuration; manipulating the wall elements into a second configuration wherein the wall elements are swung out such as to yield two flat longitudinal walls; and passing a vacuum mechanism over the interior surface associated with the two flat longitudinal walls and vacuuming the residues of powder therefrom.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
101 words
A powder coating booth, comprising: a plurality of wall elements including at least two spaced, parallel, and longitudinally extending walls and at least one roof element, the longitudinal walls and the roof element having a first configuration which defines a booth, the wall elements having interior surfaces which are inclined to one another when the wall elements are in the first configuration; and the wall elements having a second configuration wherein several of the wall elements are swung away from their position in the first configuration and in the second configuration all of the interior surfaces extending parallel to one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
101 words
A powder coating booth, comprising: a plurality of wall elements including at least two spaced, parallel, and longitudinally extending walls and at least one roof element, the longitudinal walls and the roof element having a first configuration which defines a booth, the wall elements having interior surfaces which are inclined to one another when the wall elements are in the first configuration; and the wall elements having a second configuration wherein several of the wall elements are swung away from their position in the first configuration and in the second configuration all of the interior surfaces extending parallel to one another.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, wherein the wall elements are constructed of a material which is permeable to air and wherein, in the second configuration, the interior surfaces lie in two parallel planes, the interior surface in each plane being substantially continuous.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 8, further including at least one suction nozzle and means for guiding the at least one suction nozzle over the interior surfaces to vacuum residues of powder material therefrom.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 9, further including a setting drive for automatically moving the wall elements of the booth into the second configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 10, wherein the setting drive operates electrically.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 10, wherein the setting drive operates pneumatically.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 10, wherein the setting drive operates hydraulically.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 9, wherein each continuous surface is rectangular and has a width and a length dimension, the suction nozzle being elongate and having a length which extends over one of the dimensions of the continuous surface and the suction nozzle being movable transverse to its length.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 14, wherein at least several of the wall elements require swinging by about 90° to change then from the first to the second configuration and vice versa.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, wherein the wall elements include end wall elements disposed to a front and to a rear side of the booth.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 16, in which each end wall comprises a main wall element which is swingably connected to another one of the wall elements of the booth and a door which swings relative to the main element.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 16, wherein the roof element is comprised of at least two roof parts and wherein one roof part is swingably connected to one of the longitudinal walls and the other is swingably connected to the other longitudinal wall.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 9, wherein each continuous surface is rectangularly shaped.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, wherein the wall elements are comprised of a material which is permeable to air.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, each wall element comprising a frame and a cloth mounted on the frame.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 21, wherein each frame is comprised of a profiled bar having a U-shaped transverse cross-section.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
32 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 22, wherein the bar has free ends, the free ends of the bar being directed toward the interior of the booth, in the second configuration.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 23, further comprising elastically compressible cushions disposed in the bar.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 21, wherein at least two cloths associated with adjacent wall elements are detachably connected to one another by a closure element.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
16 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 25, wherein the closure element is a slide fastener.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
28 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, further comprising a slot in at least one of the wall elements, for a powder spraying device to protrude therethrough.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
24 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 27, wherein the slot has slot edges and the slot edges are detachably connectable to each other.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 28, further comprising a slide fastener for connecting the edges to one another.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 21, further comprising a tensioning device for tensioning the cloth on the bar.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 21, further comprising tensioning means for smoothing the cloth.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, further comprising a movable belt disposed below the booth.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 9, further comprising means for moving the suction nozzle relative to the wall elements.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
42 words
The powder coating booth according to claim 7, further comprising a separation slot in the at least one roof element and an article suspending device for passing through the separation slot and for supporting at least one article to be sprayed thereon.
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