US4879100A
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Corona discharge treatment apparatus
Assignee: Nippon Paint Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-11-17
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2007-11-17
Abstract
Abstract To perform a corona discharge treatment, a high voltage needs to be impressed between a base electrode and a discharge electrode. One of the electrodes is linked to a high frequency and high voltage source, and the other electrode is grounded. When the electrode linked to the source is moved to be accommodated to a surface to be treated of an object, accidents of an electric shock or a short-circuit often result from an unexpected contact of the electrode on an operator or installation, or a troubles often result from spark or coming-part of contacts. In this invention, one of the electrodes is linked to the source and immovably arranged, while the other is grounded and is allowed to make the movement for accommodating the surface to be treated of the object and the discharge electrode to each other. According to the corona discharge treatment apparatus of this invention, such accidents as an electric shock or a short-circuit, etc., are foreclosed, and troubles are reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Tsutsui
- 👤 Shoji Ikeda
- 👤 Koji Ueki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:43
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C59/00; B29C59/10; B29C59/103; H; H01; H01T; H01T19/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S422/00; Y10S422/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
A corona discharge treatment apparatus for corona discharge treatment of the surface of an object, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of treating zones positioned one treating zone after the other, each treating zone being arranged for treating a different part of the surface of the object to be treated; transfer means for moving said object to be treated into each of said treating zones, one of said each treating zone after the other, for treating said different part of said surface in said treating zone and for moving said object into the next treating zone for treating another different part of said surface in said next treating zone and for repeating said moving, said treating and said moving into said next treating zone until all of said different parts of said object to be treated are treated; a first electrode for contacting said object while said surface of said object is treated in each one of said treatment zones; a second electrode immovably mounted in each said treating zone and responsive with said first electrode for impressing high voltage between said first electrode and said second electrode and to said different part of said surface of said object being treated in said each said treating zone for treatment of said different part of said surface of said object while said object is in said each treating zone; and a high frequency and high voltage source connected in said each treating zone with said second electrode while said first electrode is grounded, for providing a corona discharge between said first electrode and said second electrode in said each treating zone and to said different part of said surface of said object being treated therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
A corona discharge treatment apparatus for corona discharge treatment of the surface of an object, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of treating zones positioned one treating zone after the other, each treating zone being arranged for treating a different part of the surface of the object to be treated; transfer means for moving said object to be treated into each of said treating zones, one of said each treating zone after the other, for treating said different part of said surface in said treating zone and for moving said object into the next treating zone for treating another different part of said surface in said next treating zone and for repeating said moving, said treating and said moving into said next treating zone until all of said different parts of said object to be treated are treated; a first electrode for contacting said object while said surface of said object is treated in each one of said treatment zones; a second electrode immovably mounted in each said treating zone and responsive with said first electrode for impressing high voltage between said first electrode and said second electrode and to said different part of said surface of said object being treated in said each said treating zone for treatment of said different part of said surface of said object while said object is in said each treating zone; and a high frequency and high voltage source connected in said each treating zone with said second electrode while said first electrode is grounded, for providing a corona discharge between said first electrode and said second electrode in said each treating zone and to said different part of said surface of said object being treated therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1 in which said object to be treated is supported in said each of said treating zones by one of said first and second electrodes and said apparatus further comprises means for adjusting said one of said electrodes for moving and positioning said object relative to the other of said electrodes for positioning said different part of said surface of said object to be treated in said treating zone in position for said corona discharge treatment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus, as recited in claim 2, in which said one of said first and second electrodes is grounded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus, as recited in claim 1, in which said first electrode is a base electrode and said second electrode is a discharge electrode and said discharge electrode is connected to said high frequency and high voltage source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus, as recited in claim 2 or 3, in which said adjusting means includes means for raising and lowering said one of said electrodes and said object.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus, as recited in claim 5, in which said one of said electrodes includes means for turning said object to expose the different part of said surface of said object to be treated to said second electrode and said corona discharge treatment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus, as recited in claim 6, in which said adjusting means further includes means for vibrating said one of said electrodes.
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