EP0212122A1 - Appareil de pulvérisation pour l'application électrostatique de poudre - Google Patents

Appareil de pulvérisation pour l'application électrostatique de poudre Download PDF

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EP0212122A1
EP0212122A1 EP86108211A EP86108211A EP0212122A1 EP 0212122 A1 EP0212122 A1 EP 0212122A1 EP 86108211 A EP86108211 A EP 86108211A EP 86108211 A EP86108211 A EP 86108211A EP 0212122 A1 EP0212122 A1 EP 0212122A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B5/00—Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
    • B05B5/025—Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns
    • B05B5/047—Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns using tribo-charging

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  • the invention relates to a spray device for electrostatic powder coating, with a main device, which has a discharge channel for powder, a mouth at the downstream end of the discharge channel for atomizing the powder, a powder feed line for supplying pneumatically conveyed powder into the upstream initial section of the discharge channel, and a gas feed line , through which gas is conducted into the discharge channel along a discharge electrode that can be connected to earth potential.
  • Such a spray device is known from DE-PS 23 47 491.
  • the wall of the delivery channel consists of electrically insulating material through which powder particles rubbing along it are electrically charged. This creates an accumulation of electrical charges on the channel wall, which hinder the electrical charging of the powder particles.
  • the Discharge electrode protrudes into the powder gas flow in the discharge channel and serves to discharge the accumulated charge from the channel wall via the discharge electrode to an earth connection. The gas in the gas supply line flows over the discharge electrode so that no powder particles can adhere to it.
  • a similar device is shown in DE-PS 22 03 351.
  • DD-PS 134 841 shows a similar spraying device in which a flow guide made of electrically insulating material is arranged in the discharge channel, so that the powder adheres to both the channel wall and the Can electrically charge the surface of the flow guide body by friction.
  • DE-OS 27 56 009 (US Pat. No. 4,090,666) shows a spray device without a discharge electrode, in which gas is introduced coaxially to the powder-gas flow of the pneumatically conveyed powder into the discharge channel via a gas feed line in order to mix the powder particles with the To drive the gas of the gas supply line radially outward against the channel wall so that more powder particles rub along the channel wall and the powder as a whole is more strongly charged due to greater friction pressure.
  • the aim of the invention is to achieve the object of designing the spray device in such a way that the powder can optionally be electrostatically charged using various processes, and the device can be changed from one process to another by simple manipulation.
  • the changeover should be able to be carried out quickly and the spraying device should be structurally simple and inexpensive.
  • the main device forms a variable set of devices together with at least two alternative devices which can be used alternatively, each of which is designed for a different method for electrically charging the powder
  • the main device has a Connector for connecting one of the additional devices
  • each additional device has a flow guide body, which has a connector for connection to the connector of the main unit and extends axially through the delivery channel in the fastened state, so that the latter has an annular cross section with an outer channel wall and with An inner channel wall formed by the flow guide body has that the flow guide body of one of the additional devices has an electrically insulating material at least on its outer surface forming the inner channel wall for electrokinetic charging of the powder by friction of the powder on this material, and that a high-voltage generator circuit is accommodated in the flow guide body of at least one other of the additional devices and that this flow guide body has at least one electrode connected to this high-voltage generator circuit for electrostatic charging of the powder.
  • one of the additional devices can alternatively be inserted into the main device in a simple manner, and the main device can thereby be optionally switched to different electrostatic spray coating processes.
  • the main device 2 of the spraying device has a gun housing 4 made of electrically insulating material and a discharge electrode 6 made of electrically conductive material.
  • the conductor electrode 6 is connected to this gun body in a channel part 8 of a delivery channel 10, which is formed in the gun body 4.
  • An end section 12 of the arrester electrode 6 protruding from the gun body at the rear is connected to a ground potential connection 16 via a screwed-on nut 14.
  • Another part 18 of the discharge channel 10 is designed as an annular groove and forms an annular space 20 surrounding the conductor electrode 6.
  • a gas feed line 22 leads through the gun body 4 into the annular space 20.
  • the annular space 20 is connected to a channel part 26 of the discharge channel 10 via a flow restrictor 24 connected, which extends from the mouth 28 of a powder feed line 30 formed in the gun body 4 to a mouth 32 at the downstream end of the discharge channel 10.
  • the flow restrictor 24 has the shape of an annular gap which is formed on the outside by a wall part 34 of the discharge channel 10 and on the inside over part of its length by a downstream end section 38 of the discharge electrode 6.
  • the end section 38 of the arrester electrode 6 is designed as a connector for an additional device and is provided with an internal thread 40 for this purpose.
  • the inner wall of the annular gap forming the flow restrictor 24 is formed at the downstream end section 42, following the arrester electrode 6, by a part of the additional device which is screwed into the internal thread 40.
  • the channel part 26 of the discharge channel 10 through which the powder flows has
  • a channel wall 44 made of electrically insulating material which electrically charges powder particles rubbing against it due to the friction.
  • an additional device 50 which has a flow guide body 52 with a connecting piece 54.
  • the connecting piece 54 is provided with an external thread 56, which is screwed into the internal thread 40 of the discharge electrode 6 and holds the flow guide body 52 axially in the channel part 26 of the discharge channel 10.
  • the flow guide body 52 consists of an electrically insulating material which electrically charges powder particles rubbing against it by friction.
  • the jacket wall 58 forms an inner channel wall, so that the channel part 26 of the discharge channel between the inner channel wall 58 and the outer channel wall 44 has an annular cross section.
  • the flow guide 52 has an upstream of the mouth 32 a tapered body section in the flow direction, through which the annular space of the channel part 26 increases in the flow direction, so that a diffuser-like atomization of the powder takes place along the body section 60 before it leaves the mouth 32 and by impact is atomized further onto a baffle plate 62.
  • the baffle plate 62 is part of the flow guide body 52.
  • the powder particles in the channel part 26 are electrostatically charged by friction both from the outer channel wall 44 and from the inner channel wall 58.
  • the powder is fed pneumatically via the feed line 30, so that the powder stream already enters the powder in the feed line 30 contains transporting gas.
  • a bore 64 leads axially through the conductor electrode 6 and is necessary for connecting the variants of additional devices described below with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4.
  • the other variants each have the same main device 2, but different additional devices. In the following, only those parts are described which differ from variant 1 according to FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows an additional device 70 with a flow guide body 72, in which a high-voltage generator circuit 74 is accommodated.
  • the high-voltage generator circuit 74 is provided on its low-voltage side 76 with a power supply cable 78 which is passed through the bore 64 of the arrester electrode 6.
  • the high voltage side 80 of the high voltage generator circuit 74 is connected to electrodes 82 which protrude upstream of the tapered body section 60 into the channel part 26 and electrostatically charge flowing powder. This is referred to as “internal charging” because the powder is charged along the body section 60 before it expands.
  • the flow guide body 72 and the baffle plate 62 consist of a
  • the powder is also electrically charged by friction on the inner channel wall 58 and the outer channel wall 44 by friction.
  • Variant 3 shown in FIG. 3 shows an additional device 90 similar to variant 2 of FIG. 2, but with variant 3 electrodes 91 of a flow guide body 92 are arranged in a region 93 upstream of the mouth 32, where the powder passes through the tapered body section 60 of the flow guide 92 has already been partially atomized. As a result, we speak of "external charging".
  • the electrodes 91 are connected via an electrical protective resistor 94 to the high-voltage side 80 of a high-voltage generator circuit 74, which is enclosed in the plastic flow guide 92.
  • the fourth variant shown in FIG. 4 shows an additional device 100, in which an electrode 101 protrudes from the front end of the baffle plate 62.
  • the electrode 101 is connected via an electrical protective resistor 94 to the high-voltage side 80 of a high-voltage generator circuit 74, which are cast into the flow guide body 102.
  • the flow guide body 102 consists of an electrically insulating plastic material which electrically charges powder particles rubbing against it by friction.
  • the electrical protective resistor 94 is also included in the flow guide 32 of FIG. 3 and 102 of FIG. 4.
  • the powder is electrostatically charged only by friction.
  • an additional electrostatic charge takes place through the electrodes 82, 91, 101.
  • the additional device 50, 70, 90 and 100 each mainly consists of a flow guide body in which all parts or materials required for the electrostatic charging of the powder are integrated.
  • the additional devices can be replaced quickly, since only a different flow guide body has to be screwed into the main device.
  • only a single main device 2 with a single connecting piece 38 is required, which is part of the main device 2 and preferably simultaneously forms the conductor electrode 6.
  • the channel part 8 of the delivery channel 10 is designed as a connecting piece for the additional device and has, for example, an internal thread for this purpose.
  • the arrester electrode 6 would be part of the additional device 50 from FIG. 1, and the arrester electrode could be permanently connected to the flow conductor body 52.
  • the additional devices 70, 90 and 100 of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 would have a connector corresponding to the shape of the discharge electrode 6, which is connected to the flow guide body 72, 92, 102 and can be releasably inserted into part 8 together with the latter can, preferably can be screwed.
  • the additional devices 70, 90 and 100 of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 a good function is also provided if the powder is not charged electrically by friction, but only by the electrodes 82, 91, 101. No arrester electrode 6 is required for these applications. It is sufficient for the additional devices 70, 90 and 100 a connector 38. This can have the overall shape of the conductor electrode 6, and consist of electrically non-conductive or conductive material.

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DE3529703A DE3529703C1 (de) 1985-08-20 1985-08-20 Spruehvorrichtung zur elektrostatischen Pulverbeschichtung

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