Coating material mist remover and coating equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11491503-B2
Application number	US-202016881176-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2020
Priority date	Jun 19, 2019
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A coating material mist remover of the present disclosure includes: a first duct that discharges air containing coating material mist from an outflow port directed downward; a second duct having an inflow port opened in a horizontal direction; and an incinerable intermediate filter that is detachably connected between the first duct and the second duct and removes the coating material mist from the air. The coating material mist remover also includes: a first connection mechanism that can connect and separate the first duct and the intermediate filter; and a second connection mechanism that can connect and separate the second duct and the intermediate filter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coating material mist remover comprising:
a first duct that discharges air containing a coating material mist from an outflow port directed downward;
a second duct having an inflow port directed in a horizontal direction;
an intermediate filter that has a first duct connection portion on an upper face and a second duct connection portion on a side face, removes the coating material mist from the air, and is incinerable, the first duct connection portion being detachably connected to the outflow port of the first duct, and the second duct connection portion being detachably connected to the inflow port of the second duct;
a first connection mechanism that vertically movably supports the first duct or the intermediate filter to a connection position where the first duct and the intermediate filter are connected to each other and to a separation position where the first duct and the intermediate filter are separated from each other, and holds the first duct and the intermediate filter at the connection and separation positions;
a second connection mechanism that horizontally movably supports the second duct or the intermediate filter to a connection position where the second duct and the intermediate filter are connected to each other and to a separation position where the second duct and the intermediate filter are separated from each other, and holds the second duct and the intermediate filter at the connection and separation positions; and
a flow rate adjuster that changes a flow rate of air able to pass through the second duct, the flow rate adjuster comprising:
a plurality of rotary blades extending in parallel across the outflow port of the second duct; and
a blade lock that holds the rotary blades at any desired rotary position.

2. The coating material mist remover according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first packing that is provided at an opening edge of the outflow port of the first duct and against which the first duct connection portion is pushed; and
a second packing that is provided at an opening edge of the inflow port of the second duct and against which the second duct connection portion is pushed.

3. The coating material mist remover according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate filter is made of paper.

4. The coating material mist remover according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tray that receives a lower portion of the intermediate filter.

5. The coating material mist remover according claim 1 , further comprising:
an incinerable downstream filter disposed inside the second duct.

6. The coating material mist remover according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pressure sensor that detects a pressure inside the second duct.

7. The coating material mist remover according to claim 1 , wherein the second connection mechanism comprises:
a conveyor that movably supports the intermediate filter from below in a first horizontal direction where the intermediate filter and the second duct are arranged;
guides that oppose each other with the intermediate filter interposed therebetween in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and that guide the intermediate filter to the connection position in the second horizontal direction; and
a pressing mechanism configured to press the intermediate filter toward the second duct.

8. The coating material mist remover according to claim 7 , wherein the first connection mechanism comprises:
an elevator guide that movably supports the first duct in a vertical direction to the connection position and the separation position; and
an air actuator that alternatively urges the first duct to the connection position and the separation position by switch operation.

9. The coating material mist remover according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a third duct that protrudes upward from the first duct; and
an extendable portion that connects the first duct and the third duct and expands and contracts as the first duct moves.

10. Coating equipment comprising:
a coating booth that covers a coating line;
an underfloor wall that is provided below a floor of the coating booth and has a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a longitudinal direction of the coating line;
a plurality of coating material mist removers in according to claim 9 , the plurality of coating material mist removers being arranged below the underfloor wall and in the longitudinal direction of the coating line, in which the third ducts are fixed to the underfloor wall and connected to the exhaust ports; and
an exhaust duct that extends parallel to the longitudinal direction of the coating line and is connected to downstream end portions of the plurality of the coating material mist removers.

11. The coating equipment according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a rail that extends parallel to the coating line and is for conveying a single unit of the intermediate filter to any selected coating material mist remover.

12. The coating equipment according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a weir that protrudes upward from the underfloor wall and restricts a flow of liquid into the exhaust ports of the underfloor wall.

13. A coating material mist remover comprising:
a first duct that discharges air containing a coating material mist from an outflow port directed downward;
a second duct having an inflow port directed in a horizontal direction;
an intermediate filter that has a first duct connection portion on an upper face and a second duct connection portion on a side face, removes the coating material mist from the air, and is incinerable, the first duct connection portion being detachably connected to the outflow port of the first duct, and the second duct connection portion being detachably connected to the inflow port of the second duct;
a first connection mechanism that vertically movably supports the first duct or the intermediate filter to a connection position where the first duct and the intermediate filter are connected to each other and to a separation position where the first duct and the intermediate filter are separated from each other, and holds the first duct and the intermediate filter at the connection and separation positions; and
a second connection mechanism that horizontally movably supports the second duct or the intermediate filter to a connection position where the second duct and the intermediate filter are connected to each other and to a separation position where the second duct and the intermediate filter are separated from each other, and holds the second duct and the intermediate filter at the connection and separation positions,
wherein the first connection mechanism comprises:
an elevator guide that movably supports the first duct in a vertical direction to the connection position and the separation position; and
an air actuator that alternatively urges the first duct to the connection position and the separation position by switch operation.

14. The coating material mist remover according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a third duct that protrudes upward from the first duct; and
an extendable portion that connects the first duct and the third duct and expands and contracts as the first duct moves.

15. Coating equipment comprising:
a coating booth that covers a coating line;
an underfloor wall that is provided below a floor of the coating booth and has a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a longitudinal direction of the coating line;
a plurality of coating material mist removers according to claim 14 , the plurality of coating material mist removers being arr

Assignees

• Trinity Ind Corp
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Saito Ryota
• Fujiwara Shigeki
• Tajima Kenji
• Takishima Kai

Classifications

• B01D46/58

  connected in parallel · CPC title

• B05B14/43 Primary

  by filtering the air charged with excess material · CPC title

• B05B16/40

  Construction elements specially adapted therefor, e.g. floors, walls or ceilings (ceiling elements filtering inflow of air into the booth B05B16/60; walls specially adapted for promoting separation of excess material B05B14/44) · CPC title

• B01D46/0006

  Filter elements or cartridges installed in a drawer-like manner · CPC title

• B01D39/18

  the material being cellulose or derivatives thereof ({cork or peat B01D39/1646} ; making filter paper D21F11/14) · CPC title