Sprayer support, spraying device including such a support, and method for manufacturing such a support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11951499-B2
Application number	US-202117227367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2021
Priority date	Apr 15, 2020
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

A sprayer support including a housing for a high-voltage unit or plug, a guiding member for at least one coating product hose, a retention member for air hoses, a first fastening member for fastening to a robot, and a second fastening member for fastening to a sprayer. The housing, the guiding member, the retention member, the first fastening member, and the second fastening member are formed from a single part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sprayer support comprising:
a housing for a high-voltage unit or plug;
a guiding member for at least one coating product hose, said guiding member describing a cylindrical portion centered on a longitudinal axis of the support, the guiding member partially surrounding the housing for the high-voltage unit or plug and its cylindrical portion being provided, on its outer periphery, with staggered recesses accommodating the coating product hose in a wound configuration and electrically isolating the coating product hose;
a retention member for air hoses, the retention member describing a portion of a circle around the housing for the high-voltage unit or plug, the portion of a circle comprising, on its outer periphery, several housings for accommodating and fastening each air hose;
a first fastening member for fastening to a robot; and
a second fastening member for fastening to a sprayer, wherein said housing, said guiding member, said retention member, said first fastening member, and said second fastening member are formed from a single part.

2. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , manufactured from a synthetic material.

3. A sprayer support according to claim 2 , wherein the synthetic material is polyamide 12, polyoxymethylene, polyetheretherketone, or polyethylene terephthalate.

4. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing for a low-voltage unit, which is also formed of the same part as the rest of the support.

5. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , wherein said first fastening member, said retention member, and said second fastening member are aligned in that order along an axis of the support.

6. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , wherein said housing for the high-voltage unit or plug is a cylinder aligned with an axis of the support.

7. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , wherein said housing for the high-voltage unit or plug is located between said first fastening member and said second fastening member, wherein said guiding member is centered on an axis of the support, and wherein said guiding member has an inner radius with a value greater than a value of the outer radius of said housing for the high-voltage unit or plug.

8. A sprayer support according to claim 7 , wherein a difference between the value of the inner radius of said guiding member and the value of the outer radius of said housing for the high-voltage unit is between 0.1 mm and 2 mm.

9. A sprayer support according to claim 8 , wherein a difference between the value of the inner radius of said guiding member and the value of the outer radius of said housing for the high-voltage unit is approximately 0.5 mm.

10. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , further comprising marks for identifying the air hoses.

11. A spraying device comprising:
a sprayer;
a robot; and
a sprayer support according to claim 1 , connecting said sprayer to said robot.

12. A spraying device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
air hoses held in place by the retention member of said sprayer support; and
at least one coating product hose guided by the guiding member of said sprayer support.

13. A method for manufacturing a support according to claim 1 , comprising a multi-jet fusion additive manufacturing method.

14. A sprayer support according to claim 1 , wherein the guiding member includes several recesses for guiding several product hoses and for isolating them from one another.

Assignees

• Exel Ind

Inventors

• Vanzetto Denis
• Perinet Sylvain

Classifications

• B05B5/1608

  the liquid or other fluent material being electrically conductive · CPC title

• B05B13/0431 Primary

  with spray heads moved by robots or articulated arms, e.g. for applying liquid or other fluent material to three-dimensional [3D] surfaces · CPC title

• B25J15/0019 Primary

  End effectors other than grippers · CPC title

• B05B15/62 Primary

  Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups · CPC title

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title