Transportable modular coating systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9759089-B2
Application number	US-201314101797-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

Transportable modular coating systems include a first transportable coating module comprising at least one first removable wall, a second transportable coating module comprising at least one second removable wall, wherein the first and second transportable coating modules are joinable when the first and second removable walls are removed, and a plurality of coating components fixed within the first and second transportable coating modules that combine to create a coating operation. The transportable coating module further includes a transportable control module that comprises a control system that operably connects to the plurality of coating components to operably control the coating operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transportable modular coating system comprising:
a first transportable coating module comprising at least one first fully removable wall;
a second transportable coating module that is physically distinct from the first transportable coating module, the second transportable coating module comprising at least one second fully removable wall, wherein the first and second transportable coating modules are directly joinable to each other along the at least one first fully removable wall and the at least one second fully removable wall such that the first and second transportable coating modules join to form a single coating cell;
a plurality of coating components fixed within the first and second transportable coating modules that combine to create a coating operation, wherein the at least one first fully removable wall and the at least one second fully removable wall are removed prior to the coating operation; wherein the coating operation occurs within the first and second transportable coating modules; and,
a transportable control module that comprises a control system that operably connects to the plurality of coating components to operably control the coating operation.

2. The transportable modular coating system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of coating components comprises coating spray equipment and a component stand.

3. The transportable modular coating system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of coating components further comprises a robotic system to control movement of at least one of the coating spray equipment and the component stand.

4. The transportable modular coating system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of coating components further comprises a gas leak detection system for detecting gas leaking from the single coating cell.

5. The transportable modular coating system of claim 1 further comprising a supplemental transportable coating module comprising one or more supplemental coating components for the coating operation, wherein the supplemental transportable coating module is joinable to at least one of the first transportable coating module and the second transportable coating module.

6. The transportable modular coating system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more supplemental coating components comprises a coating waste extraction system to remove waste coating from the single coating cell.

7. The transportable modular coating system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second transportable coating modules each comprise a standard commercialized shipping container design.

8. The transportable modular coating system of claim 7 , wherein the transportable control module also comprises the standard commercialized shipping container design.

9. The transportable modular coating system of claim 1 , wherein the transportable control module visually connects to at least one of the first and second transportable coating modules to gain visual access to the single coating cell.

10. The transportable modular coating system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second transportable coating modules are joined into the single coating cell through a hermetic seal.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Weber Markus
• Albanese Joseph Garfield
• Depalma Iii Michael Anthony
• Walsh Patrick Thomas

Classifications

• F01D25/08 Primary

  Cooling (of machines or engines in general F01P); Heating; Heat-insulation (of blade-carrying members, of blades F01D5/00) · CPC title

• C23C4/12 Primary

  characterised by the method of spraying · CPC title

• B05B16/80

  Movable spray booths · CPC title

• B05B16/00

  Spray booths (arrangements for collecting, re-using or eliminating excess spraying material in spray booths B05B14/40) · CPC title

• F23R3/002

  Wall structures (F23R3/02 and F23R3/007 take precedence) · CPC title