EP0550000B1 - Apparatus for electrophoretic painting - Google Patents

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EP0550000B1
EP0550000B1 EP92121813A EP92121813A EP0550000B1 EP 0550000 B1 EP0550000 B1 EP 0550000B1 EP 92121813 A EP92121813 A EP 92121813A EP 92121813 A EP92121813 A EP 92121813A EP 0550000 B1 EP0550000 B1 EP 0550000B1
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  • the invention relates to a device for electrophoretic dip coating with an endless conveyor belt which is guided through a bath container and is connected as an electrode.
  • German Offenlegungsschrift 38 43 544 In order to avoid incomplete painting of small parts such as screws, nuts, hinges and fittings, it is known from this German laid-open publication 38 43 544 for electrophoretic continuous immersion painting of small parts and bulk goods that the paint is passed through the paint bath on a conveyor connected as an electrode lead, which has an electrically insulating coating with the exception of the required contact surfaces.
  • the contact surfaces of the paint are changed at least once by placing the paint on its base, ie the conveyor belt, in a different position. After such a change in position, the original contact points between the item to be painted and the conveyor belt and among themselves a painting are accessible.
  • the change in position of the paint on the conveyor belt can be stationary in the known continuous immersion painting system or movable baffles, by moving parts of an articulated conveyor belt against each other or by jarring the conveyor belt.
  • the conveyor belt which is made of stainless steel, for example, as a spiral wire belt with a round or triangular profile of the spirals, is provided with carriers when conveying rotationally symmetrical parts.
  • a continuous painting which is behind the immersion bath among other things.
  • a baking oven connects, through which the items to be painted are conveyed on a conveyor belt that is thermally stable with respect to the baking temperatures.
  • the known continuous dip coating system is located between the conveyor belt passing through the immersion bath and a slide loaded with a film of water on the conveyor belt of the washing station.
  • the invention has for its object to enable a complete electrophoretic dip painting with reduced mechanical engineering effort and possibly also with a continuous painting system a gentle transfer of the paint from one conveyor belt to another.
  • a slat conveyor belt several advantages can be achieved simultaneously. In this way, a complete, uniform coating or painting is achieved since the contact points with the teeth of the Allow the surface of the slat conveyor belt to be changed, namely advantageously in that the conveyor belt is guided through a bath container with a deflection approximately in the middle. The total contact area is reduced and the quality of the painting is improved.
  • the curve radius of the deflection can be adapted to each workpiece contour by changing the length of the slat belt, for example by means of clamping units, in such a way that there is an optimal rearrangement of the parts to be painted.
  • the lamella construction allows the conveyor belt assigned to the bath container and a subsequent belt to take over the parts to be provided with lamellas which interlock with one another in the transfer area lying between the chain wheels of the two conveyor belts. No height difference then needs to be overcome during the transfer, which enables extremely gentle transfer of the workpieces.
  • similar conveyor belts can be used for a continuous continuous immersion painting system.
  • the comb-like engagement in the transfer area between the adjacent sprockets of successive conveyor belts results, for example, from the fact that the distance between corresponds to the longitudinal axes of adjacent cross bars of the single or multiple chain pitch and the middle of three slats is offset from the other two slats.
  • the lamellae then have free ends which are separated from each other by a gap due to the geometry which protrudes from the cross bars during the rolling on the chain wheels, that is to say in the turning points.
  • the cantilevered ends of the correspondingly arranged lamellae of the following conveyor belt engage in the gaps between the free ends, so that there is a continuous, comb-like intermeshing and transfer of the parts from one to the other conveyor belt without falling paths.
  • the tooth flanks facing one another should form a right angle;
  • the angular dimension can be adjusted accordingly depending on the most favorable center of gravity when taking over. This effect can also be achieved if radii or curves are provided between the tooth flanks.
  • the teeth of the slat conveyor belt ensure that they rest securely on the conveyor belt without any further measures.
  • the front rod receiving bore of the slats is advantageously designed as an elongated hole, the freedom of movement required for the slats in the reversal points can be achieved with a crossbar division that is larger than the chain pitch.
  • spacer sleeves arranged on the crossbars between the lamellae which should preferably have the same outer diameter as the bushes of the drive chains, there is a lateral support of the slats, which therefore do not tip over due to the workpiece loading.
  • the spacer bushes offer favorable points of attack for - especially useful with large belt widths - axial supports for turning and reversing guides.
  • a feed (feed table, feed conveyor) 2, a bath container 3 with its associated conveyor belt 4 and a subsequent conveyor belt 6, which is guided through a baking oven 5, are shown in FIG. 1 from a continuous continuous immersion painting system 1.
  • the feed conveyor 2 brings the schematically indicated parts 7 in a single-layer to the conveyor belt 4, which passes through the painting bath 8 in the bath container 3.
  • the front and rear drive rollers which are designed as chain wheels 9 and 11, are connected synchronously.
  • the conveyor belts 4 and 6 are designed in lamella construction; they consist of lamellae 12 which are arranged on cross bars 14 connected to drive chains 13 and are separated from one another by spacer sleeves 20 (cf. FIG. 3).
  • the outer diameter of the spacer sleeves 20 is equal to the outer diameter of the bushes of the drive chains 13.
  • Each lamella 12 according to the exemplary embodiment has six teeth 15, whose pitch T calculated from tip to tip corresponds to the pitch of the drive chains 13.
  • the teeth 15 are of different heights, as can be seen from the height difference 16 shown in FIG. 2, and the tooth flanks 17 facing one another are adjacent Teeth form a right angle 18.
  • the slats 12 have, since the crossbar division is larger than the chain pitch, namely corresponds to the 3-fold chain pitch, in addition to a cylindrical rod slot 19 and 21 designed as an elongated hole.
  • the lamellae 12 are arranged offset such that the middle one of three lamellae 12a is offset in the transport direction 22 with respect to the other two lamellae 12b and 12c. While the distance between the longitudinal axes 23 of adjacent cross bars 14 corresponds to the triple chain pitch T, the offset dimension of the respective middle slat 12a is only 2.5 times the chain pitch T.
  • the slats 12b and 12c end - in the direction of transport 22 seen - thus in front of a cross bar 14, and the middle lamellae 12a project with their free ends beyond the cross bar 14 (cf. FIG. 3).
  • a deflection 27 indicated schematically in FIG. 1 is located approximately in the middle of the bath container.
  • the conveyor belt 4 guided on both sides by the drive chains 13 runs for this purpose, first inclined into the bath container 3, namely until it has reached the deflection 27 (turning point); from there it then rises at an angle corresponding to the previous inclination, so that it finally exits the paint bath and reaches the transfer area Y.
  • the teeth of the inclined and the inclined slats 12 of the conveyor belt 4 approach each other, which is synonymous with a rearrangement of the parts 7, so that the previous contact points can then be washed freely and completely by the paint.
  • the deflection radius which is set in the deflection 27 on account of the inclinations of the incoming and outgoing conveyor belt 4 can be changed by tensioning or relaxing the belt, so that there is an optimal rearrangement of the parts or a change in the contact points.
  • the conveyor belt 4 consisting of slats 12 thus not only enables an automatically changing position of the paint on the conveyor belt and thus free access to the entire surface while passing through the bath container 3, but also in combination with a similar, ie also consisting of slats 12 , subsequent conveyor belt 6 a gentle transfer from one surface to the other, which does not damage the surface completely wetted by the paint Conveyor belt.
  • the conveyor belt can also consist of individual slats 29 which are connected to one another in an articulated manner to form single-row chains 28. 6, two lamellae 29 are connected to each other by means of a rivet or metal bolt 30. Several such slat chains arranged parallel to one another then form a conveyor belt with a relatively small mass and a large opening cross section.
  • stabilizing plates 31 can also be arranged parallel to individual plates 29 of a plate chain 28, as shown in the drawing in FIG. 7. Expediently, then - as shown in FIG. 7 - single lamella 29 and lamella pairs 29, 31 alternate.
  • Roller-shaped chain wheels 32 which are provided with peripheral slots 33 for guiding the plate chains 28 and rivet head receptacles 34, are used for guiding and deflecting the plate chains 28.
  • These chain wheels can be formed in one piece or consist of individual disks which are arranged next to one another and form circumferential slots 33.
  • the lamella chains 28 can also be guided in U-profiles 35, which in turn consist of two lamellae 37, 38 each connected by rivets 36 (FIG. 9).
  • the U-shaped guides 35 can also consist of a plurality of one-piece U-profiles 39 arranged next to one another (FIG. 10).
  • a particularly secure guidance is obtained if the lamella chains 28 in box-shaped guides 40 with an upper slot 41 and optionally additionally a lower slot 42 are guided.
  • Such guides can each consist of two U-profiles 43, 44.
  • conveyor belts consisting of several parallel slat chains results from the fact that the individual slat chains of two adjacent conveyor belts intermesh like a comb in the area of their abutment and form a particularly large overload zone due to the absence of cross bars connecting the slats. This allows a smooth transition of the goods to be transported or painted.

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An apparatus for electrophoretic dip painting of workpieces (7) which are transported on an endless conveyor belt (4, 6) which is provided with a drive chain on at least one side, the conveyor belt consisting of strip-like lamellae (12, 12a, 12b, 12c; 29, 31) which are provided with a jagged surface and which, for example, are alternately offset with respect to one another, permits complete electrophoretic dip painting involving little expenditure in terms of mechanical engineering. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum elektrophoretischen Tauchlackieren mit einem durch einen Badbehälter geführten, als Elektrode geschalteten, endlosen Transportband.The invention relates to a device for electrophoretic dip coating with an endless conveyor belt which is guided through a bath container and is connected as an electrode.

Eine derartige Vorrichtung ist in der deutschen Offenlegungsschrift 38 43 544 beschrieben. Um ein unvollständiges Lackieren von Kleinteilen wie Schrauben, Muttern, Scharnieren und Beschlägen zu vermeiden, ist es aus dieser deutschen Offenlegungsschrift 38 43 544 für das elektrophoretische Durchlauf-Tauchlackieren von Kleinteilen und Schüttgut bekannt, das Lackiergut auf einem als Elektrode geschalteten Förderer durch das Lackierbad zu führen, der mit Ausnahme der erforderlichen Kontaktflächen eine elektrisch isolierende Beschichtung besitzt. Während des Lackierens werden die Kontaktflächen des Lackierguts mindestens einmal geändert, indem das Lackiergut auf seiner Unterlage, d.h. dem Transportband in eine andere Lage gebracht wird. Nach einer solchen Lageänderung sind die ursprünglichen Kontaktstellen zwischen dem Lackiergut und dem Transportband sowie untereinander einer Lackierung zugänglich. Die Lageänderung des Lackierguts auf dem Transportband läßt sich bei der bekannten Durchlauf-Tauchlackieranlage durch stationäre oder verschiebbare Schikanen, durch Verschieben von Teilen eines gegliederten Transportbandes gegeneinander oder durch stoßartiges Erschüttern des Transportbandes erreichen. Das zum Beispiel aus rostfreiem Stahl als Spiraldrahtgurt mit rundem oder dreieckigem Profil der Spiralen bestehende Transportband ist beim Fördern von rotationssymmetrischen Teilen mit Mitnehmern versehen.Such a device is described in German Offenlegungsschrift 38 43 544. In order to avoid incomplete painting of small parts such as screws, nuts, hinges and fittings, it is known from this German laid-open publication 38 43 544 for electrophoretic continuous immersion painting of small parts and bulk goods that the paint is passed through the paint bath on a conveyor connected as an electrode lead, which has an electrically insulating coating with the exception of the required contact surfaces. During painting, the contact surfaces of the paint are changed at least once by placing the paint on its base, ie the conveyor belt, in a different position. After such a change in position, the original contact points between the item to be painted and the conveyor belt and among themselves a painting are accessible. The change in position of the paint on the conveyor belt can be stationary in the known continuous immersion painting system or movable baffles, by moving parts of an articulated conveyor belt against each other or by jarring the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt, which is made of stainless steel, for example, as a spiral wire belt with a round or triangular profile of the spirals, is provided with carriers when conveying rotationally symmetrical parts.

Ein kontinuierliches Lackieren, dem sich hinter dem Tauchbad u.a. ein Einbrennofen anschließt, durch den das Lackiergut auf einem gegenüber den Einbrenntemperaturen thermisch stabilen Transportband gefördert werden, setzt üblicherweise eine Übergabe des Lackierguts von einem auf ein anderes Transportband voraus. Um vor allem bei der Übergabe des Lackierguts von dem Transportband der elektrophoretischen Tauchlackierung auf das die nachgeschaltete, dem Einbrennofen noch vorgeordnete Spülstation durchlaufende Transportband mechanische Schädigungen zu vermeiden bzw. zu begrenzen, befindet sich bei der bekannten Durchlauf-Tauchlackieranlage zwischen dem das Tauchbad durchlaufenden Transportband und dem Transportband der Spülstation eine mit einem Wasserfilm beaufschlagte Rutsche.A continuous painting, which is behind the immersion bath among other things. a baking oven connects, through which the items to be painted are conveyed on a conveyor belt that is thermally stable with respect to the baking temperatures. In order to avoid or limit mechanical damage, especially when transferring the paint from the conveyor belt of the electrophoretic dip coating to the downstream conveyor belt that passes through the baking oven upstream, the known continuous dip coating system is located between the conveyor belt passing through the immersion bath and a slide loaded with a film of water on the conveyor belt of the washing station.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein vollständiges elektrophoretisches Tauchlackieren mit verringertem maschinenbautechnischem Aufwand und ggf. auch bei einer kontinuierlichen Lackieranlage eine schonende Übergabe des Lackierguts von einem Transportband auf ein anderes zu ermöglichen.The invention has for its object to enable a complete electrophoretic dip painting with reduced mechanical engineering effort and possibly also with a continuous painting system a gentle transfer of the paint from one conveyor belt to another.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß das Transportband aus mit Kontaktflächen bildenden Erhebungen mit beisp. einer gezackten Oberfläche versehenen Lamellen besteht, die voreilhafterweise parallel zur Transportrichtung angeordnet und wechselweise gegeneinander versetzt sind, und zwar vorzugsweise derart, daß die jeweils mittlere von drei Lamellen gegenüber den beiden anderen Lamellen um ein von der Kettenteilung abweichendes Maß versetzt ist. Mit einem derartigen Lamellen-Transportband lassen sich mehrere Vorteile gleichzeitig erreichen. So wird eine vollständige, gleichmäßige Beschichtung bzw. Lackierung erreicht, da sich die Kontaktpunkte mit den Zacken der Oberfläche des Lamellen-Transportbandes verändern lassen, nämlich vorteilhaft dadurch, daß das Transportband mit einer Umlenkung in etwa der Mitte durch einen Badbehälter geführt ist. Die Gesamtauflagefläche wird verringert und die Qualität der Lackierung verbessert. Es bedarf lediglich dieser einen Umlenkung, um die Kontaktpunkte so zu verlagern, daß nun auch die bisher nicht beschichteten Steilen der Oberflächen in der zweiten Badhälfte von dem Lack umspült und damit vollständig lackiert werden. Im Umlenkbereich verschieben sich nämlich die Lamellen gegeneinander; dabei nähern sich die vorzugsweise verschieden hohen Zähne der sich zum Umkehrpunkt hin bewegenden und der sich entfernenden Abschnitte der Lamellen einander an, so daß sich auf der zweiten Hälfte des Transportweges, nämlich im Anschluß an die Umlenkung für die Teile, andere Kontaktstellen als zuvor ergeben. Der Kurvenradius der Umlenkung läßt sich durch Längenänderungen des Lamellengurtes, z.B. mittels Spanneinheiten, an jede Werkstückkontur derart anpassen, daß sich eine optimale Umlagerung der zu lackierenden Teile ergibt.This object is achieved in that the conveyor belt with protrusions formed with contact surfaces with ex. a jagged surface provided slats, which are advantageously arranged parallel to the direction of transport and alternately offset from each other, preferably such that the middle of three slats is offset from the other two slats by an amount different from the chain pitch. With such a slat conveyor belt, several advantages can be achieved simultaneously. In this way, a complete, uniform coating or painting is achieved since the contact points with the teeth of the Allow the surface of the slat conveyor belt to be changed, namely advantageously in that the conveyor belt is guided through a bath container with a deflection approximately in the middle. The total contact area is reduced and the quality of the painting is improved. All that is needed is a redirection in order to shift the contact points in such a way that the previously uncoated parts of the surfaces in the second half of the bath are also washed by the paint and are thus completely painted. In the deflection area, the slats move against each other; the teeth of different heights of the sections of the slats moving towards the point of reversal and moving away approach each other, so that on the second half of the transport path, namely following the deflection for the parts, there are different contact points than before. The curve radius of the deflection can be adapted to each workpiece contour by changing the length of the slat belt, for example by means of clamping units, in such a way that there is an optimal rearrangement of the parts to be painted.

Die Lamellenbauweise erlaubt es vor allem, das dem Badbehälter zugeordnete Transportband und ein die Teile übernehmendes Folgeband mit im zwischen den Kettenrädern der beiden Transportbänder liegenden Übergabebereich kammartig ineinandergreifenden Lamellen zu versehen. Bei der Übergabe braucht dann keine Höhendifferenz überwunden zu werden, was eine äußerst schonende Übergabe der Werkstücke ermöglicht. Außerdem lassen sich für eine kontinuierliche Durchlauf-Tauchlackieranlage gleichartige Transportbänder verwenden. Durch die in Längsrichtung gegeneinander versetzten, vorteilhaft auf mit den Antriebsketten verbundenen Querstäben angeordneten Lamellen ergibt sich der kammartige Eingriff im Übergabebereich zwischen den benachbarten Kettenrädern aufeinanderfolgender Tranportbänder beispielsweise dadurch, daß der Abstand zwischen den Längsachsen benachbarter Querstäbe der ein- oder mehrfachen Ketten-Teilung entspricht und die jeweils mittlere von drei Lamellen gegenüber den beiden anderen Lamellen versetzt ist. Die Lamellen besitzen dann aufgrund der sich beim Abwälzen auf den Kettenrädern, d.h. in den Umkehrpunkten einstellenden Geometrie gegenüber den Querstäben vorkragende, jeweils durch eine Lücke voneinander getrennte freie Enden. In die Lücken zwischen den freien Enden greifen die vorkragenden Enden der korrespondierend angeordneten Lamellen des folgenden Transportbandes ein, so daß sich ein kontinuierliches, kammartiges Ineinandergreifen und eine Übernahme der Teile von dem einen auf das andere Transportband ohne Fallwege ergibt.Above all, the lamella construction allows the conveyor belt assigned to the bath container and a subsequent belt to take over the parts to be provided with lamellas which interlock with one another in the transfer area lying between the chain wheels of the two conveyor belts. No height difference then needs to be overcome during the transfer, which enables extremely gentle transfer of the workpieces. In addition, similar conveyor belts can be used for a continuous continuous immersion painting system. Due to the longitudinally offset slats, advantageously arranged on cross bars connected to the drive chains, the comb-like engagement in the transfer area between the adjacent sprockets of successive conveyor belts results, for example, from the fact that the distance between corresponds to the longitudinal axes of adjacent cross bars of the single or multiple chain pitch and the middle of three slats is offset from the other two slats. The lamellae then have free ends which are separated from each other by a gap due to the geometry which protrudes from the cross bars during the rolling on the chain wheels, that is to say in the turning points. The cantilevered ends of the correspondingly arranged lamellae of the following conveyor belt engage in the gaps between the free ends, so that there is a continuous, comb-like intermeshing and transfer of the parts from one to the other conveyor belt without falling paths.

Wie sich in Versuchen herausgestellt hat, sollten die einander zugewandten Zahnflanken benachbarter Zähne einen rechten Winkel einschließen; je nach Werkstück läßt sich das Winkelmaß abhängig von der günstigsten Schwerpunktlage bei der Übernahme entsprechend anpassen. Dieser Effekt läßt sich auch dann erreichen, wenn zwischen den Zahnflanken Radien bzw. Kurven vorgesehen sind. Bei rollfähigen Werkstücken sorgen die Zähne des Lamellen-Transportbandes ohne weitere Maßnahmen für eine sichere Auflage auf dem Transportband.As has been found in experiments, the tooth flanks facing one another should form a right angle; Depending on the workpiece, the angular dimension can be adjusted accordingly depending on the most favorable center of gravity when taking over. This effect can also be achieved if radii or curves are provided between the tooth flanks. In the case of workpieces that can be rolled, the teeth of the slat conveyor belt ensure that they rest securely on the conveyor belt without any further measures.

Wenn vorteilhaft die, bezogen auf die Laufrichtung des Transportbandes, vordere Stabaufnahmebohrung der Lamellen als Langloch ausgebildet ist, läßt sich bei einer Querstabteilung, die größer ist als die Kettenteilung, die für die Lamellen in den Umkehrpunkten erforderliche Bewegungsfreiheit erreichen.If, based on the running direction of the conveyor belt, the front rod receiving bore of the slats is advantageously designed as an elongated hole, the freedom of movement required for the slats in the reversal points can be achieved with a crossbar division that is larger than the chain pitch.

Bei zwischen den Lamellen auf den Querstäben angeordneten Distanzhülsen, die vorzugsweise den gleichen Außendurchmesser wie die Buchsen der Antriebsketten haben sollten, ergibt sich eine seitliche Abstützung der Lamellen, die somit nicht durch die Werkstückbeaufschlagung abkippen. Weiterhin bieten die Distanzbuchsen günstige Angriffspunkte für - insbesondere bei großen Gurtbreiten zweckmäßigen - axiale Unterstützungen bei Wende- und Umkehrführungen.In the case of spacer sleeves arranged on the crossbars between the lamellae, which should preferably have the same outer diameter as the bushes of the drive chains, there is a lateral support of the slats, which therefore do not tip over due to the workpiece loading. Furthermore, the spacer bushes offer favorable points of attack for - especially useful with large belt widths - axial supports for turning and reversing guides.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels des näheren erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Gesamtansicht einer kontinuierlichen Durchlauf-Tauchlackierung;
Fig. 2
in der Vorderansicht als Einzelheit die Lamelle eines erfindungsgemäßen Lamellen-Transportbandes;
Fig. 3
in der Draufsicht einen Ausschnitt des erfindungsgemäßen, aus Lamellen für eine der 3-fachen Kettenteilung entsprechenden Querstabteilung bestehenden Lamellen-Transportbandes;
Fig. 4
als Einzelheit den in Fig. 1 mit Y gekennzeichneten Übergabebereich zwischen zwei Transportbändern;
Fig. 5
die Seitenansicht einer einreihigen, aus einzelnen Lamellen bestehenden Kette;
Fig. 6
eine Draufsicht auf ein aus mehreren Lamellenketten gemäß Fig. 5 bestehendes Transportband;
Fig. 7
eine Draufsicht auf ein Transportband aus Lamellenketten mit stabilisierenden Lamellen;
Fig. 8
einen axialen Längsschnitt durch ein Kettenrad;
Fig. 9
einen Vertikalschnitt durch U-förmige Kettenführungen;
Fig. 10
einen Vertikalschnitt durch eine andere Ausführung U-förmiger Kettenführungen und
Fig. 11
einen Vertikalschnitt durch kastenförmige Kettenführungen.
The invention is explained below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. The drawing shows:
Fig. 1
an overall view of a continuous continuous dip coating;
Fig. 2
in the front view as a detail the slat of a slat conveyor belt according to the invention;
Fig. 3
in the plan view a section of the slat conveyor belt according to the invention, consisting of slats for a crossbar division corresponding to the triple chain pitch;
Fig. 4
as a detail the transfer area marked Y in FIG. 1 between two conveyor belts;
Fig. 5
the side view of a single-row chain consisting of individual slats;
Fig. 6
a plan view of a conveyor belt consisting of several slat chains according to FIG. 5;
Fig. 7
a plan view of a conveyor belt from slat chains with stabilizing slats;
Fig. 8
an axial longitudinal section through a sprocket;
Fig. 9
a vertical section through U-shaped chain guides;
Fig. 10
a vertical section through another version of U-shaped chain guides and
Fig. 11
a vertical section through box-shaped chain guides.

Von einer kontinuierlichen Durchlauf-Tauchlackieranlage 1 sind in Fig. 1 eine Zuführung (Zuführtisch, Zuführförderer) 2, ein Badbehälter 3 mit ihm zugeordnetem Transportband 4 sowie ein sich anschließendes, durch einen Einbrennofen 5 geführtes Transportband 6 dargestellt. Der Zuführförderer 2 bringt die schematisch angedeuteten Teile 7 in einer einlagigen Schicht auf das Transportband 4 ab, das das Lackierbad 8 im Badbehälter 3 durchläuft. Zum schlupf- und spannungsfreien Bewegen des Transportbandes 4 sind die vordere und die hintere, als Kettenräder 9 bzw. 11 ausgebildeten Antriebswalzen synchron geschaltet.A feed (feed table, feed conveyor) 2, a bath container 3 with its associated conveyor belt 4 and a subsequent conveyor belt 6, which is guided through a baking oven 5, are shown in FIG. 1 from a continuous continuous immersion painting system 1. The feed conveyor 2 brings the schematically indicated parts 7 in a single-layer to the conveyor belt 4, which passes through the painting bath 8 in the bath container 3. To move the conveyor belt 4 without slippage and tension, the front and rear drive rollers, which are designed as chain wheels 9 and 11, are connected synchronously.

Die Transportbänder 4 und 6 sind in Lamellenbauweise ausgeführt; sie bestehen aus Lamellen 12, die auf mit Antriebsketten 13 verbundenen Querstäben 14 angeordnet und durch Distanzhülsen 20 voneinander getrennt sind (vgl. Fig. 3). Der Außendurchmesser der Distanzhülsen 20 ist gleich dem Außendurchmesser der Buchsen der Antriebsketten 13. Jede Lamelle 12 gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel weist sechs Zähne 15 auf, deren von Spitze zu Spitze gerechnete Teilung T dem Teilungsmaß der Antriebsketten 13 entspricht. Die Zähne 15 sind verschieden hoch, wie durch den in Fig. 2 dargestellten Höhenunterschied 16 deutlich wird, und die einander zugewandten Zahnflanken 17 benachbarter Zähne schließen einen rechten Winkel 18 ein. Die Lamellen 12 weisen, da die Querstabteilung größer als die Kettenteilung ist, nämlich der 3-fachen Kettenteilung entspricht, neben einer zylindrischen außerdem eine als Langloch ausgebildete Stabaufnahmebohrung 19 bzw. 21 auf. Wie sich aus Fig. 3 ergibt, sind die Lamellen 12 derart versetzt angeordnet, daß die jeweils mittlere von drei Lamellen 12a gegenüber den beiden anderen Lamellen 12b bzw. 12c in Transportrichtung 22 versetzt ist. Während der Abstand zwischen den Längsachsen 23 benachbarter Querstäbe 14 der dreifachen Ketten-Teilung T entspricht, beträgt das Versatzmaß der jeweils mittleren Lamelle 12a lediglich das 2,5-fache der Ketten- Teilung T. Die Lamellen 12b bzw. 12c enden - in Transportrichtung 22 gesehen - somit jeweils vor einem Querstab 14, und die mittleren Lamellen 12a ragen mit ihrem freien Enden über den Querstab 14 hinaus (vgl. Fig. 3).The conveyor belts 4 and 6 are designed in lamella construction; they consist of lamellae 12 which are arranged on cross bars 14 connected to drive chains 13 and are separated from one another by spacer sleeves 20 (cf. FIG. 3). The outer diameter of the spacer sleeves 20 is equal to the outer diameter of the bushes of the drive chains 13. Each lamella 12 according to the exemplary embodiment has six teeth 15, whose pitch T calculated from tip to tip corresponds to the pitch of the drive chains 13. The teeth 15 are of different heights, as can be seen from the height difference 16 shown in FIG. 2, and the tooth flanks 17 facing one another are adjacent Teeth form a right angle 18. The slats 12 have, since the crossbar division is larger than the chain pitch, namely corresponds to the 3-fold chain pitch, in addition to a cylindrical rod slot 19 and 21 designed as an elongated hole. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the lamellae 12 are arranged offset such that the middle one of three lamellae 12a is offset in the transport direction 22 with respect to the other two lamellae 12b and 12c. While the distance between the longitudinal axes 23 of adjacent cross bars 14 corresponds to the triple chain pitch T, the offset dimension of the respective middle slat 12a is only 2.5 times the chain pitch T. The slats 12b and 12c end - in the direction of transport 22 seen - thus in front of a cross bar 14, and the middle lamellae 12a project with their free ends beyond the cross bar 14 (cf. FIG. 3).

Aufgrund der Ablaufgeometrie an den Kettenrädern 9, 11 entstehen zwischen den fingerartig vorkragenden Enden der Lamellen 12a freie Lücken 24, die in dem in Fig. 1 mit Y gekennzeichneten Übergabebereich vom Transportband 4 auf das Transportband 6 ein schonendes, beschädigungsfreies Übergeben der Teile 7 an das nachfolgende Transportband 6 der kontinuierlichen Durchlauf-Tauchlackieranlage 1 gewährleisten. Denn das ebenfalls von Kettenrädern 25, 26 geführte und umgelenkte, wie das Transportband 4 aus Lamellen 12 bestehende Transportband 6 ist so ausgebildet, daß es mit seinen in den Umkehrpunkten über einen Querstab 14 vorkragenden Enden der Lamellen kammartig in die freien Lücken 24 des Transportbandes 4 eingreift. Bei einem Betrieb der Kettenräder 11, 26 entsprechend den in Fig. 4 eingetragenen Rotationspfeilen ergibt sich somit ein kontinuierliches Ineingriffbringen der Transportbänder 4, 6 bzw. deren Lamellen 12 zwischen den in einem entsprechenden Abstand voneinander abgeordneten Kettenrädern 11, 26 und damit eine kontinuierliche Übergabe der Werkstücke von dem ersten auf das zweite Transportband 4 bzw. 6.Due to the running geometry on the sprockets 9, 11, free gaps 24 arise between the finger-like projecting ends of the lamellae 12a, which in the transfer area marked Y in FIG. 1 from the conveyor belt 4 to the conveyor belt 6 are gentle, damage-free transfer of the parts 7 to the Ensure the following conveyor belt 6 of the continuous continuous immersion painting system 1. This is because the conveyor belt 6, which is also guided and deflected by chain wheels 25, 26 and which consists of lamellae 12 as the conveyor belt 4, is designed in such a way that the ends of the lamellae projecting in the reversal points via a crossbar 14 are comb-like into the free gaps 24 of the conveyor belt 4 intervenes. When the sprockets 11, 26 are operated in accordance with the rotation arrows shown in FIG. 4, this results in a continuous engagement of the conveyor belts 4, 6 or their lamellae 12 between the ones spaced apart from one another at a corresponding distance Sprockets 11, 26 and thus a continuous transfer of the workpieces from the first to the second conveyor belt 4 or 6.

Um eine Veränderung der Kontaktstellen zwischen den Zähnen 15 und den Teilen 7 während des Durchlaufens des Badbehälters 3 zu erreichen, befindet sich etwa in der Mitte des Badbehälters eine in Fig. 1 schematisch angedeutete Umlenkung 27. Das von den Antriebsketten 13 beidseitig geführte Transportband 4 läuft zu diesem Zweck zunächst geneigt in den Badbehälter 3 ein, und zwar bis es die Umlenkung 27 (Wendepunkt) erreicht hat; von dort steigt es dann mit einem der vorherigen Neigung entsprechenden Winkel an, so daß es schließlich wieder aus dem Lackierbad austritt und zum Übergabebereich Y gelangt. Beim Passieren der Umlenkung nähern sich die Zähne der geneigt einlaufenden und der schräg ansteigenden Lamellen 12 des Transportbandes 4 einander an, was gleichbedeutend mit einer Umlagerung der Teile 7 ist, so daß die bisherigen Kontakstellen danach ungehindert und vollständig von dem Lack umspült werden können.In order to achieve a change in the contact points between the teeth 15 and the parts 7 during the passage of the bath container 3, a deflection 27 indicated schematically in FIG. 1 is located approximately in the middle of the bath container. The conveyor belt 4 guided on both sides by the drive chains 13 runs for this purpose, first inclined into the bath container 3, namely until it has reached the deflection 27 (turning point); from there it then rises at an angle corresponding to the previous inclination, so that it finally exits the paint bath and reaches the transfer area Y. When passing the deflection, the teeth of the inclined and the inclined slats 12 of the conveyor belt 4 approach each other, which is synonymous with a rearrangement of the parts 7, so that the previous contact points can then be washed freely and completely by the paint.

Der sich aufgrund der Neigungen des ein- und des auslaufenden Transportbandes 4 in der Umlenkung 27 einstellende Umlenkradius läßt sich durch Spannen oder Entspannen des Bandes verändern, so daß sich eine optimale Umlagerung der Teile bzw. Veränderung der Kontaktstellen ergibt. Das aus Lamellen 12 bestehende Transportband 4 ermöglicht somit nicht nur eine sich selbsttätig verändernde Lage des Lackierguts auf dem Transportband und damit eine freie Zugänglichkeit der gesamten Oberfläche während des Durchlaufens des Badbehälters 3, sondern außerdem in Kombination mit einem gleichartigen, d.h. ebenfalls aus Lamellen 12 bestehenden, sich anschließenden Transportband 6 eine schonende, die vollständig vom Lack benetzte Oberfläche nicht beschädigende Übergabe von dem einen auf das andere Transportband.The deflection radius which is set in the deflection 27 on account of the inclinations of the incoming and outgoing conveyor belt 4 can be changed by tensioning or relaxing the belt, so that there is an optimal rearrangement of the parts or a change in the contact points. The conveyor belt 4 consisting of slats 12 thus not only enables an automatically changing position of the paint on the conveyor belt and thus free access to the entire surface while passing through the bath container 3, but also in combination with a similar, ie also consisting of slats 12 , subsequent conveyor belt 6 a gentle transfer from one surface to the other, which does not damage the surface completely wetted by the paint Conveyor belt.

Wie sich aus den Darstellungen in den Fig. 5 bis 11 ergibt, kann das Transportband auch aus einzelnen, gelenkig miteinander zu einreihigen Ketten 28 miteinander verbundenen Lamellen 29 bestehen. Dabei sind entsprechend der Darstellung in Fig. 6 jeweils zwei Lamellen 29 mittels eines Niets bzw. Metallbolzens 30 miteinander verbunden. Mehrerer solcher, parallel zueinander angeordneter Lamellenketten bilden dann ein Transportband mit verhältnismäßig kleiner Masse und einem großen Öffnungsquerschnitt.As can be seen from the illustrations in FIGS. 5 to 11, the conveyor belt can also consist of individual slats 29 which are connected to one another in an articulated manner to form single-row chains 28. 6, two lamellae 29 are connected to each other by means of a rivet or metal bolt 30. Several such slat chains arranged parallel to one another then form a conveyor belt with a relatively small mass and a large opening cross section.

Um bei einer Zugbelastung auftretende Kippmomemte aufzufangen, können entsprechend der zeichnerischen Darstellung in Fig. 7 auch parallel zu einzelnen Lamellen 29 einer Lamellenkette 28 stabilisierende Lamellen 31 angeordnet sein. Zweckmäßigerweise wechseln dann - wie in Fig. 7 dargestellt - Einzellamellen 29 und Lamellenpaare 29, 31 einander ab.In order to absorb tilting moments occurring during a tensile load, stabilizing plates 31 can also be arranged parallel to individual plates 29 of a plate chain 28, as shown in the drawing in FIG. 7. Expediently, then - as shown in FIG. 7 - single lamella 29 and lamella pairs 29, 31 alternate.

Zum Führen und Umlenken der Lamellenketten 28 dienen walzenförmige Kettenräder 32, die mit Umfanschlitzen 33 zum Führen der Lamellenketten 28 und Nietkopfaufnahmen 34 versehen sind. Diese Kettenräder können einstückig ausgebildet sein oder aus einzelnen, nebeneinander angeordneten, Umfangsschlitze 33 bildenden Scheiben bestehen.Roller-shaped chain wheels 32, which are provided with peripheral slots 33 for guiding the plate chains 28 and rivet head receptacles 34, are used for guiding and deflecting the plate chains 28. These chain wheels can be formed in one piece or consist of individual disks which are arranged next to one another and form circumferential slots 33.

Unabhängig davon können die Lamellenketten 28 aber auch in U-Profilen 35 geführt sein, die ihrerseits aus jeweils zwei durch Niete 36 miteinander verbundenen Lamellen 37, 38 bestehen (Fig. 9). Andererseits können die U-förmigen Führungen 35 aber auch aus mehreren nebeneinander angeordneten einstückigen U-Profilen 39 bestehen (Fig. 10). Eine besonders sichere Führung ergibt sich dann, wenn die Lamellenketten 28 in kastenförmigen Führungen 40 mit einem oberen Schlitz 41 und wahlweise zusätzlich einem unteren Schlitz 42 geführt sind. Derartige Führungen können jeweils aus zwei U-Profilen 43, 44 bestehen.Irrespective of this, the lamella chains 28 can also be guided in U-profiles 35, which in turn consist of two lamellae 37, 38 each connected by rivets 36 (FIG. 9). On the other hand, the U-shaped guides 35 can also consist of a plurality of one-piece U-profiles 39 arranged next to one another (FIG. 10). A particularly secure guidance is obtained if the lamella chains 28 in box-shaped guides 40 with an upper slot 41 and optionally additionally a lower slot 42 are guided. Such guides can each consist of two U-profiles 43, 44.

Der besondere Vorteil von aus mehreren parallel geführten Lamellenketten bestehenden Transportbändern ergibt sich daraus, daß die einzelnen Lamellenketten zweier benachbarter Transportbänder im Bereich ihrer Stoßstelle kammartig ineinander greifen und wegen des Fehlens von die Lamellen verbindenden Querstäben eine besonders große Überlastungszone bilden. Dies erlaubt einen problemlosen Übergang des Transport- bzw. Lackierguts.The particular advantage of conveyor belts consisting of several parallel slat chains results from the fact that the individual slat chains of two adjacent conveyor belts intermesh like a comb in the area of their abutment and form a particularly large overload zone due to the absence of cross bars connecting the slats. This allows a smooth transition of the goods to be transported or painted.

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  1. Apparatus for electrophoretic immersion painting, comprising a conveyor belt (4) which is guided through a bath container (3), is connected as an electrode and comprises lamellae (12) provided with elevations (15) that form contact areas (15).
  2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the lamellae (12) are disposed parallel to the direction of transport and are alternately offset relative to one another.
  3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterised in that a lamella (12a) is offset relative to two adjacent lamellae (12b, 12c) by an amount that differs from the chain pitch (T).
  4. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the lamellae (12) have elevations (15) of different heights.
  5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterised in that the mutually facing tooth flanks (17) of adjacent elevations (15) include a right angle (18).
  6. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the conveyor belt (4) is guided through a bath container (3) with a deflection (27).
  7. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the conveyor belt (4) associated with the bath container (3) and a continuation belt (6) are provided, in a transfer region (Y) situated between chain wheels (11, 25) of the two belts, with lamellae (12) that mesh with one another like a comb.
  8. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the lamellae (12) are provided with an elongated hole (21).
  9. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the lamellae (12) are mounted on cross-bars (14) connected to driving chains (13).
  10. Apparatus according to claim 9, characterised by spacer sleeves (20) mounted on the cross-bars (14) between the lamellae (12).
  11. Apparatus according to claim 10, characterised by the external diameter of the spacer sleeves 20) being the same as that of the bushings of the driving chains (13).
  12. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the conveyor belt consists of individual lamellae (29) linked to one another to form single-row chains (28).
  13. Apparatus according to claim 12, characterised in that every two lamellae (29) are connected to one another by means of a rivet (30).
  14. Apparatus according to claim 12 or claim 13, characterised in that a stabilising lamella (31) is fitted parallel to individual lamellae (29) of the chain (28).
  15. Apparatus according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterised in that the chains (28) of lamellae are, in part, guided in a U-shaped section (35, 39).
  16. Apparatus according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterised in that the chains (28) of lamellae are guided in a slotted box section (40).
  17. Apparatus according to one of claims 12 to 16, characterised by chain wheels (32) having guide slots (33).
  18. Apparatus according to claim 17, characterised in that the chain wheels (32) consist of individual discs disposed side by side to form circumferential slots (33).
  19. Apparatus according to claim 17 or claim 18, characterised in that the chain wheels (32) are provided with peripheral recesses (34) for rivet heads.
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