EP3043923A1 - Pulverversorgung mittels einer dichtstrompumpe für eine beschichtungsanlage - Google Patents
Pulverversorgung mittels einer dichtstrompumpe für eine beschichtungsanlageInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a powder supply device for a powder coating installation according to independent claim 1.
- the device according to the invention is particularly suitable for the powder supply of a powder coating system used for electrostatic spray coating of articles, in which fresh coating powder (hereinafter also referred to as “fresh powder”) and optionally recovered coating powder (hereinafter also referred to as “recovery powder”) are located in the powder container and fed by a powder dispenser to a spray device.
- fresh coating powder hereinafter also referred to as "fresh powder”
- optionally recovered coating powder hereinafter also referred to as “recovery powder
- the spray device can be designed, for example, as a hand spray gun or as an automatic spray gun.
- the powder dispenser is usually a powder injector.
- compressed air is forced through a venturi connection of the powder injector through a Venturi nozzle into a catching nozzle.
- the conveying air comes past a connected to the powder container powder suction pipe, where by suction from the powder container coating powder is sucked.
- the powder container is doing as needed, via a Frischpulverleitu ng
- a powder supply device thus contains in particular a powder container which serves as a powder chamber for storing coating powder, wherein usually the coating powder is fluidized in powder containers so that it is pneumatically more easily conveyed, either to another powder container or to a powder spray device.
- the powder spray device may be a manual or an automatic powder spray device, which may have a spray nozzle or a rotary atomizer.
- the invention is based on the problem that known Pulvermakerssvorrichtu generally have a high demand for compressed air. Moreover, with the conventional powder supply devices, it is difficult to produce a precisely adjustable continuous powder flow.
- the present invention has for its object to provide a powder supply device, which has a reduced compressed air requirement during operation and also reaches a maximum of precision in terms of the powder flow rate.
- the invention relates in particular to a powder supply device for a powder coating system with at least one powder container, which has a powder chamber for coating powder.
- no powder injector is used as the powder delivery device in the solution according to the invention; Rather, at least one powder seal pump is provided with the a powder discharge channel opening via a powder discharge opening in the powder chamber is connected or connectable to suck coating powder from the powder chamber in the powder coating operation of the powder coating plant.
- the at least one powder sealant pump of the powder supply device is designed, in particular, as a single-chamber powder sealant pump which has a single powder feed chamber for conveying the coating powder.
- the powder supply device achieves a large number of advantages.
- a powder sealant pump in particular a single-chamber powder sealant pump
- a maximum of precision in terms of powder flow rates can be achieved.
- the powder supply device has a significantly reduced air consumption compared to powder injectors due to the powder seal pump.
- the powder pump is connected or connectable directly to the powder discharge channel which opens out via a powder discharge opening in the powder chamber.
- the powder discharge channel is formed in a side wall of the powder container and the powder sealant pump is connected or connectable to the powder discharge channel via an intake pipe connection.
- the powder sealant pump can over a separate Ansaugrohrstutzen be connected to the powder discharge channel or connectable. With the help of Ansaugrohrstutzens it is conceivable that already known powder container retrofitted with the designed as a one-chamber pumps Pulverdichtstrompumpen be retrofitted.
- the powder supply device may include an intake pipe which is fluidly connected or connectable with a through-hole of the intake pipe stub.
- the intake pipe is in particular designed such that it can be inserted into the powder discharge channel.
- the intake pipe which is connected to the Ansaugrohrstutzen or connectable, the inner diameter of the powder discharge channel can be varied in a simple manner.
- the intake pipe may have an inner diameter of 3 mm to 10 mm, preferably an inner diameter of 5 mm to 8 mm, and more preferably an inner diameter of 4 mm.
- the intake pipe has, at an end region facing away from the intake pipe, a funnel region which comprises an expanded inner diameter.
- the funnel area effectively prevents deposits of coating powder at the intake manifold. This is the case in particular because a gradual transition between the inner diameter of the powder discharge channel and the inner diameter of the intake pipe is created by the funnel region.
- the intake pipe may have a length which substantially corresponds to the length of the powder channel.
- the length of the intake pipe is dimensioned such that the intake pipe just does not penetrate into the interior of the powder chamber.
- the powder discharge channel has a lower end region, via which powder discharge channel opens into the powder chamber via a powder discharge opening.
- an upper end portion is provided to which the suction pipe stub is attached or attachable with the upper end portion of the powder discharge channel being at an upper end portion of the powder container.
- the intake pipe stub, and thus the powder seal pump is attached to an upper end portion of the powder container. This avoids that the coating powder from the powder chamber in the powder pump increases, as long as it is not turned on.
- the upper end region of the powder discharge channel can have a preferably cylindrical recess, which is designed to receive the preferably cylindrical intake pipe connection. Accordingly, the Ansaugrohrstutzen can be connected in a particularly simple manner non-positively with the upper end portion of the powder discharge channel.
- the intake manifold is attached via fastening means at the upper end of the powder discharge channel.
- the employment means eg fixing screws
- the intake manifold can be introduced, for example, into the housing of the powder container. It is particularly preferred to design the intake manifold in such a way and to receive in the recess that the Ansaugrohrstutzen protrudes above the upper end of the powder container.
- the intake manifold forms according to this implementation an extension, whereby the at least one powder pump can be attached to the powder container of the powder supply device according to the invention.
- the powder seal current pump has a connecting element which is detachably attached to a first end region of the powder seal current pump facing the intake pipe socket.
- the connecting element is in particular designed to produce a frictional connection between the intake manifold and the powder seal pump.
- the connecting element is used in particular to a To realize connection of a conveying channel located in the powder pump with the powder discharge channel.
- the connecting element may preferably have a recess formed on the intake manifold end portion.
- the recess is in particular adapted to receive the projecting portion (extension) of the Ansaugrohrstutzens.
- the connecting element can, of course, also be connected to the intake pipe socket via fastening elements (eg fastening screws).
- the powder sealant pump has a powder inlet connected or connectable to the (upstream) powder discharge channel and a powder outlet connected or connectable to a downstream powder reservoir or device for spraying the coating powder.
- the powder outlet can be arranged on a first end region of the powder sealant flow pump and the powder outlet on an opposite second end region of the powder sealant flow pump, the (single) powder delivery chamber being arranged between the powder inlet and the powder outlet of the powder sealant flow pump.
- the above-mentioned connecting member may be so connected or connectable to the powder inlet of the powder sealant pump so that the powder inlet of the powder sealant pump is substantially flush with an outer surface of the sidewall.
- the powder inlet is mounted as close as possible to the upper end portion of the powder discharge channel. As a result, the intake path is shortened again, whereupon the work of reducing powder is reduced.
- the (preferably only) powder conveying chamber of the powder sealant pump has a chamber inlet at a first end region and a chamber outlet at an opposite second end region.
- the powder sealant pump further comprises a powder inlet valve via which the chamber inlet of the powder delivery chamber is fluidly connected or connectable to the powder inlet of the powder sealant pump, and a powder outlet valve via which the chamber exit of the single powder delivery chamber is fluidly connected or connectable to the powder outlet of the powder sealant pump.
- the powder pump is operated in particular in two different pumping phases. Specifically, this involves an intake phase and a delivery phase, which are known in principle from the prior art regarding powder sealant pumps. Accordingly, a particularly continuous powder delivery is achieved with the powder supply device according to the invention. Also, it can be prevented by the powder inlet valve that coating powder penetrates through the powder discharge line in the powder feed chamber in the deactivated state of the powder pump.
- a control device is furthermore provided, which is designed in such a way to actuate the powder inlet valve and / or the powder outlet valve of the powder sealant pump alternately.
- the control device is in particular designed to alternately apply an overpressure and a negative pressure in the (single) powder feed chamber of the powder seal current pump.
- this allows a two-phase operation of the powder pump can be achieved. Specifically, by applying a negative pressure, a suction phase and by applying an overpressure, a delivery phase is initiated. It is particularly advantageous if the powder inlet valve and the powder outlet valve can be controlled separately by the control device.
- the powder inlet valve and the powder outlet valve of the powder supply device according to the invention are each designed as a pinch valve, in particular of the construction, which have a flexible, flexible hose as a valve channel, said flexible elastic hose for closing the corresponding valve by means of actuating compressed air in a hose surrounded pressure chamber is squeezable.
- the powder inlet valve constructed as a pinch valve and the pinch valve designed as a pinch valve Pulverauslassventil each having a pinch valve housing with a powder inlet and a powder outlet and with an elastically moldable valve element, preferably in the form of a tube section having.
- the valve element should be arranged in the interior of the pinch valve housing such that the powder inlet of the pinch valve can be brought into fluid communication with the powder outlet of the pinch valve via the valve element shown as a hose.
- the pinch valve housing has at least one connection for supplying compressed air as needed (actuating compressed air) in the space formed between the inner wall of the pinch valve and the valve body arranged in the interior of the Quetschventilgephaseuses valve element (pressure chamber).
- actuating compressed air an overpressure is formed in this pressure chamber between the inner wall of the pinch valve housing and the valve element, as a result of which the valve element is pressed together in the radial direction and the pinch valve is closed.
- pressure is subsequently released in the pinch valve housing (for example by applying a negative pressure)
- the valve element returns to its initial state, so that a fluid connection exists between the powder inlet of the pinch valve and the outlet of the pinch valve via the valve element.
- the pinch valve housing has at least one connection for applying a negative pressure as needed in the interior of the pinch valve housing, in order in this way to considerably reduce the opening time of the pinch valve.
- Additional pressure inlet device used.
- This additional pressure inlet device opens at at least one point into the powder path between the powder outlet valve arranged in the single powder conveying chamber and the powder outlet of the powder sealing current pump or preferably immediately downstream. down the powder outlet of the powder seal pump and serves to supply additional compressed air as needed, which serves as additional transport compressed air.
- transport air is additionally fed at suitable times or events by means of the additional compressed air inlet device immediately before or after the powder outlet of the powder sealant pump.
- the powder supply device has a multiplicity of powder seal pumps, in particular single-chamber pumps.
- Pulverdichtstrompumpen which are each connected to a powder discharge channel of the powder chamber or connectable.
- the powder discharge channels of the plurality of powder seal pumps are formed in two opposite side walls of the powder chamber.
- the powder pump as a single-chamber powder seal pump, it is possible to maximize the number of powder pumps used. As a result, a particularly high conveying capacity is achieved.
- the at least one powder sealant pump is arranged next to the powder chamber such that a side face of the powder sealant pump facing the powder chamber rests flat against an outer surface of the sidewall of the powder chamber.
- the powder sealant pump is oriented in particular horizontally and is supported on the side wall of the powder chamber.
- the at least one powder seal current pump is arranged relative to the powder chamber at a height which substantially corresponds to the powder level which can be set in the powder chamber. As already indicated above, this can result in be enough that the lifting work to convey the coating powder is kept as low as possible.
- the powder chamber of the powder supply device may have any shape, although it is preferred if it is of parallelepiped, cylinder, conical or frusto-conical shape. In this context, it is particularly conceivable that the powder chamber is formed below or within a cyclone separator.
- the powder supply device according to the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings.
- Fig. 1 a schematic representation of a powder coating system with a
- Fig. Fig. 2a is a side longitudinal sectional view of a powder container according to an exemplary embodiment of the powder supply device according to the invention
- Fig. 2b a view onto the end face of the powder container according to FIG. 2a with a powder pump which is connected to a powder discharge channel of the powder container;
- Fig. 3a a perspective side view of the in Fig. 2b shown powder pump
- FIG. 3b is a front view of the powder pump shown in FIG. 3a;
- FIG. 3 c a cross-sectional view along that in FIG. 3b section axis AA shown
- Fig. 4 a partial sectional view through the in Fig. 2b arrangement of a powder container with a powder pump attached thereto;
- Fig. 5 shows a perspective schematic view of an embodiment of the connecting element and of the intake manifold.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows an exemplary embodiment of a powder coating installation 1 with a powder supply device according to the invention for spray-coating objects 2 with coating powder, which is then melted onto the objects 2 in a heating furnace, not shown in FIG.
- a powder coating installation 1 with a powder supply device according to the invention for spray-coating objects 2 with coating powder, which is then melted onto the objects 2 in a heating furnace, not shown in FIG.
- one or more electronic control units 3 are provided for controlling the function of the powder coating system 1.
- the coating powder powder pumps 4 are provided. These may be powder seal pumps in which coating powder is sucked from a powder container by means of negative pressure, after which the powder is then expelled under pressure from a powder feed chamber and flows to a spraying device.
- a compressed-air source 6 is provided, which is connected to the various devices via appropriate pressure-adjusting elements 8, for example pressure regulators and / or valves.
- Fresh powder from a powder supplier is from a supplier container, such as a small container 12, for example in the form of a dimensionally stable container or a bag with a powder amount of, for example, between 10 to 50 kg, for example 25 kg, or for example a large container 14, for example also a dimensionally stable container or a bag, with a powder amount between, for example, 100 kg and 1,000 kg may be fed by means of a powder pump 4 in a fresh powder line 16 or 18 of a screening device 10.
- the screening device 10 may be provided with a vibrator 11.
- the coating powder sieved by the sieve device 10 is transferred by gravity or preferably by a powder pump 4 one or more powder feed lines 20, 20 'are conveyed through powder inlet openings 26, 26' into a powder chamber 22 of a dimensionally stable powder container 24.
- the volume of the powder chamber 22 is preferably substantially smaller than the volume of the fresh powder small container 12. According to a conceivable realization of the invention
- the solution is the powder pump 4 of the at least one powder feed line 20, 20 'to the powder container 24.
- a compressed air push pump may be used for the starting portion of the powder feed line 20, into which powder sifted by the sieve device 10 passes through a valve, for example a pinch valve , After this pumping chamber contains a certain powder portion, the powder supply line 20 is fluidically separated by closing the valve of the screening device 10. Thereafter, the powder portion is pushed by compressed air through the powder supply line 20, 20 'in the powder chamber 22.
- Powder pumps 4 for example powder seal pumps 200, for conveying coating powder through powder lines 38 to spray devices 40 are connected to one or preferably a plurality of powder outlet openings 36 of the powder container 24.
- the spraying devices 40 can have spray nozzles or rotary atomizers for spraying the coating powder 42 onto the article 2 to be coated, which is preferably located in a coating booth 43.
- the Pulverauslassö réelleen 36 can - as in Fig. 1 - located in a wall of the powder container 24, which is opposite to the wall in which the powder inlet openings 26, 26 'are located.
- the powder outlet openings 36 are arranged in a wall which is adjacent to the wall in which the powder inlet openings 26, 26 'are located.
- the powder outlet openings 36 are preferably arranged near the bottom of the powder chamber 22.
- the powder chamber 22 preferably has a size in the range of a capacity of coating powder between 1.0 kg and 12.0 kg, preferably between 2.0 kg and 8.0 kg. In other aspects, the size of the powder chamber 22 is preferably between 500 cm 3 and 30,000 cm 3 , preferably between 2,000 cm 3 and 20,000 cm 3 .
- the size of the powder chamber 22 is selected depending on the number of Pulverauslass- openings 36 and the connected Pulverleitu lengths 38 such that a continuous spray coating operation is possible, however, the powder chamber 22 can be cleaned quickly in coating pauses for a powder change, preferably automatically.
- the powder chamber 22 may be provided with a fluidizing device 30 for fluidizing the coating powder received in the powder container 24.
- the fluidizing device 30 contains at least one fluidising wall of an open-pore or narrow-bore material, which is permeable to compressed air but not to coating powder. Although in FIG. 1, it is advantageous if in the powder container 24 the fluidizing wall forms the bottom of the powder container 24 and is arranged between the powder chamber 22 and a fluidizing compressed air chamber.
- the fluidizing compressed air chamber should be connectable via a Druckeinstellelement 8 with the compressed air source 6.
- Coating powder 42 which does not adhere to the object 2 to be coated, is sucked as excess powder via a surplus powder line 44 into a cyclone separator 48 by means of a suction air flow of a blower 46.
- the excess powder is separated in Zyklonabscheider 48 as far as possible from the suction air stream.
- the separated powder portion is then passed as a recovery powder from the cyclone 48 via a powder recovery line 50 to the sifter 10 where it passes through the sifter 10, either alone or mixed with fresh powder via the powder feed lines 20, 20 'back into the powder chamber 22 arrives.
- the powder recovery line 50 may also be possible to separate the powder recovery line 50 from the screening device 10 and to pass the recovery powder (recovery powder) into a waste container, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1 by a dashed line 51.
- the powder recovery line 50 may be provided with a switch 52 so that it does not need to be separated from the screening device 10. to which it is alternatively connectable to the screening device 10 or to a waste container.
- the powder container 24 may have one or more, for example, two sensors Sl and / or S2, to control the supply of coating powder in the powder chamber 22 by means of the control unit 3 and the powder pumps 4 in the powder feed lines 20, 20 '.
- the lower sensor Sl detects a lower powder level limit
- the upper sensor S2 detects an upper powder level limit.
- the lower end portion 48-2 of the cyclone 48 may be formed and used as a reservoir for recovery powder and provided with one or more, for example, two sensors S3 and / or S4, which are functionally connected to the control unit 3.
- the fresh powder supply can be automatically stopped by the Frischpulverzu- lines 16 and 18, as long as enough recovery powder is present in the cyclone 48 to the powder chamber 22 through the sieve 10 therethrough recuperation powder in sufficient amount, which required for the spray coating operation by means of the spray devices 40 is. If in the cyclone 48 for this no longer sufficient recovery powder is present, can automatically on the supply of
- Fresh powder can be switched through the fresh powder feed lines 16 or 18. Further, it is also possible to supply fresh powder and recovery powder at the same time to the sieve device 10 so as to be mixed with each other.
- the exhaust air of the cyclone 48 passes through an exhaust duct 54 in a Nachfiltervoriques 56 and therein by one or more filter elements 58 to the fan 46 and after this in the outside atmosphere.
- the filter elements 58 may be filter bags or filter cartridges or filter plates or similar filter elements.
- the powder separated from the air stream by means of the filter elements 58 is normally waste powder and falls by gravity into a waste container or, as shown in FIG. 1, via one or more waste lines 60, each containing a powder pump 4, are conveyed into a waste container 62 at a waste station 63.
- the waste powder can also be recovered again to the screening device 10 in order to re-enter the coating cycle. This is shown in FIG. 1 schematically represented by switches 59 and branch lines 61 of the waste lines 60.
- cyclone separator 48 is usually used in combination with post-filter device 56 only if it is a problematic coating powder. In this case, only the recovery powder of the cyclone 48 via the powder recovery line 50 of the screening device 10 is supplied while the waste powder of the Nachfiltervoriques 56 as waste enters the waste container 62 or in another waste container, the last without waste lines 60 directly below a Auslassöffnu ng the Nachfiltervortechnisch 56 can be made.
- the lower end of the cyclone 48 may have an outlet valve 64, for example a pinch valve. Furthermore, above this outlet valve 64, in or at the lower end of the lower end section 48-2 of the cyclone separator 48 designed as a reservoir, a fluidizing device 66 may be provided for fluidizing the coating powder.
- the fluidizing device 66 includes at least one fluidising wall 80 of an open-pore or narrow-bore material which is impermeable to compressed air but not to coating powder.
- the fluidizing wall 80 is disposed between the powder path and a fluidizing compressed air chamber 81.
- the fluidizing compressed-air chamber 81 can be connected to the compressed-air source 6 via a pressure-adjusting element 8.
- the fresh-powder line 16 and / or 18 may be fluidly connected at its upstream end, either directly or through the powder pump 4, to a powder delivery tube 70 which enters the delivery container 12 or 14 is immersed to aspirate fresh coating powder.
- the powder pump 4 may be disposed at the beginning, at the end or in between in the fresh powder line 16 or 18 or at the upper or lower end of the powder conveying tube 70.
- Fig. 1 shows, as a fresh powder small container, a fresh powder powder bag 12 in a bag receiving hopper 74.
- the powder bag 12 is held in a defined shape by the bag receiving hopper 74, the bag opening being located at the upper bag end.
- the bag receiving hopper 74 may be disposed on a scale or weighing sensors 76. This scale or the weighing sensors 76 can, depending on the type, produce an optical display and / or an electrical signal which corresponds to the weight and thus also the amount of the coating powder in the small container 12 after deduction of the weight of the bag receiving hopper 74.
- At the bag receiving hopper 74 at least one vibrating vibrator 78 is preferably arranged.
- Two or more small containers 12 can each be provided in a bag receiving hopper 74 and / or two or more large containers 14, which can be used alternatively. As a result, a quick change from one to another small container 12 or large container 14 is possible.
- the screening device 10 is integrated in the powder container 24. Furthermore, the screening device 10 can be omitted if the fresh powder has a sufficiently good quality. In this case, it is also possible to use a separate sieve for sieving the recovery powder of the lines 44 and 55, for example upstream or downstream of the cyclone separator 48 or in the cyclone separator 48 itself. Also the recovery powder will not need a sieve if its powder quality is sufficiently good for reuse.
- the powder inlet openings 26, 26 ' are arranged in a side wall of the powder container 24, preferably near the bottom of the powder chamber 22. In the exemplary embodiment of the powder container 24 illustrated in FIGS.
- the powder container 24 has at least one cleaning compressed air inlet 32-1, 32-2 in a side wall.
- the cleaning compressed air inlets 32 - 1, 32 - 2 are fluidly connected to a compressed air source 6 via cleaning compressed air supply lines 101 - 1, 101 - 2, 101 - 3 to supply cleaning compressed air to the powder chamber 22.
- each cleaning compressed air inlet 32-1, 32-2 an inlet opening in the side wall of the powder container 24, which is identical to a powder inlet opening 26, 26 ', via which in the powder coating operation of the powder coating system 1, if necessary, the powder chamber 22 coating powder is supplied.
- the process of cleaning the powder chamber 22 will be described below with reference to the powder container 24 shown in Figs. 2a and 2b.
- At least one outlet opening of a residual powder outlet 33 can be provided in the side wall of the powder container 24, in which the inlet openings of the cleaning compressed air inlets 32-1, 32-2 are provided, through which the powder coating installation 1 is cleaned by means of the powder chamber 22 initiated cleaning compressed air residual powder is expelled from the powder chamber 22.
- the powder container 24 is equipped with a fluidizing device 30 in order to introduce at least in the powder coating operation of the powder coating system 1 into the powder chamber 22 fluidizing compressed air. Furthermore, the powder container 24 has at least one Fluidisierbuch Kunststoffauslass 31 with a Auslassöffnu ng, via which the introduced into the powder chamber 22 Fluidisierdruck Kunststoff can be removed again for the purpose of pressure equalization.
- the outlet opening of the fluidizing compressed air outlet 31 is identical to the outlet opening of the residual powder outlet 33.
- FIGS. 2a and 2b an exemplary embodiment of a powder container 24 of a powder supply device for a powder coating system 1 will be described in detail with reference to the illustrations in FIGS. 2a and 2b.
- the powder container 24 shown in Figures 2a and 2b is particularly suitable as part of the previously described with reference to the illustration in FIG. 1 described powder coating 1.
- the exemplary embodiment is a closed powder container or container 24 which can be closed with a lid 23, wherein the lid 23 can preferably be connected to the powder container 24 via a connection which can be released quickly.
- the powder container 24 shown in Fig. 2a has a substantially cuboid powder chamber 22 for receiving coating powder.
- a side wall 24-3 of the powder container 24 at least one cleaning compressed air inlet 32-1, 32-2 is provided, to which a compressed air source 6 can be connected in a cleaning operation of the powder coating system 1 for removing residual powder from the powder chamber 22 via a compressed air line Purge compressed air into the powder chamber 22 to initiate.
- a residual powder outlet 33 is provided on the already mentioned side wall 24-3 of the powder container 24, which has an outlet opening, by means of which cleaning powder introduced into the powder chamber 22 can be driven out of the powder chamber 22 in the cleaning operation of the powder coating system 1.
- a total of two cleaning compressed air inlets 32-1, 32-2 are provided in the exemplary embodiment of the powder container 24, wherein each of the two cleaning compressed air inlets 32-1, 32-2 has an inlet opening.
- exactly one residual powder outlet 33 is provided with exactly one outlet opening, wherein the two inlet openings of the cleaning compressed air inlets 32-1, 32-2 are spaced apart in the vertical direction from the outlet opening of the residual powder outlet 34.
- the outlet opening of the residual powder outlet 33 is arranged in an upper area of the side wall 24-3 of the powder container 24 and the two inlet openings of the cleaning compressed air inlets 32-32. 1, 32-2 are provided in a lower portion of the side wall 24-3 of the powder container 24.
- the powder coating installation 1 is moved from the powder into the powder chamber 22 introduced cleaning compressed air, the first remaining on the bottom wall 24- 2 of the powder container 24 possibly still adhering residual powder is whirled and carried out with the cleaning compressed air through the outlet of the Restpulverauslasses 33 from the powder chamber 22.
- an air roller 35 is formed, as indicated in Fig. 2a.
- this air roll 35 the residual powder remaining on the walls 24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-4, 24-5 of the powder container 24 and on the lid 23 of the powder container 24 may effectively be retained during cleaning. dissolved and carried out of the powder chamber 22.
- the outlet opening of the residual powder outlet 33 is arranged in the upper area of that side wall 24-3 of the powder container 24, in which the inlet openings of the two cleaning compressed air inlets 32-1, 32-2 are also provided, the cleaning compressed air introduced into the powder chamber 22 can after it has flowed around the side walls 24-1, 24-3, 24-4, 24-5 as well as the bottom wall 24-2 and the inner wall of the lid of the powder container 24, are led out of the powder chamber 22 again without major change of direction. This has the consequence that the residual powder also transported with the cleaning compressed air can be removed from the powder chamber 22 at least for the most part together with the cleaning compressed air.
- each cleaning compressed air inlet 32-1, 32-2 in the powder coating operation of the powder coating apparatus 1 has the function of a powder inlet 20-1, 20-2, which is in fluid flow as required be connected to the powder supply lines 20, 20 '.
- the cleaning compressed air inlets 32-1, 32-2 provide separate powder outlets 20-1, 20-2.
- a fluidizing device 30 is provided for introducing fluidizing compressed air into the powder chamber 22.
- the fluidizing compressed air can be introduced into the powder chamber 22 through an end wall, side longitudinal wall, bottom wall or top wall.
- the bottom wall 24-2 of the powder chamber 22 is formed as a fluidizing bottom. It has a plurality of open pores or small through holes through which fluidizing compressed air can flow upwardly into the powder chamber 22 from a fluidizing pressurized air chamber located below the bottom wall to levitate (fluidize) the coating powder in powder coating operation of the powder coating apparatus 1 therein. so that it is easily sucked with the help of a powder dispenser.
- the fluidizing compressed air is supplied to the fluidizing compressed air chamber through a fluidizing compressed air inlet. So that the pressure within the powder chamber 22 does not exceed a predetermined maximum pressure during operation of the fluidizing device 30, the powder chamber 22 has at least one fluidizing air outlet 31 with an outlet opening for discharging the fluidizing compressed air introduced into the powder chamber 22 and effecting pressure equalization.
- the outlet opening of the at least one fluidizing compressed-air outlet 31 should be dimensioned such that, when the fluidizing device 30 is operating in the powder chamber 22, the maximum pressure over the atmospheric pressure is 0.5 bar.
- the outlet opening of the residual powder outlet 33 is identical to the outlet opening of the fluidizing compressed air outlet 31.
- the fluidizing compressed air outlet 31 may be provided in the lid 23 of the powder container 24, for example.
- the fluidizing compressed air outlet 31 in the illustrated embodiment has a vent line which is connected or connectable to a riser 27 outside the powder chamber 22 to prevent powder discharge from the powder chamber 22 in the powder coating operation of the powder coating apparatus 1.
- a venting line which preferably projects into the upper area of the powder chamber 22.
- the protruding end of the vent line can protrude into a suction funnel of a suction system.
- This exhaust system can be designed, for example, as an air quantity booster (air mover).
- An air flow intensifier also known as an air mover, works according to the Coanda effect and requires ordinary compressed air for its drive, which must be supplied in small quantities. This amount of air has a higher pressure than the ambient pressure.
- the air flow intensifier creates a high velocity, high volume, low pressure air flow in the intake manifold. Therefore, an air quantity booster is particularly well suited in connection with the vent line or the fluidizing compressed air outlet 31.
- the powder container 24 has a non-contact level sensor S 1, S 2 in order to detect the maximum permissible powder level in the powder chamber 22.
- the level sensor S1, S2 for detecting the powder level in the powder chamber 22 is a non-contact level sensor and disposed outside the powder chamber 22 separately therefrom. As a result, contamination of the level sensor Sl, S2 is prevented.
- the level sensor S1, S2 generates a signal when the powder level has reached a certain level.
- the signals of the at least one level sensor Sl, S2 are preferably used for controlling an automatic powder feed of coating powder through the powder passages 20-1, 20-2 into the powder chamber 22 to maintain therein a predetermined level or a predetermined level range even during the period of time while the powder pumps 4 embodied here as single-chamber powder-seal istrumpumps 200 aspirate coating powders from the powder chamber 22 and deliver them pneumatically to sprayers 40 (or other containers). During such a powder spray coating operation, cleaning compressed air is not or only with reduced
- the air pressure measured in the powder chamber 22 to be supplied to a control unit 3 continuously or at predetermined times or events, preferably automatically the quantity of fluidizing compressed air supplied per unit time of the powder chamber 22 and / or the quantity the per unit time from the powder chamber 22 via the at least one Fluidisierbuchausaus 31 discharged Fluidi- sierdruckluft depending on the pressure prevailing in the powder chamber 22 air pressure is / is set.
- the amount of cleaning compressed air supplied per time unit to the powder chamber 22 and / or the amount of cleaning compressed air discharged per unit time via the at least one residual powder outlet 33 in dependence on the preferably in the powder chamber 22 prevailing air pressure is / are set automatically.
- a powder outlet 25 is provided in the bottom wall 24 - 2 of the powder container 24, which can be opened by means of a pinch valve 21 in order, if necessary, to apply coating powder Gravity from the powder chamber 22 to remove. This is necessary in particular when coating powder of the old type is still present in the powder chamber 22 during a change of color or powder.
- the powder chamber 22 has a polygonal inner configuration, in which the base surface and the side surfaces of the powder chamber 22 are connected to one another via edges, in particular rectangular edges.
- This angular internal configuration of the powder chamber 22 ensures that in the cleaning operation of the powder coating system 1, the air roller 35 forming inside the powder chamber 22 does not build up a laminar, but turbulent boundary layer, which facilitates the removal of residual powder adhering to the inner wall of the powder container 24.
- the powder chamber 22 In order to be able to form the most ideal air roller 35 in the interior of the powder container 24 during the cleaning operation of the powder coating system 1, it has been found in practice that it is preferred for the powder chamber 22 to have a height of 180 mm to 260 mm, preferably 200 mm to 240 mm, and more preferably 220 mm, wherein the powder chamber 22 has a width of 140 mm to 220 mm, preferably 160 mm to 200 mm, and more preferably 180 mm, and the powder chamber 22 has a length of 510 mm to 590 mm, preferably from 530 mm to 570 mm, and more preferably from 550 mm.
- the powder supply device shown in Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b further comprises at least one powder dispenser to promote coating powder by means of one, preferably a plurality of powder pumps 4 via powder hoses 38 to spray devices 40 and spray through the latter on an object to be coated 2.
- 24 corresponding powder discharge openings 36 are provided in the chamber walls 24-4 and 24-5 of the powder container.
- each of the powder discharge openings 36 is fluidly connected to an associated powder pump 4, in the powder coating operation of the powder coating system 1 suction coating powder from the powder chamber 22 and the spray devices 40 to perform.
- the powder discharge openings 36 have an elliptical shape, so that the effective area for sucking fluidized coating powder is increased.
- the powder discharge openings 36 are arranged as low as possible in the powder chamber 22 in order to be able to aspirate as much as possible of the coating powder from the powder chamber 22 by means of the powder pumps 4 embodied here as single-chamber powder-tight istrumpumps 200.
- the powder pumps 4 are preferably located at a location higher than the highest powder level and are each connected to one of the powder discharge openings 36 via a powder discharge channel 13 (shown in dashed lines in FIGS. 2 a and 2 b).
- the powder pumps 4 designed as single-chamber powder-tight istrumpumps 200 are arranged higher than the maximum powder level prevents the coating powder from the powder chamber 22 from being introduced into the powder pumps 4 designed as single-chamber powder-tight istrumpumps 200 rises when the powder pumps 4 are not turned on.
- the powder discharge channel 13 may be formed, for example, in a dip tube projecting into the powder chamber 22 or, as provided in the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 a and 2 b, in a side wall 24-4, 24-5 of the powder container 24.
- At least one powder pump 4 is provided on the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24.
- This is designed, in particular, as a single-chamber powder sealant pump 200, which is used to promote the coating powder has only a single powder feed 204.
- the coating powder is sucked out of the powder chamber 22 by means of negative pressure, which is temporarily applied to the powder delivery chamber 204 (suction phase).
- the sucked coating powder is forced out of the powder delivery chamber 204 by applying an overpressure on the powder delivery chamber 204 in the direction of a powder spray device.
- the powder pump 4 formed as a single-chamber powder sealant pump 200 is attached to the upper end portion of the powder container 24 and detachably connected to the powder discharge passage 13.
- the powder discharge channel 13 extends in particular through the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24 and opens into the powder chamber 22 via a preferably elliptical powder discharge opening 36.
- FIG. 4 An enlarged partial sectional view of the in Fig. 2b powder supply device is shown in Fig. 4. It can be seen that the powder discharge channel 13 extends obliquely upward from the powder discharge opening 36 to the upper end region of the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24. At the upper end region of the side wall 24-5, ie at the upper end region of the powder container 24, a Ansaugrohrstutzen 90 is provided for mounting the Pulverdichtstrompumpe 100, which is connectable to the powder discharge channel 13. For this purpose, the intake manifold 90 is inserted into a preferably cylindrical recess 13-1.
- the intake pipe stub 90 is correspondingly designed to be complementary in order to be able to be introduced into the cylindrical recess 13 - 1 of the powder discharge channel 13.
- the suction pipe stub 90 may be fixed to the upper end portion of the powder discharge passage 13 by another fixing member 95 (eg, threaded pin) inserted into the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24.
- the fastening element may, for example, engage in a recess of the intake manifold 90 provided for this purpose.
- the intake manifold 90 may be used to connect the powder pump 4 formed as a powder seal pump 200 to the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24.
- the powder supply device according to the invention also has an intake pipe 100, shown in FIGS.
- the intake pipe 100 is in particular designed such that it can be introduced into the powder discharge channel 13.
- the intake pipe 100 in detail to an outer diameter, which essentially corresponds to the inner diameter of the powder discharge channel 13.
- the inner diameter of the intake pipe 100 is in particular in a range of 3 mm to 10 mm, preferably in a range of 5 mm to 8 mm, and more preferably this is about 4 mm.
- a funnel portion 103 is provided, which has an expanded inner diameter.
- the funnel region 103 prevents powder residues of the coating powder located in the powder chamber 22 from settling at the lower end region of the intake tube 100.
- the intake pipe 100 has a length substantially equal to the length of the powder passage.
- the powder channel 13 in particular obliquely opens into the powder chamber 22, so that the intake pipe 100 extends straight to the upper end of the powder discharge opening 36, so that the intake pipe 100 does not penetrate into the powder chamber 22.
- the powder discharge channel 13 has a lower end region, via which the powder discharge channel 13 opens into the powder chamber 22 via a powder discharge opening 36 and an upper end region, to which the intake pipe connection 90 is attached and attachable.
- the upper end region of the powder delivery channel 13 is arranged, in particular, on an upper end region of the powder container 24, with the intake tube connection 90 and the recess 13-1 are formed such that the intake manifold 90 protrudes beyond the upper end portion of the powder container 24.
- the Ansaugrohrstutzen 91 forms an extension 92, via which the powder sealant pump 200 can be attached to the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24.
- the powder seal current pump 200 preferably has a connecting element 110, which is detachably attached to a first end region of the powder seal current pump 200 facing the intake pipe socket 90.
- the connecting element 110 is preferably detachably connected to the front end region of the powder seal current pump 4 via fastening elements (eg fastening screws).
- the fastening elements are received in horizontal through bores 114 in the embodiment shown here.
- the connecting element 110 serves to produce a frictional connection between the intake manifold 90 and the powder seal pump 200.
- the connecting element 110 can have a recess 112 on an end region facing the intake pipe stub 90, which can be seen in particular from FIG. 5 I see.
- the recess 112 is adapted to the protruding portion, d. H. the extension 92 of the Ansaugrohrstutzens 90 record.
- 90 may be provided in the extension 92 of the Ansaugrohrstutzens openings 94, which are aligned when connecting the connecting member 110 with the Ansaugrohrstutzen 90 with vertical through holes 114 of the connecting element 110.
- a secure connection between the connecting element 110 and the intake pipe stub 90 can thus be achieved via the additional fastening elements 116 (eg fastening screws) shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 3 c is the powder pump 4 attached to the intake manifold 90 via the connecting element 110 and designed as a powder-tight flow pump 200 in a sectional view along the in FIG. 3b indicated sectional axis AA shown.
- the connecting element 110 has a powder channel 111, which has a powder channel of the suction tube 100 with a nem powder channel of the powder seal pump 200 connects.
- the powder channel 111 of the connecting element 110 is designed angled, so that a connection of the substantially vertical intake pipe 100 with substantially horizontal powder channel of the powder seal trump pump 200 made possible light.
- the powder pump 4 embodied as a powder sealant pump 200 has a powder inlet 201 connected or connectable to the powder discharge channel 13, which at the same time forms a front end region of the powder channel of the powder-sealing pump 200.
- a powder outlet 202 connected or connectable to an output-side powder reservoir (not shown) or to a device for spraying the coating powder (not shown) is provided.
- the powder inlet 201 is disposed at a first end portion of the powder seal current pump 200, and the powder outlet 202 is disposed at an opposite second end portion of the powder seal current pump 200.
- the powder inlet 201 and the powder outlet 202 there is the already mentioned single powder feed chamber 204 of the powder seal pump 200, which is designed to alternately suck in powder from the powder chamber 22 and convey it in the direction of the powder outlet 202.
- the powder delivery chamber 204 has a chamber inlet 205 at a first end region and a chamber outlet 206 at an opposite second end region.
- a powder inlet valve 208 is also provided at the chamber inlet 205, via which the chamber inlet 205 of the powder delivery chamber 204 is fluidly connected or connectable to the powder inlet 201 of the powder seal current pump 200.
- a powder outlet valve 210 is provided, via which the single powder feed chamber 204 is fluidly connected or connectable to the powder outlet 202 powder seal pump 200.
- the powder discharge valve 210 is not disposed directly between the chamber exit 206 of the powder delivery chamber 204 and the powder outlet 202 of the powder sealant pump 200; rather, between the powder outlet valve 210 and the powder outlet 202 of the powder seal current pump 200 is still an additional compressed air inlet device 220 arranged. As will be described later, this auxiliary compressed air inlet device 220 serves to inject additional transport compressed air as required into the powder path between the powder outlet valve 210 and the powder outlet 202 of the powder sealant pump 200.
- auxiliary compressed air inlet device 220 it is not absolutely necessary to arrange the auxiliary compressed air inlet device 220 between the powder outlet valve 210 and the powder outlet 202 of the powder seal current pump 200.
- the effects achievable with the additional compressed air inlet device 220 can also be realized if the additional compressed air inlet device 9 is arranged behind the powder outlet 202 of the powder seal current pump 1.
- another valve may be provided between the additional compressed air inlet device 220 and the powder outlet 202 of the powder seal pump 200, which then performs the function of the powder outlet valve.
- the powder inlet and outlet valves 208, 210 shown in FIG. 3c are designed as pinch valves, as shown.
- these each have a flexible, elastic hose 212, which for closing the corresponding valve 208, 210 by means of actuating compressed air in a
- Hose surrounded pressure chamber 214 is fauxquetschbar.
- an air exchange opening 216 is provided in each pressure chamber 214, which is connected to a corresponding control valve 300 of a control device.
- the control valves serve to alternately the pressure chambers 214 of the two respectively designed as a pinch valve Pulerkllass concerned. Pulverauslassventile 208, 210 to act on overpressure from a compressed air supply line.
- the flexible, elastic hose 212 of the powder inlet valve 208 or powder outlet valve 210 designed as a pinch valve preferably has such an elasticity or internal stress that it automatically stretches again after the pressure of the actuating compressed air in the pressure chamber 214 has ceased to elapse, thereby opening the corresponding valve channel.
- a negative pressure at the pressure chamber 214 is applied via the corresponding air exchange openings 216.
- an auxiliary compressed air inlet device 220 is provided at the exit of the powder outlet valve 210 or powder outlet 202 of the powder sealant pump 200 is provided, where necessary, additional feed compressed air can feed into the powder path.
- the additional compressed air of the additional compressed air inlet device 220 is pulsed with a pulse frequency which is equal to or preferably greater than the frequency of the powder feed chamber 204, with which the powder feed chamber 204 pumps powdered portions.
- a pulsating compressed air or a compressed air pulse generator for the additional compressed air inlet device 220 can be provided which is connected via an air exchange opening 222 of the additional compressed air inlet device 220.
- a control device 300 which serves to control the individual elements of the powder seal current pump 200, is also attached to the lower end region of the powder seal current pump 200.
- the control device 300 has a plurality of pressure or control air connections 301, 302, 303 and 304.
- the powder supply device 1 comprises a plurality of single-chamber powder seal pumps 200 which are each connected to a powder discharge channel 13 of the powder chamber 22 or connectable.
- the powder discharge channels 13 of the plurality of powder seal pumps 200 are preferably formed in the two opposite side walls 24-4 and 24-5 of the powder chamber 22.
- 12 powder seal pumps 200 would be connected to the powder channels 13 of the side walls 24-4 and 24-5.
- the single-chamber design used in the powder sealant pump 200 of the powder supply device 1 according to the invention has a particularly compact construction.
- the single-chamber powder seal pump 200 may have a width of only 40 mm, whereby a plurality of the powder seal pumps 200 may be attached to the sidewalls 24-4 and 24-5 of the powder container 24.
- the at least one powder sealant pump 200 is preferably arranged next to the powder container 24 such that a side surface 310 of the powder sealant pump 200 facing the powder container 24 is attached to an outer surface of the side wall 24-5 of the powder container 24 lies flat.
- the powder sealant pump 200 is correspondingly suspended via the connecting element 110 on the intake manifold 90 and at the same time supported over the outer surface of the side wall 24-5 in order to effectively compensate for the torque forces caused by the weight of the powder seal pump 200.
- support members 320 may be provided to better distribute the weight of the powder seal current pump 200.
- the support members 320 may be provided on its upper side with elastic elements so as not to damage the housing of the powder seal pump 200.
- the at least one powder seal pump 200 according to the powder supply device according to the invention is arranged relative to the powder chamber 22 at a height which essentially corresponds to the powder level which can be set in the powder chamber 22.
- the powder seal current pump 200 is preferably arranged at a level with the powder level within the powder chamber 22.
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