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Controlling cyclone efficiency with vacuum interface

a vacuum interface and cyclone technology, applied in the direction of dispersed particle separation, separation processes, coatings, etc., can solve the problems of quick and easy blowing off of what little powder remains from the powder recovery during spraying operations, and achieve the effects of fast and easy cleaning, reduced time required, and high air flow

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-29
SHUTIC JEFFREY R +1
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The present invention is a new powder coating spray system that is faster and easier to clean than previous systems. It uses a high air flow to extract powder overspray from the spray booth, and the recovered powder is returned back to the feed hopper for reuse during a color change. The system also includes a vacuum receiver to recover powder from the floor and a powder vacuum receiver for easy cleaning. The invention also includes a cyclone system to separate powder from the air, and a negative pressure source to entrain powder from the cyclone. The system is designed to minimize downtime for color changes and is easy to clean and purge.

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What little powder remains from the powder recovery during spraying operations can be quickly and easily blown-off as part of a cleaning and color changeover procedure.

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[0076] Introduction

[0077] By way of introduction, the present invention is directed to providing a powder recovery system that takes most of the powder overspray produced in a powder spray booth during a spraying operation and returns it on a real-time basis to the powder feed center. In one embodiment, a powder scavenging protocol is used to recover powder overspray from the spray booth on a continuous basis and return the scavenged powder to the application system on a nearly continuous basis. The powder overspray is also preferably removed from a cyclone separator and returned to the feed center on a continuous basis. By “scavenging” is simply meant the collection and transfer of powder from the time the powder is sprayed by a gun until the powder is returned to the feed center.

[0078] As used herein, the terms “powder recovery” and “powder collection” are used interchangeably. By effectively and continuously recovering most of the powder overspray, cleanup is greatly simplified...

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Abstract

Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator such as a cyclone separator. The powder falls into a transfer pan and a vacuum is used to convey the powder from the transfer pan to a vacuum receiver. The powder is then discharged to the feed hopper in the feed center. The use of a vacuum to convey powder from the cyclone to the feed center in effect permits substantially all of the powder overspray to be recovered from the spray booth directly to the feed hopper with minimal dwell or residence time within the cyclone or vacuum receiver subsystems during a spraying operation. The receiver can be rotated for easy cleaning, and the vacuum line cleaned by one or more cleaning elements drawn through the vacuum line.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 290,447 filed on May 11, 2001 for CONTROLLING CYCLONE EFFICIENCY WITH A VACUUM INTERFACE the entire disclosure of which is fully incorporated herein by reference. The present application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 888,679 filed on Jun. 25, 2001 for QUICK CHANGE POWDER COATING SPRAY SYSTEM which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. Nos. 60 / 277,149 filed on Mar. 19, 2001, and 60 / 238,277 filed on Oct. 5, 2000, the entire disclosures of which are fully incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates generally to powder coating spray systems which use powder containment spray booths and power overspray recovery apparatus. More particularly, the invention relates to a powder coating spray system that uses negative pressure to influence cyclone efficiency...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B01D45/12B05B7/14B05B15/12
CPCB01D45/14B05B7/1454B05B7/1472B05B15/1211B05B15/1214B05B15/1218B05B15/1222B05B15/1229B05B15/1237B05B15/1285B05B14/41B05B14/45B05B14/48B05B16/25B05B16/40B05B16/405B05B16/60Y02P70/10
Inventor SHUTIC, JEFFREY R.KREEGER, KENNETH A.
Owner SHUTIC JEFFREY R
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