SUBMERSIBLE SUCTION BOX

摘要

A submersible suction arrangement for providing paint sludge removal from one or more contaminant tanks in an automotive paint line systems. The contaminant tank is filled with a liquid mixture and includes a horizontal plane defined by the walls of the contaminant tank. The contaminant tank also has a total vertical depth between the top opening and the bottom surface of the contaminant tank. At the bottom of the contaminant tank is a paint sludge layer formed on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the contaminant tank. The submersible suction arrangement includes a submersible suction unit that removes the paint sludge layer at a location beneath the surface of the liquid mixture.

主权项

1. A submersible suction arrangement comprising:
a contaminant tank having a top opening a bottom surface and side walls bordering said top opening, said contaminant tank is filled with a liquid mixture, wherein said contaminant tank has a horizontal plane defined by the side walls of the contaminant tank and a total vertical depth between a surface of the liquid mixture and the bottom surface of the contaminant tank; a paint sludge layer formed on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the contaminant tank; a submersible suction unit for removing said paint sludge layer beneath the top surface of the liquid mixture, wherein said submersible suction unit is movable within the horizontal plane to a horizontal position in the contaminant tank and to a select vertical depth within the total vertical depth beneath the horizontal plane of the contaminant tank; and a suspension frame connected to said submersible suction unit for controlling the movement of the submersible suction unit.