Apparatus for mounting and moving coating dispensers

摘要

Apparatus for mounting and moving coating dispensers within the interior of a spray booth, and particularly the coating dispensers located above an object moving through the booth. A first embodiment comprises a dispenser housing having an aerodynamically shaped outer surface formed with a leading edge, a trailing edge and opposed generally curved sides. A second embodiment includes a dispenser housing an outer surface with a convexly curved leading edge, flat side walls and a flat bottom wall. A pair of support assemblies isolated from the booth interior mount the dispenser housings within the booth interior such that the leading edge of each dispenser housing faces the top of the spray booth and the trailing edge faces the objects moving through the booth. One or more coating dispensers are mounted at the trailing edge of the dispenser housings in a position to discharge coating material downwardly onto the object. Each support assembly carries one side of a dispenser housing and structure is provided for moving the dispenser housings and dispensers vertically, and the dispenser housings side-to-side and pivotally with respect to objects moving through the booth. A collision detector is also provided to shut the system down in the event of a collision between the apparatus and an object within the booth.