The disclosure relates to a bell plate for a rotary atomizer for applying a coating agent (e.g. paint) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component). The bell plate according to the disclosure comprises a metallic base body and a transponder which can be read out wirelessly and is integrated in the bell plate. The disclosure provides that the transponder is arranged on the front side in the base body or is embedded in the outer outer circumferential surface of the bell plate, which facilitates the read-out of the transponder. Furthermore, the disclosure comprises a suitably adapted atomizer cleaning device having an antenna for reading out the transponder in the bell plate. Finally, the disclosure also comprises a correspondingly adapted operating method.

A feeding device for feeding coating and/or cleaning agents to a sprayer has an annular structure and includes an annular plate, a plurality of connection modules, a plurality of function modules and a plurality of inlet modules. Each connection module is removably mounted to bear against one side of the annular plate. Each function module is removably mounted on an outer face of a connection module. Each function module is fluidically coupled to the connection module onto which same is mounted. Each inlet module is removably mounted on an inlet face of a connection module. Each inlet module carries fluidic coupling elements accessible on a face of the inlet module, oriented opposite the connection module on the inlet face of which same is mounted.

A spray system includes a spray applicator configured to apply a fluid to a target. The spray system also includes a rotary bell cup of the spray applicator, a splash plate of the spray applicator coupled to the rotary bell cup, and a fluid tip of the spray applicator. The fluid tip is configured to output the fluid onto the rotary bell cup. The fluid tip includes a fluid tip passage extending along a longitudinal fluid tip axis of the fluid tip. The longitudinal fluid tip axis intersects with the splash plate of the spray applicator. The fluid tip also includes a fluid exit port configured to output the fluid from the fluid tip passage onto the rotary bell cup. The fluid exit port extends along a fluid exit axis disposed at an angle relative to the longitudinal fluid tip axis of the fluid tip.

A painting system includes painting unit including a first painting robot and a second painting robot, a cartridge carrier, and a cleaning tank. The painting robots each include a robot arm including a painting machine. The cartridge carrier includes a cartridge grip part. A first region is a region where a movable region of the painting machine of the first painting robot overlaps with a movable region of the cartridge grip part. A second region is a region where the movable region of the painting machine of the second painting robot overlaps with the movable region of the cartridge grip part. The cleaning tank is provided in a position including at least a part of the first region and at least a part of the second region.

Embodiments simulate electrostatic painting on a real-world object. An embodiment begins by receiving an indication of paint deposition rate and an indication of maximum paint accumulation for a given real-world robotically controlled electrostatic paint gun. Next, paint deposition of the given real-world robotically controlled electrostatic paint gun in a virtual environment is represented which includes, for a subject time period, computing total paint accumulation (electrostatic and direct) on a given surface element of a model representing the real-world object. In turn, a parameter file is generated that includes parameters accounting for the determined total paint accumulation for the given surface element, where the generated parameter file enables precision operation of the given real-world robotically controlled electrostatic paint gun to paint the real-world object.

A painting system includes painting unit including a first painting robot and a second painting robot, a cartridge carrier, and a cleaning tank. The painting robots each include a robot arm including a painting machine. The cartridge carrier includes a cartridge grip part. A first region is a region where a movable region of the painting machine of the first painting robot overlaps with a movable region of the cartridge grip part. A second region is a region where the movable region of the painting machine of the second painting robot overlaps with the movable region of the cartridge grip part. The cleaning tank is provided in a position including at least a part of the first region and at least a part of the second region.

The coating machine is provided with an air motor (3), a rotational shaft (4) that is rotatably supported by the air motor (3), a feed tube (5) that extends to a tip end of the rotational shaft (4) through the inside of the rotational shaft (4), a rotary atomizing head (6) that is mounted to the tip end of the rotational shaft (4), and a shaping air ring (7) that surrounds an outer periphery of the rotary atomizing head (6) and an axial tip end of which is arranged in back of a paint releasing edge (6D) of the rotary atomizing head (6). The shaping air ring (7) includes a great number of first shaping air spurting holes (9), and a great number of second shaping air spurting holes (10). An inner diameter dimension (d1) of the first shaping air spurting hole (9) is set to be larger than an inner diameter dimension (d2) of the second shaping air spurting hole (10). The number (N2) of the second shaping air spurting holes (10) is set to be smaller than the number (N1) of the first shaping air spurting holes (9).

A coating device includes a rotary head, a power supply part that applies a voltage to the rotary head, and a control part that controls the power supply part. The rotary head is configured so that a coating material is electrostatically atomized. The control part is configured so as to calculate a discharge current based on a total current flowing from the power supply part to the rotary head and a leak current, and control the power supply part based on the discharge current.

A rotary atomizing coating device includes a rotary atomizing head. The rotary atomizing head includes a first bell cup, a second bell cup, and an inner member. The outer peripheral surface of the inner member is provided with paint discharge holes. The paint discharge holes communicate with a paint supply passage. The first bell cup includes a plurality of through holes. The plurality of through holes are disposed near the paint discharge holes. The plurality of through holes communicate with the second bell cup.

A shaping guide of at least one pipe for feeding a fluid product into a spraying element belonging to a sprayer of coating product is configured for being mounted around a central body of the sprayer and includes at least one spiral-shaped retaining portion for retaining in position a section of the feeding pipe, with a predetermined geometry, configured for providing electrical insulation between a mouth and an outlet of the feeding pipe. Each retaining portion has, in cross-section, a concave inner shape configured for surrounding the pipe section over more than half of the circumference thereof, preferentially, a shape in the form of an arc of a circle or U-shaped, which extends over an angular sector with an angle at the apex greater than or equal to 185°.