Patents Assigned to Behr Systems
  • Paint spray booth controller
    Patent number: 6177139
    Abstract: A paint spray apparatus includes a plurality of paint sprayers installed in a paint spray booth. Each paint sprayer includes a paint spray head pivotably mounted on the end of a movable paint spray arm. The paint spray arm and paint spray head are movable on multiple axes by servo motors, which are controlled by servo drives mounted on or beside the paint sprayer. The spray of the paint spray head is controlled by a plurality of proportional solenoid valves mounted on the paint sprayer. The movement and spray of the paint sprayers are controlled by a computer having an interface to an optical fiber. The optical fiber connects the computer to the servo drives in series in a token ring network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Behr Systems
    Inventor: Thierry Rouvelin
  • Paint spray booth controller
    Patent number: 5868845
    Abstract: A paint spray apparatus includes a plurality of paint sprayers installed in a paint spray booth. Each paint sprayer includes a paint spray head pivotably mounted on the end of a movable paint spray arm. The paint spray arm and paint spray head are movable on multiple axes by servo motors, which are controlled by servo drives mounted on or beside the paint sprayer. The spray of the paint spray head is controlled by a plurality of proportional solenoid valves mounted on the paint sprayer. The movement and spray of the paint sprayers are controlled by a computer having an interface to an optical fiber. The optical fiber connects the computer to the servo drives in series in a token ring network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Behr Systems
    Inventor: Thierry Rouvelin
  • Paint spray booth controller
    Patent number: 5656089
    Abstract: A paint spray apparatus includes a plurality of paint sprayers installed in a paint spray booth. Each paint sprayer includes a paint spray head pivotably mounted on the end of a movable paint spray arm. The paint spray arm and paint spray head are movable on multiple axes by servo motors, which are controlled by servo drives mounted on or beside the paint sprayer. The spray of the paint spray head is controlled by a plurality of proportional solenoid valves mounted on the paint sprayer. The movement and spray of the paint sprayers are controlled by a computer having an interface to an optical fiber. The optical fiber connects the computer to the servo drives in series in a token ring network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Behr Systems
    Inventor: Thierry Rouvelin