Patents Assigned to Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
  • Patent number: 11400466
    Abstract: To improve actual coating efficiency, the present invention has a coating robot provided with a coating unit configured by a plurality of rotary atomizing type electrostatic coating machines horizontally arranged, and a coating control apparatus that controls the coating unit and the coating robot. A diameter of each of bells is 50 mm or less. The coating material discharge amount of each rotary atomizing type electrostatic coating machine is 400 cc/min or less. A coating distance between each bell and a surface to be coated of a workpiece is controlled between 50 mm to 150 mm. The coating material discharge amounts of the plurality of electrostatic coating machines are controlled for the respective coating machines. The control of the coating material discharge amounts includes a pause of coating material discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Akihiko Arichi, Tatsuya Tanikawa, Masato Miura, Osamu Yoshida, Yoshiji Yokomizo, Naohiro Masuda
  • Patent number: 11213839
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Kazuki Tanaka, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Yuki Hirai, Atsushi Tomita, Kenji Okamoto, Naohiro Masuda
  • Patent number: 11135605
    Abstract: A charge remaining in an electrostatic coater when power supply to the electrostatic coater is stopped is neutralized at an early stage. A rotary atomizing head 102 receives a high voltage of negative polarity from a cascade 104. An electrostatic coater 100 further includes a second high-voltage generator 110 that generates a high voltage of positive polarity. The second high-voltage generator 110 is composed of a Cockcroft-Walton circuit. The Cockcroft-Walton circuit is composed of diodes and capacitors. A high voltage of the electrostatic coater 100 is controlled by a controller 10. Immediately after running of the electrostatic coater 100 is stopped by stopping power supply to the cascade 104, power is supplied to the second high-voltage generator 110. The high voltage of positive polarity generated by the second high-voltage generator 110 is supplied to the rotary atomizing head 102 for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Iwase, Naoki Ota, Kenji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20200094273
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Kazuki Tanaka, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Yuki Hirai, Atsushi Tomita, Kenji Okamoto, Naohiro Masuda
  • Patent number: 10543494
    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To evolve a spark discharge preventing effect of an electrostatic coating device. SOLUTION: One coating robot has an arm equipped with a plurality of electrostatic coating devices 100 close to each other and the plurality of the electrostatic coating devices 100 is connected in parallel with each other to one high-voltage generator 102. A hollow rotary shaft 108 driven by an air motor 104 is disposed with nine plate-shaped resistors 120 arranged circumferentially at intervals. The nine plate-shaped resistors 120 are connected in series and a high voltage is applied via the resistors 120 to a rotary atomization head 110. The rotary atomization head 110 is made of a semiconductive resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Osamu Yoshida, Yoshiji Yokomizo, Naohiro Masuda
  • Patent number: 10016770
    Abstract: The present invention solves a problem of a trade-off between increases in paint discharge rate and maintenance of painting quality. A rotary atomizing electrostatic applicator includes a bell cup 10 whose back 10a is hit by atomization air SA-IN at an angle of 90 degrees or less; and first air holes 30 adapted to discharge the atomization air SA-IN directed at the back 10a of the bell cup, wherein the first air holes 30 are arranged at equal intervals on a circumference centered around a rotation axis of the bell cup 10, the first air holes 30 are oriented in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the bell cup 10; and the atomization air SA-IN discharged through the first air holes 30 is twisted in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the bell cup 10 at an angle of 50 degrees or more and less than 60 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Shunya Kobayashi, Michio Mitsui, Osamu Yoshida, Yoshiharu Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 9943864
    Abstract: An electrostatic coater capable of realizing high-level coating quality is provided. Shaping air SA, discharged from an air port, is directed radially outward. An elevation angle thereof preferably ranges from 10 to 20 degrees. Further, the shaping air SA is a flow in a state of being twisted in a direction opposite to the rotation direction R of a bell cup. The twisting angle about the axis O of the bell cup preferably ranges from 38 to 60 degrees. A liquid thread of paint extends radially outward from the outer peripheral edge of the bell cup, and the paint separated from the tip end thereof becomes a particle. It is preferable that the shaping air SA collides with the paint particle at a point P where the momentum of the paint particle is decreased of the paint particle is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: RANSBURG INDUSTRIAL FINISHING K.K.
    Inventors: Michio Mitsui, Osamu Yoshida, Yoshiji Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 9505014
    Abstract: A rotary atomizing head enables cleaning by decomposing from the atomizing head, and enables internal cleaning without decomposing to individual components when paint is changed to a new one of another color. A structural component has a front wall acting as a hub, side wall extending rearward from an outer circumferential perimeter of the front wall to make a circumferentially continuous plane, legs each having a pawl and a bottom wall. The structural component is detachably mounted in a central concavity of an atomizing head body. A bottom wall of the structural component has formed a spoon-cut recess. The central concavity has an inclined circumferential wall, and the side wall of the structural component has an inclined outer circumferential surface complementary with the circumferential wall of the atomizing head body to get in substantial contact with the circumferential wall throughout the entire area of the outer circumferential wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, RANSBURG INDUSTRIAL FINISHING K.K.
    Inventors: Michio Mitsui, Ryuji Tani, Isamu Yamazaki, Toru Yokota
  • Patent number: 9427754
    Abstract: In a rotary atomizer (10) including a rotating bell (92) secured to a rotating shaft (20a) of an air motor (20) held in an atomizer body, the rotating bell having a plurality of orifices (92a) for supplying paint to an object to be painted, the rotating bell being rotated to spray the paint toward the object to be painted, the rotary atomizer comprises a paint passage (102a) with a paint port (112c) at an end thereof fluidly communicating with the orifices of the rotating bell, and a water passage (108) arranged outside of the paint passage and having a water port at an end of the water passage leading to the orifices of the rotating bell. A needle (94) for opening and closing the paint port may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: RANSBURG INDUSTRIAL FINISHING K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuroda, Kenji Nagato
  • Patent number: 9427753
    Abstract: In a rotary atomizer (10) including a rotating bell (92) secured to a rotating shaft (20a) of an air motor (20) held in an atomizer body, the rotating bell having a plurality of orifices (92a) for supplying paint to an object to be painted, the rotating bell being rotated to spray the paint toward the object to be painted, the rotary atomizer comprises a paint passage (102a) with a paint port (112c) at an end thereof fluidly communicating with the orifices of the rotating bell, and a water passage (108) arranged outside of the paint passage and having a water port at an end of the water passage leading to the orifices of the rotating bell. A needle (94) for opening and closing the paint port may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: RANSBURG INDUSTRIAL FINISHING K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuroda, Kenji Nagato
  • Publication number: 20160236214
    Abstract: The present invention solves a problem of a trade-off between increases in paint discharge rate and maintenance of painting quality. A rotary atomizing electrostatic applicator includes a bell cup 10 whose back 10a is hit by atomization air SA-IN at an angle of 90 degrees or less; and first air holes 30 adapted to discharge the atomization air SA-IN directed at the back 10a of the bell cup, wherein the first air holes 30 are arranged at equal intervals on a circumference centered around a rotation axis of the bell cup 10, the first air holes 30 are oriented in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the bell cup 10; and the atomization air SA-IN discharged through the first air holes 30 is twisted in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the bell cup 10 at an angle of 50 degrees or more and less than 60 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu YAMASAKI, Shunya KOBAYASHI, Michio MITSUI, Osamu YOSHIDA, Yoshiharu YOKOMIZO
  • Patent number: 9412500
    Abstract: A time period required for replacement work of a divided cable is shortened. An electrostatic coating cable (6) includes a power supply line (12) that supplies power to a high voltage generator (2), a signal line (14) that controls the high voltage generator (2), and a ground line (16). The power supply line (12) and the ground line (16) are connected by a first inspection line (18), the signal line (14) and the ground wire (16) are connected by a second inspection line (20), a first diode (22) is interposed in the first inspection line (18), and a second diode (24) is interposed in the second inspection line (20). The first and the second diodes (22) and (24) inhibit a current from flowing through the first and the second inspection lines (18) and (20) during an operation of the electrostatic coater (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventor: Kenji Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9295999
    Abstract: The rotary atomizing painting device is provided with a bell cup (3) disposed at the most front part in the paint spray direction X and axially supported by a rotating shaft (2b) and a shaping air ring (4) disposed rearward of this bell cup (3) in the paint spray direction and in which a plurality of discharge openings (4a) is formed on the periphery centered on the rotating shaft (2b). The plurality of discharge openings (4a) is formed such that the axial direction of the plurality of discharge openings (4a) is in a direction and a slant to the rotating shaft (2b). The axial direction of the plurality of discharge openings (4a) is formed to aim at a back surface part (3b), which is a part on the back surface side of the bell cup (3) from the paint spray direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Michio Mitsui, Yoshiharu Yokomizo, Toshio Hosoda
  • Patent number: 9233381
    Abstract: A rotary atomizer head 1 with a bell-shaped atomizer head body 2 and a functional member 4 removably attachable thereto, which can be more easily and reliably positioned, and cleaned. The functional member 4 has a front wall 12 that has paint outlets 24, a sidewall 14 of the paint space S extending continuously in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of legs 16 having claws 16a, which engage with a circumferential groove 18 formed in a peripheral wall 8 of a central recess 6 of the atomizer head body 2. The peripheral wall 8 of central recess 6 has an inclined wall. The sidewall 14 has an outer circumferential surface 14a and an inner circumferential surface 14b, wherein the peripheral wall 8 and outer circumferential surface 14a have complementary configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Masahiko Motozaki, Ryuji Tani
  • Publication number: 20150014445
    Abstract: A lightweight spray device with spray body that is suitable for precision cast molding, solving general casting problems, such as shrinkage and bubbling; and a process for manufacturing the same. The spray device is one with magnesium spray body provided with a spray part and a handle part, characterized in that the magnesium spray body is one formed with the use of a mold for magnesium spray body wherein a first slide pin is provided at a region where the spray part and the handle part cross each other and wherein around the first slide pin, there is provided a product melt orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Manobu Kinoshita, Kanji Mori, Tomio Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20140131478
    Abstract: In a rotary atomizer (10) including a rotating bell (92) secured to a rotating shaft (20a) of an air motor (20) held in an atomizer body, the rotating bell having a plurality of orifices (92a) for supplying paint to an object to be painted, the rotating bell being rotated to spray the paint toward the object to be painted, the rotary atomizer comprises a paint passage (102a) with a paint port (112c) at an end thereof fluidly communicating with the orifices of the rotating bell, and a water passage (108) arranged outside of the paint passage and having a water port at an end of the water passage leading to the orifices of the rotating bell. A needle (94) for opening and closing the paint port may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuroda, Kenji Nagato
  • Publication number: 20140134344
    Abstract: In a rotary atomizer (10) including a rotating bell (92) secured to a rotating shaft (20a) of an air motor (20) held in an atomizer body, the rotating bell having a plurality of orifices (92a) for supplying paint to an object to be painted, the rotating bell being rotated to spray the paint toward the object to be painted, the rotary atomizer comprises a paint passage (102a) with a paint port (112c) at an end thereof fluidly communicating with the orifices of the rotating bell, and a water passage (108) arranged outside of the paint passage and having a water port at an end of the water passage leading to the orifices of the rotating bell. A needle (94) for opening and closing the paint port may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuroda, Kenji Nagato
  • Patent number: 8720797
    Abstract: A rotary atomizing head 1, which has an inner peripheral surface 2 whose diameter increases from a bottom 21 of the inner peripheral surface toward a tip thereof, and atomizes and releases paint by applying a centrifugal force generated by rotation to the paint supplied to the bottom of the inner peripheral surface, includes a paint supply nozzle 11 for supplying the paint and a cleaning solution to the bottom of the inner peripheral surface, and the paint supply nozzle has a nozzle hole 10a for discharging the paint and the cleaning solution from a rotation center O portion of the rotary atomizing head in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of the rotary atomizing head. The rotary atomizing head 1 also includes a dam portion 4 that is provided in an intermediate portion between the bottom and the tip of the inner peripheral surface and dams the paint and the cleaning solution supplied from the paint supply nozzle to the bottom and flow along the inner peripheral surface toward the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Atsuo Nabeshima, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda
  • Patent number: 8720801
    Abstract: A lightweight spray device with spray body that is suitable for precision cast molding, solving general casting problems, such as shrinkage and bubbling; and a process for manufacturing the same. The spray device is one with magnesium spray body provided with a spray part and a handle part, characterized in that the magnesium spray body is one formed with the use of a mold for magnesium spray body wherein a first slide pin is provided at a region where the spray part and the handle part cross each other and wherein around the first slide pin, there is provided a product melt orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Manobu Kinoshita, Kanji Mori, Tomio Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8690076
    Abstract: An annular dam portion is formed along a circumference of an inner peripheral face of a rotary atomizer head and has a plurality of paint supply holes formed along the circumferential direction at the boundary between the annular dam portion and the inner peripheral face. The annular dam portion is disposed between the bottom of the inner peripheral face and the tip of the inner peripheral face. The dam portion is formed such that a substantially constant distance separates the inner peripheral face from the dam portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda