Abstract: An apparatus and method of using the apparatus for electrostatically depositing powder on moving objects. The apparatus includes powder-spraying chamber, air-filtering units adjacent the entrance and exit of the chamber, and at least one re-ionization chamber disposed between an air-filtering unit and the powder-spraying chamber. Each re-ionization chamber has walls extending transversely to the direction of motion of the objects through the apparatus to direct powder towards the objects on which powder is to be deposited.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 1981
Date of Patent:
May 24, 1983
Assignee:
Societe Anonyme dite: Compagnie Europeene Pour l'Equipement, Menager "CEPEM"