Patents by Inventor Cristian Pungetti

Cristian Pungetti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11883838
    Abstract: Apparatus for painting mainly flat products including a spray booth, in its turn including a plenum, a conveying belt for conveying products at least a device for applying paint, and at least one suction plant, wherein the plenum of the spray booth has a symmetric M-shape including, from the respective peripheries to the centre of the plenum: two first descending surface portions tilted towards the periphery; two second lateral surface portions parallel to the belt; two third descending surface portions, with a tilt towards the centre, opposite the tilt of the first portions; a fourth central surface portion parallel to said belt, the fourth central surface portion being closer to the conveying belt than the lateral parallel sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Cristian Pungetti, Angelo Carriero, Stefano Chiarini, Samuel Montefiori
  • Patent number: 11845098
    Abstract: A spray booth for spraying pieces to be painted with a painting product includes a system that conveys the pieces to be painted inside the booth, a supplying circuit that supplies a painting product or solvent to painting tools, a plenum, a mobile wall providing access to the inside of the spray booth, optionally a reading system for the pieces to be painted, optionally a filtering system, a plurality of spraying tools that include one or more a spray guns each placed on an independent arm moving on a plane and optionally in a vertical direction, one or more cleaning stations, placed in correspondence of the mobile wall and provided with a drawer that is mobile between rest and a cleaning positions and that includes a painting product or solvent draining tube having a mouth, a slot for supplying compressed air, and a brush for brushing the spray guns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventors: Cristian Pungetti, Stefano Chiarini, Marco Lombini
  • Publication number: 20220355327
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for applying paint comprises a device (40) for applying paint that comprises a plurality of spray guns (26) that is movable along a closed path having two parallel sides connected by two circular arcs, a rotating joint (43) for supplying paint provided with a distributor and comprising a plurality of tube-support chains (44), each tube support chain (44) connecting the distributor of the one rotating joint (43) for dispensing the painting product to a respective gun of said spray guns (26), in which each tube support chain (44) has an inverted U-shape provided with two ends, of which—the first end is connected to a first rotating support (61), which is connected to the rotating joint (43) and follows a circular trajectory, while—the second end is connected to a second rotating support (62), which is connected to a support arm (41) of a respective gun (26) and follows in use the trajectory defined by said closed path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Cristian PUNGETTI, Angelo CARRIERO, Stefano CHIARINI, Samuel MONTEFIORI
  • Publication number: 20220305514
    Abstract: A spray booth for spraying pieces to be painted with a painting product includes a system that conveys the pieces to be painted inside the booth, a supplying circuit that supplies a painting product or solvent to painting tools, a plenum, a mobile wall providing access to the inside of the spray booth, optionally a reading system for the pieces to be painted, optionally a filtering system, a plurality of spraying tools that include one or more a spray guns each placed on an independent arm moving on a plane and optionally in a vertical direction, one or more cleaning stations, placed in correspondence of the mobile wall and provided with a drawer that is mobile between rest and a cleaning positions and that includes a painting product or solvent draining tube having a mouth, a slot for supplying compressed air, and a brush for brushing the spray guns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Cristian Pungetti, Stefano Chiarini, Marco Lombini
  • Publication number: 20220226854
    Abstract: Apparatus for painting mainly flat products including a spray booth, in its turn including a plenum, a conveying belt for conveying products at least a device for applying paint, and at least one suction plant, wherein the plenum of the spray booth has a symmetric M-shape including, from the respective peripheries to the centre of the plenum: two first descending surface portions tilted towards the periphery; two second lateral surface portions parallel to the belt; two third descending surface portions, with a tilt towards the centre, opposite the tilt of the first portions; a fourth central surface portion parallel to said belt, the fourth central surface portion being closer to the conveying belt than the lateral parallel sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Cristian PUNGETTI, Angelo CARRIERO, Stefano CHIARINI, Samuel MONTEFIORI
  • Patent number: 11097300
    Abstract: A paint recovery and cleaning trolley is provided for an apparatus for applying paint provided with a belt for conveying pieces to be painted. The conveyor belt has an upper outward section and a lower return section. The trolley includes a paint recovery subunit and a cleaning subunit. Each subunit includes a reverse roller in contact with the lower return section of the conveyor belt, a doctor blade tangentially placed with respect to the reverse roller for all its length, and a doctor blade scraping the lower return section of the conveyor belt. In each subunit the respective reverse roller, doctor blades and return section of the conveyor belt form a closed chamber having the shape of a triangular prism, of which the components represent the rectangular faces and that contains a solvent which drips from the triangular faces into a respective collecting hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Cristian Giovannini, Cristian Pungetti, Luigi Franzoni
  • Patent number: 10549304
    Abstract: A system for recovering paint and cleaning in a painting machine having a conveying band for conveying panels to be painted includes a paint recovery unit for paint recovery having a reverse roller in contact with the conveying band, recovering paint sprayed on the conveying band, and a doctor blade scraping the reverse roller to recover paint for successive channelling to a tank; a cleaning unit having a cleaning roller, a drying blade, and an idle roller; a paint recovery unit provided as an independent unit; and a cleaning unit for the conveying band provided as an independent unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventors: Cristian Giovannini, Cristian Pungetti, Luigi Franzoni
  • Publication number: 20200009592
    Abstract: A paint recovery and cleaning trolley for an apparatus for applying paint provided with a belt for conveying pieces to be painted, including: a paint recovery subunit, in its turn including: a reverse roller in contact with the lower return section of said conveying belt, which recovers paint from the belt, a doctor blade tangentially placed with respect to said reverse roller for all its length, to allow the accumulation of a solvent and wetting said reverse roller; a doctor blade scraping the reverse roller so recovering paint; a doctor blade scraping the lower return section of said conveying belt, at least one nozzle for supplying a solvent compatible with the paint in use, a collecting hopper collecting said solvent, placed under said reverse roller, a paint collecting reservoir, a cleaning subunit, in its turn including: a reverse roller in contact with the lower return section of the conveying belt, a doctor blade tangentially placed with respect to said reverse roller for all its length to allow
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Cristian GIOVANNINI, Cristian PUNGETTI, Luigi FRANZONI
  • Patent number: 10486175
    Abstract: A paint spraying machine includes an apparatus for containing and removing the leakage of paint drops from a rotating joint, without the risk of damaging the article being sprayed, and thus without the need for downtime to replace sealing elements. The rotating joint includes a hollow shaft for distributing paint, a drum including a plurality of flanges that define separate chambers for different paints, a plurality of seals for separating the different paints in the different chambers which together form a high-pressure circuit, a low-pressure circuit to refrigerate the seals, improve their sealing and possibly intercept leaking paint, and a plurality of centering rings provide for correct assembly of the seals and the correct alignment of different flanges. The rings are hollow, and allow for the passage of the refrigerating/cleaning liquid under low pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Cefla Societa' Cooperativa
    Inventors: Cristian Pungetti, Stefano Chiarini
  • Publication number: 20180078965
    Abstract: A system for recovering paint and cleaning in a painting machine having a conveying band for conveying panels to be painted includes a paint recovery unit for paint recovery having a reverse roller in contact with the conveying band, recovering paint sprayed on the conveying band, and a doctor blade scraping the reverse roller to recover paint for successive channelling to a tank; a cleaning unit having a cleaning roller, a drying blade, and an idle roller; a paint recovery unit provided as an independent unit; and a cleaning unit for the conveying band provided as an independent unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Cristian Giovannini, Cristian Pungetti, Luigi Franzoni
  • Publication number: 20180036753
    Abstract: A paint spraying machine includes an apparatus for containing and removing the leakage of paint drops from a rotating joint, without the risk of damaging the article being sprayed, and thus without the need for downtime to replace sealing elements. The rotating joint includes a hollow shaft for distributing paint, a drum including a plurality of flanges that define separate chambers for different paints, a plurality of seals for separating the different paints in the different chambers which together form a high-pressure circuit, a low-pressure circuit to refrigerate the seals, improve their sealing and possibly intercept leaking paint, and a plurality of centering rings provide for correct assembly of the seals and the correct alignment of different flanges. The rings are hollow, and allow for the passage of the refrigerating/cleaning liquid under low pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Cristian PUNGETTI, Stefano CHIARINI
  • Patent number: 8727101
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a conveyor belt soiled with fluid substances, and in particular for machines used for spraying paint or other products, is disclosed. The conveyor belt has an upper section and a lower return section comprising a (a) reverse roller in contact with the return section of the belt to collect the fluid substances on the belt; (b) doctor blade for scraping the fluid substances collected from the reverse roller; (c) at least one secondary belt conveyor mounted on a pair of supporting rollers and disposed beneath the doctor blade for collecting the fluid substances from the doctor blade and for conveying the fluid substances toward one end of said secondary belt conveyor; and (d) means at the end of the secondary belt conveyor for scraping the fluid substances from the secondary belt conveyor and for conveying the substances to a final collection and/or recycling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Cefla Societa' Cooperativa
    Inventors: Stefano Chiarini, Cristian Pungetti
  • Publication number: 20120325625
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a conveyor belt soiled with fluid substances, and in particular for machines used for spraying paint or other products, is disclosed. The conveyor belt has an upper section and a lower return section comprising a (a) reverse roller in contact with the return section of the belt to collect the fluid substances on the belt; (b) doctor blade for scraping the fluid substances collected from the reverse roller; (c) at least one secondary belt conveyor mounted on a pair of supporting rollers and disposed beneath the doctor blade for collecting the fluid substances from the doctor blade and for conveying the fluid substances toward one end of said secondary belt conveyor; and (d) means at the end of the secondary belt conveyor for scraping the fluid substances from the secondary belt conveyor and for conveying the substances to a final collection and/or recycling means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Cefla Societa Cooperativa
    Inventors: Stefano Chiarini, Cristian Pungetti
  • Patent number: D730419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: CEFLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Cristian Pungetti, Stefano Chiarini