Disposable cup to be set up on a spray gun for preparing, applying and preserving a paint
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B05B-009/04
B05B-009/047
B05B-011/02
B05B-009/00
출원번호
US-0540777
(2004-08-26)
등록번호
US-7416140
(2008-08-26)
우선권정보
FR-03 10177(2003-08-26)
국제출원번호
PCT/IB04/003552
(2004-08-26)
§371/§102 date
20050627
(20050627)
국제공개번호
WO05/018815
(2005-03-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Camilleri,Michel
Guarino,Joseph
출원인 / 주소
Camilleri,Michel
Guarino,Joseph
대리인 / 주소
Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.L.L.C.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
41인용 특허 :
10
초록▼
Disposable cup for preparing, applying and preserving a paint to be set up on a paint spray gun characterized in that it includes on one of its end faces a closable vent device (7) forming a vent valve with valve duct (22) and valve plug (25) which allows when opened, to let the air pass for occupyi
Disposable cup for preparing, applying and preserving a paint to be set up on a paint spray gun characterized in that it includes on one of its end faces a closable vent device (7) forming a vent valve with valve duct (22) and valve plug (25) which allows when opened, to let the air pass for occupying the inner volume that empties and when closed, to close liquid-tightly the opening (6) of air passage to form a container for the preparation of the paint and then to form a pot for the preservation of the leftover paint. This invention is of interest to manufacturers of paint spray guns.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A disposable cup for a spray gun for at least one of preparing, applying and preserving paint, the disposable cup having one of a cylindrical shape or a truncated cone-shaped cup body (1) including a bottom wall (3) with a face having a vent opening (6) formed therein a
The invention claimed is: 1. A disposable cup for a spray gun for at least one of preparing, applying and preserving paint, the disposable cup having one of a cylindrical shape or a truncated cone-shaped cup body (1) including a bottom wall (3) with a face having a vent opening (6) formed therein and a cover (4), for closing an open end of the disposable cup, having an outlet duct (11) for dispensing the paint, the outlet duct (11) being directly engagable with one of the spray gun or via an adaptation part (18) of the spray gun (17), the disposable cup having on the bottom wall (3), a vent device (7) including a manually adjusted movable element (20) with a protruding end for cooperating and shutting the vent opening (6) in a closed position of the movable elment (20), and, when the movable element (20) is in the opened position, the movable element (20) frees the protruding end from the vent opening (6) and allows air to enter and occupy an inner volume space created by consumed paint during painting, and when the movable element (20) closes in a liquid-tight way, the vent opening (6), an invertable container is formed which assists with paint preparation, wherein the vent opening (6) is formed in a recessed portion of the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup and the movable element (20) of the vent device is slidably located within a tubular valve body which forms a valve duct (22), and the movable element (20) prevents air from flowing through valve duct (22) when the movable element (20) is in the closed position. 2. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the closable vent device (7)is located in or on a recessed portion of the bottom wall (3) and the vent device (7), when in the closed position, facilitates filling of the disposable cup with paint to be dispensed. 3. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the movable element (20) has a closing pin which extends, in the closed position, into the vent opening (6) and prevents paint from passing through the vent opening (6). 4. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the valve duct (22) extends from the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup outward and has, on an inner side face, at least one immobilization structure provided for cooperation with a desired one of two complementary immobilization structures formed in or on a body of the movable element (20) or vice versa. 5. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the valve duct (22) extends from the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup outward and has, on the inner side face, an inner annular rib (24) for engagement with a desired one of with two complementary annular grooves formed in the body of the movable element (20). 6. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the movable element is one of a solid and a hollow valve plug (25) having a general cylindrical shape, with an upper peripheral edge (26) which forms a shoulder, and a frontal surface of a lower end has a central protrusion and a side surface has immobilization structures for holding the movable element in the two positions and at least one passage of air. 7. The disposable cup according to claim 6, wherein the side surface has two immobilization structures which comprise spaced apart annular elements. 8. The disposable cup according to claim 7, wherein the immobilization structures comprise first and second annular grooves (29, 30) which are successively formed in a side surface of the plug (25) from a bottom to a top of the plug (25) from selectively engaging with an inner annular rib (24), formed in the tubular valve body, and the first annular groove (29) forms an opening stop and the second annular groove (30) forms a closing stop. 9. The disposable cup according to claim 8, wherein the at least one air passage is at least one notch (31, 32) which extends lengthwise along a side surface of the body of the valve plug (25), deeper than the first groove and the at least one air passage extends from a frontal lower end (27), across the first annular groove (29) and terminates before the second annular groove (30). 10. The disposable cup according to claim 6, wherein the central protrusion in the frontal surface of the lower end is a closing pin (28) which has a truncated cone shape for securely closing the vent opening (6), and the plug (25) is held in the closed position by at least one of the immobilization structures. 11. The disposable cup according to claim 10, wherein a size of the closing pin (28) and a penetration of the closing pin (28) into the vent opening (6) are such that the closing pin (28) generallv does not protrude past an inner face of the bottom wall of the disposable cup or, at most is flush with the inner face of the bottom wall (3). 12. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup is set back from a corresponding face of the disposable cup by an annular peripheral edge (5) such that the vent device (7) is recessed from a plane defined by the peripheral edge (5) making up the support edge of the disposable cup in a standing position to provide stability for the disposable cup when filling the disposable cup with paint. 13. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the vent device (7) comprises a cap plug which covers and is slidably mounted at least partially within the tubular valve body. 14. The disposable cup according to claim 13, wherein a cylindrical protrusion in the bottom face of the disposable cup receiving the plug has at least one air passage in a base thereof. 15. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the vent device comprises a plug which is has an internal air passage formed therein. 16. The disposable cup according to claim 15, wherein the internal air passage is divided into two channels in a lower end of the plug. 17. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the vent device comprises a pivoting piece (45) which has an internal air passage channel and the pivoting piece (45) is movable between a closing tilted position in which the vent opening (6) is closed by a protrusion (51) of the pivoting piece (45) and the air passage channel is not aligned with the vent opening (6), and an open position in which an inward end side of the air passage channel communicates with the vent opening (6) in the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup. 18. The disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the cup body of the disposable cup is manufactured from a material which is one of opaque, translucent or ultraviolet filtering. 19. A disposable cup for a spray gun for at least one of preparing, applying and preserving paint, the disposable cup having one of a cylindrical shape or a truncated cone-shaped cup body (1) including a bottom wall (3) with a surface having a vent opening (6) formed therein and a cover (4) for covering an open end of the disposable cup, the cover (4) having an outlet duct (11), for dispensing the paint, which is directly engagable with one of the spray gun or via an adaptation part (18) of the spray gun (17), the disposable cup having a manually adjustable movable element (20) with a protruding end for shutting the vent opening (6) when the movable element (20) is in a closed position, and, when the movable element (20)is in an opened position, the movable element(20) facilitating entry of air through the vent opening (6) to replace, during painting, an inner volume space created by consumed paint, and when the movable element is in the closed position, the movable element (20) closes the vent opening (6), in a liquid-tight manner, so as to form a container which assists with paint preparation; wherein the vent opening (6) is formed in a recessed portion of the bottom wall (3)of the disposable cup which is sufficiently recessed and spaced from a plane defined by an annular peripheral edge (5) of the disposable cup such that when the disposable cup is inverted and supported by the annular peripheral edge (5), the disposable cup is able to stand in the inverted position in a stable manner with the movable element (20) spaced from the plane, and the movable element (20) of the vent device is slidably located within a tubular valve body which defines a valve duct (22), and the movable element (20) prevents air from flowing through the valve duct (22) when the movable element (20) is in the closed position; and a second valve plug (33) is engageable with the outlet duct (11) of the cover for forming a sealed container to store paint. 20. A disposable cup for a spray gun which assists with at least one of preparing, applying and preserving a paint, the disposable cup having one of a cylindrical shape or a truncated cone-shaped body (1) and including a bottom wall (3) with an annular peripheral edge (5), the bottom wall (3) having a closable vent device (7) with a manually adjustable movable element for closing a vent opening (6) of the vent device (7), and a cover (4) for sealing an opening of the disposable cup, the cover (4) having an outlet duct (11) which is connectable to one of the spray gun and an adaptation part (18) for the spray gun (17), wherein the manually adjustable movable element, when in a closed position, sealingly engages and closes the vent opening (6), the vent device (7) comprises a tubular valve body which extends from the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup and an interior of the tubular valve body communicates, via the vent opening (6), with an interior space of the disposable cup to facilitate passage of air to the interior space of the disposable cup and replacing consumed paint during use, the manually adjustable movable element (20), with a protruding end, is manually movable within and along the tubular valve body to the closed position and to an opened position, the protruding end of the movable element (20) which faces the bottom wall (3) is adapted for sealingly engaging and closing the vent opening (6) in a liquid-tight manner when the movable element (20) is in the closed position, the tubular valve body defines a valve duct (22) which facilitates air enter into the tubular valve body when the movable element (20) is at least in the opened position, the movable element (20) always remains accommodated within the tubular valve body, even when the movable element (20) is in the opened position, and, when the vent opening (6) is closed by the movable element (20), and the movable element (20) seals the vent opening (6) and results in a container which assists with paint preparation. 21. The disposable cup according to claim 20, wherein a portion of the bottom wall (3) of the disposable cup, accommodating the closable vent device (7), is sufficiently recessed and spaced from a plane defined by an annular peripheral edge (5) of the bottom wall (3) such that when the disposable cup is inverted and supported on a surface solely by the annular peripheral edge (5), the disposable cup is able to stand in a stable manner in the inverted position unaffected by the vent device (7), and a valve plug (33) is provided for sealing the outlet duct (11) of the cover (4) and forming a sealed paint container for storing paint.
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