(19)
(11) EP 1 188 488 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/12

(21) Application number: 01119731.6

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05D 1/40, B05D 5/06, B05B 15/04, B05C 19/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 15.09.2000 IT VR000085

(71) Applicant: Trevisan Spa
37135 Verona (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Trevisan, Silvio
    37136 Verona (IT)

(74) Representative: Rapisardi, Mariacristina et al
Ufficio Brevetti Rapisardi S.r.l., Via Serbelloni, 12
20122 Milano
20122 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Process and apparatus for facing a manufactured article through powder coating


(57) The present invention relates to a facing process for at least one manufactured article (2) by means of powder coating comprising laying a first powder coating layer, fixing the first coating layer, laying a second powder coating layer having colour, tonality and/or organolectic properties different from the first coating layer, and final baking of the first and the second coating layers. After laying the second coating layer and before final baking, the process further comprises a relative displacement between the or each manufactured article (2) and a roller (34) having its lateral surface (36) in high- or bas-relief thereby producimg a desired decoration on the or each manufactured article (2), the roller 34 being held, in use, in contact with the or each manufactured article (2) to remove locally by rolling under control part of the second powder coating layer.






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