(19)
(11) EP 1 084 761 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12

(21) Application number: 00119846.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.09.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05B 7/24, B05D 1/04, B05D 1/06, B05B 5/04, B05B 5/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 17.09.1999 JP 26312499

(71) Applicants:
  • Himu Electro Co., Ltd.
    Ojiya-shi, Niigata (JP)
  • Takeda, Koichi
    Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takeda, Koichi
    Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata (JP)
  • Maruyama, Haruji
    Ojiya-shi, Niigata (JP)

(74) Representative: Zimmermann, Gerd Heinrich et al
Zimmermann & Partner, P.O. Box 33 09 20
80069 München
80069 München (DE)

   


(54) Painter and method of painting


(57) There is provided a painter (20) including (a) a static eraser (21) which removes static electricity from air, (b) a tank (22) containing a paint therein, and (c) a spray gun (23) which mixes the paint with air supplied from the static eraser (21), and sprays the paint to an object, characterized by (d) a device (24) located between the static eraser (21) and the spray gun (23) which device retains air therein, wherein positively or negatively charged ionized air (25) supplied from the static eraser (21) is retained in the device (24), positively charged ionized air is mixed with negatively charged ionized air in the device (24), and electrically neutral air (26) is supplied from the device (24) to the spray gun (23).






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