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  Color coatings blender apparatusRelated Patent Categories: Agitating, Stirrer Within Stationary Mixing ChamberThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060171250. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims the benefit of: [0002] Canadian Nonprovisional Patent Application No. 2,492,961 entitled COLOUR COATINGS BLENDER APPARATUS, PRODUCTION OF COLOUR COATINGS GRADIENTS AND APPLICATION METHODS AND USES THEREFOR by Chris Frosztega and Frank McDonnell, filed on Dec. 23, 2004. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0003] This application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application, "PRODUCTION OF COLOR COATINGS GRADIENTS, APPLICATION METHODS AND USES THEREFOR" filed on Dec. 23, 2005, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference. COPYRIGHT NOTICE [0004] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0005] Production methods developed and practised by various industries have direct consequences on our aesthetics environment. Mass production economics, dictate coatings applicators be integrated with color changers which operate to dispense discrete colors for use in the mass production processes. Color changers allow for the production run interchangeability, further enhancing production line automation which results in solid colored, mass produced and mass consumed color homogeneity. It should be noted that the majority of prior art evaluated deals with color changers. As seen in prior art, color changers such as CA1226431, CA1203376 (U.S. Pat. No. 444,401), CA1245849 (U.S. Pat. No. 680,134) and CA1260355 (U.S. Pat. No. 680,351) and mixers for materials containing multiple components such as CA2110840 (U.S. Pat. No. 998,584), are constructed to fulfill their desired tasks. [0006] Color changers as seen in prior art are utilized to change the colors of coatings, and in other prior art such as CA2038075 (U.S. Pat. No. 503,310), this change is integrated within self contained coatings applicators. Prior art as related to this field also points us to change means such as CA2342334 (JP 11/199551), CA2320323 (JP 10/360958), CA2248928 (PCT/US1997/004209) and US 20040190367, combined with automatic painting robots in industrial processes. [0007] Research into this field leads us to prior art within another industry group that contains variable blending mechanisms, such as `Flavor-Injected Blending Apparatus, CA2265623 (U.S. Pat. No. 695,238), utilized in blending, where the varying blending methods create a range of acceptable flavour based compositions each with the same component concentration but varying characteristics. [0008] Spray equipment is utilized to coat any object with the spray coating applicator located at a distance from the surface being coated which is determined by the width of the spray fan. The width of the spray fan can be as small as a paint droplet or as large as desired by the coating applicator operator, restricted primarily by spray coating applicator characteristics, coating technical and physical characteristics and environmental conditions. [0009] Both printers and spray guns apply coatings and are thus coating applicators, but they have different operating characteristics. Printers and printing equipment apply coatings directly, or within relative proximity to surfaces, whereas spray equipment is not restricted by proximity and has the capability to project coating particles to coat surfaces of objects without disturbing texture specific aspects of the surface. [0010] In prior art, both spellings of the word related to the subject matter, namely color and colour without the `u`, are used interchangeably. DEFINITIONS [0011] For the purpose of this application, terms for hardware, software and abstract models are as defined by Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, English version, at http://en.wikipedia.org BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0012] This invention pertains to a color coatings blender apparatus to be used for color composition customization for the application of color coatings on 2D and 3D surfaces. It will make the coating process customizable by providing an extensive range of colors. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] FIG. 1 Is a cross section of the main body (1) with primary ports (4), secondary ports (5), lugs (6) and grooves (9); the blender insert (2) with primary ports (7), secondary ports (8) and external splines (10); the gasket (16) the perforated bearing plate (17), the bushing (15), and the reducer coupling (18) at the central blender chamber outlet; the gasket (19), the non-perforated bearing plate (20), the bushing (15), and the reducer coupling (21) at the opposite end of the central blender chamber; and a side view of the blender spindle (3) complete with shaft (11), vanes (12), perforated end plates (13) and spline (14). [0014] Note 1: The four primary and four secondary ports are shown with their axial centre lines perpendicular to the axes of the main body and blender insert for the sake of clarity. It must be appreciated that the axial centre lines of each of the primary ports and each of the secondary ports of both the main body and the blender insert can be located anywhere within the spaces bounded by individual hemispheres the planes of which lie along the axes of the main body and blender insert and the axial centre lines are positioned such that the primary and secondary ports are aligned with the primary and secondary ports of the main body and that the primary and secondary port entrances (circular or elliptical) to the central blender chamber lie wholly within and at their respective ends of the central blender chamber of the blender insert. [0015] FIG. 2 Is a side view (upper figure) and a top view (lower figure) of a blender insert (2) with an interior central blender chamber having a circular radial cross section, a conical axial cross-section and a smooth bore. The figures show the relative positions of the primary ports (7), secondary ports (8) and exterior splines (10). [0016] Note 1: The bore of the central blender chamber can be either smooth, grooved or customized depending upon what is called for by the coating properties. [0017] Note 2: Only four primary ports and four secondary ports are shown for the sake of clarity and it must be appreciated that additional primary and secondary ports can be added to both main body and central blender insert as called for by the coating properties. [0018] FIG. 3 Is a side view of (from top to bottom) the perforated bearing plate (17); the gasket (16); the bushing (15); the blender spindle (3) (shown with circular radial cross section and cylindrical axial cross section and meant for insertion and use in a blender chamber with cylindrical bore) complete with perforated end plate (13), vanes (12), shaft (11), perforated end plate (13) and spline (14); the bushing (15); the gasket (19); and the non-perforated bearing plate (20). Also shown are end views of (at top left) the gasket (16); and (at top right) the perforated spindle end plates (13) and perforated bearing plate (17). [0019] Note 1: The perforated spindle end plate (13) and perforated bearing plate (17) have different outer diameters and similar perforations. [0020] Note 2: Blender spindle (3a) has trapezoidal angled vanes, blender spindle (3b) has rectangular angled vanes, and blender spindle (3c) has triangular angled vanes. [0021] Note 3: Only four vanes are shown for the sake of clarity and it must be appreciated that the spindle can be adapted to have additional vanes as called for by the coating properties. [0022] Note 4. Refer to FIG. 5 for details of possible vane properties. [0023] FIG. 4 Are side views of blender spindles (3) (shown with circular radial cross sections and conical axial cross sections and meant for insertion and use in blender chambers with different conical bores) complete with shaft (11), vanes (12), perforated end plates (13), and spline (14). Also shown is an end view of the perforated spindle end plates (13). [0024] Note 1: The perforated spindle end plates (13) have different outer diameters and similar perforations. [0025] Note 2: Blender spindle (3d) has trapezoidal angled vanes and blender spindle (3e) has triangular angled vanes. [0026] Note 3: Only four vanes are shown for the sake of clarity and it must be appreciated that the spindle can be adapted to have additional vanes as called for by the coating properties. [0027] Note 4. Refer to FIG. 5 for details of possible vane properties. [0028] FIG. 5 Is a block diagram containing the various interchangeable elements of the blender apparatus. Reading from left to right, the first two columns below the block titled, "Central Blender Chamber (1)" list the possible Axial Cross Sections (2), cylindrical (14) and conical (15); and the possible Bores (3), smooth (16) and grooved (17); of the central blender chamber which can also be customized (36). The next seven columns below the block titled, "Blender Spindle (4)" list the possible Vane (5) properties; viz., Axial Profile (6), rectangular (18), trapezoidal (19) and triangular (20); Axial Orientation (7), straight (21), angled (22) and spiralled (23); Radial Cross Section (8), rectangular (24) and triangular (25); Radial Orientation (9), straight (26) and curved (27); Surface (10), smooth (28), perforated (29) and knurled (30); Interlaced (11), yes (31) and no (32); and Blender Spindle Motion (12), rotated (33) and agitated (34). Vane properties can also be customized (37). The column on the extreme right titled, "Possible Color Coatings Blender Apparatus Configurations (13)" lists a few of the possible configurations (35) of the apparatus, e.g., ACEHKMORT is interpreted to mean a Central Blender Chamber with cylindrical (A) axial cross section, and smooth (C) bore and a Blender Spindle with vanes having a rectangular (E) shape, a straight (H) axial orientation along the shaft of the blender spindle, a rectangular (K) radial cross section, a straight (M) radial orientation, a smooth (0) surface and interlaced (R); and operated with a rotary (T) Motion. The entire blender assembly can be optimized with the use of a programmable computer (38). Continue reading... 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