A plural component spray gun (1) is designed for spraying quick setting materials such as foams, polyurea and the like. Towards this end, the gun (1) is designed so as to be easily serviceable with a minimum of tools. For example, the side seal cartridges (18) and (20) may be installed and removed without tools by removing the retaining ring (9) and then extracting them from the fluid housing (11). Those cartridges (18) and (20) are easily disassembled and cleaned. Similarly, the fluid housing (11) may be removed from the handle/body (1) by unscrewing the lock ring (7) by hand.
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0. 25. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
an air cap;
a fluid housing attached to said gun body, said fluid housing having:
generally opposed first and second radial ports; and
a mix chamber located therein and comprising an elongate body having first and second flattened sides comprising mix chamber seal surfaces; and
first and second seal cartridges retained in said first and second radial ports and sealing against the flattened sides of said mix chamber;
wherein said first and second seal cartridges and said mix chamber seal surfaces are comprised of a hardened material.
0. 12. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
an air cap; and
a fluid housing attached to said gun body, said fluid housing comprising:
a mix chamber located in said fluid housing;
a purge air passage extending through said fluid housing from said gun body;
a fitting connected to said purge air passage for receiving protective material; and
first and second seal cartridges retained in said fluid housing;
wherein said fluid housing receives said air cap and wherein said first and second seal cartridges and said mix chamber comprise sealing surfaces comprised of a hardened material.
0. 17. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
a piston located within the gun body configured to receive a connecting flange of a mix chamber and movable between a first position and a second position;
an air cap; and
a fluid housing attached to said gun body, said fluid housing comprising:
a mix chamber located in said fluid housing and connected to the piston by a connecting flange so that movement of the piston causes movement of the mix chamber;
a purge air passage extending through said fluid housing from said gun body; and
first and second seal cartridges retained in said fluid housing;
wherein said first and second seal cartridges and said mix chamber comprise sealing surfaces comprised of a hardened material.
0. 33. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
an air cap;
a fluid housing attached to said gun body, said fluid housing comprising:
generally opposed first and second radial ports;
a mix chamber located therein; and
one or more check valves;
a lock ring for attaching said fluid housing to said gun body wherein said lock ring is configured to be loosened by hand to allow removal of the fluid housing from the gun body;
first and second seal cartridges configured to be removed by hand retained in said radial ports and sealing against said mix chamber; and
a retaining ring for retaining said first and second seal cartridges in said radial ports that engages a threaded surface of the fluid housing and is configured to be removable by hand.
0. 38. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
an air cap;
a fluid housing attached to said gun body, said fluid housing having:
generally opposed first and second radial ports; and
a mix chamber located therein and comprising an elongate body having first and second flattened sides comprising mix chamber seal surfaces;
a lock ring for attaching said fluid housing to said gun body wherein said lock ring is configured to be loosened by hand to allow removal of the fluid housing from the gun body;
first and second seal cartridges configured to be removed by hand retained in said first and second radial ports and sealing against said flattened sides of said mix chamber; and
a retaining ring for retaining said first and second seal cartridges in said first and second radial ports that engages a threaded surface of the fluid housing and is configured to be removable by hand;
wherein said first and second seal cartridges and said mix chamber seal surfaces are comprised of a hardened material.
0. 1. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
an air cap;
a retaining ring;
a fluid housing removably attached to said gun body, said fluid housing having a threaded surface for threadedly receiving said retaining ring and generally opposed first and second radial ports in said threaded surface; and
first and second seal cartridges retained in said ports by friction and said retaining ring.
0. 2. The spray gun of
0. 3. The spray gun of
0. 4. The spray gun of
0. 5. The spray gun of
a one piece stem having a head thereon to allow manipulation to open or closed positions; and
a seal for sealingly engaging said manifold body.
0. 6. The spray gun of
a mix chamber located in said fluid housing;
a purge air passage located in said fluid housing;
a zerk fitting in said fluid housing and connected to said purge air passage for receiving protective material.
0. 7. The spray gun for fast setting plural component
materials of
0. 8. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of
0. 9. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of
0. 10. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of
0. 11. A spray gun for fast setting plural component materials, said spray gun comprising:
a gun body;
an air cap;
a fluid housing attached to said gun housing and receiving said air cap and generally a mix chamber located in said fluid housing;
a purge air passage located in said fluid housing; and
a zerk fitting in said fluid housing and connected to said purge air passage for receiving protective material.
0. 13. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 31 wherein:
the fitting connected to said purge air passage for receiving protective material comprises a zerk fitting located in said fluid housing.
0. 14. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 31 further comprising:
a fastener for retaining said first and second seal cartridges in the fluid housing.
0. 15. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 34 wherein:
the fastener comprises a retaining ring.
0. 16. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 31 wherein the first and second seal cartridges each comprise:
a cartridge housing having one or more solvent resistant o-rings located on an outer surface;
a seal having a cartridge seal surface and being located within the cartridge housing so that a spring biases the cartridge seal surface against the mix chamber; and
a spring disposed between the cartridge housing and the seal.
0. 18. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 17 further comprising:
an air valve located within the gun body and connected to a trigger; and
a trigger located outside the gun body and connected to the air valve;
wherein depressing the trigger moves the air valve so that the piston moves from the first position to the second position causing material to be dispensed.
0. 19. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 18 further comprising:
a piston stop located between the piston and an end of the gun body for preventing movement of the piston; and
a safety lock located outside the gun body and connected to the piston stop for engaging and disengaging the piston stop;
wherein when the piston stop is engaged the piston stop prevents the piston from moving when the trigger is depressed.
0. 20. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 18 further comprising:
a muffler attached to the gun body for reducing noise.
0. 21. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 17 further comprising:
a fitting connected to said purge air passage for receiving protective material.
0. 22. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 21 wherein:
the fitting connected to said purge air passage comprises a zerk fitting.
0. 23. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 17 further comprising:
a fastener for retaining said first and second seal cartridges in the fluid housing.
0. 24. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 23 wherein:
the fastener comprises a retaining ring.
0. 26. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 25 further comprising a fluid manifold removably fastened to said fluid housing, said fluid manifold being sealed thereto by an o-ring.
0. 27. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 25 further comprising:
a fastener for retaining said cartridges to the fluid housing.
0. 28. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 25 further comprising a retaining ring that engages a threaded surface of the fluid housing and is configured to be removable by hand.
0. 29. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 25 wherein:
said first and second seal cartridges each comprise:
a cartridge housing mounted to one of the radial ports;
a seal having a cartridge seal surface and being located within the cartridge housing so that a spring biases the cartridge seal surface against one of the first and second flattened sides; and
a spring disposed between the cartridge housing and the seal.
0. 30. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 29 further comprising:
a purge air passage located in said fluid housing and intersecting the mix chamber.
0. 31. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 30 further comprising:
a grease fitting coupled to said purge air passage.
0. 32. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 25 wherein the hardened material comprises 440C stainless steel.
0. 34. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 33, further comprising:
a fluid manifold assembly comprising:
first and second fluid valves; and
a one piece stem having a hex head with a seal for shutting off fluid flow;
wherein the fluid manifold assembly is removably attached to the fluid housing from below using a bolt and sealing o-ring; and
wherein the first and second fluid valves of the fluid manifold assembly are capable of fluid communication with the first and second seal cartridges.
0. 35. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 33 wherein the mix chamber further comprises first and second flattened sides and wherein said first and second seal cartridges each comprise:
a cartridge housing mounted to one of the radial ports;
a seal having a cartridge seal surface and being located within the cartridge housing so that a spring biases the cartridge seal surface against one of the first and second flattened sides; and
a spring disposed between the cartridge housing and the seal.
0. 36. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 35 further comprising:
a purge air passage located in said fluid housing and intersecting the mix chamber.
0. 37. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 36 further comprising:
a grease fitting coupled to said purge air passage.
0. 39. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 38 wherein said first and second seal cartridges each comprise:
a cartridge housing mounted to one of the first and second radial ports;
a seal having a cartridge seal surface and being located within the cartridge housing so that a spring biases the cartridge seal surface against one of the first and second flattened sides; and
a spring disposed between the cartridge housing and the seal.
0. 40. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 39 further comprising:
a purge air passage located in said fluid housing and intersecting the mix chamber.
0. 41. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 40 further comprising:
a grease fitting coupled to said purge air passage.
0. 42. The spray gun for fast setting plural component materials of claim 38 wherein the hardened materials comprise 440C stainless steel.
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19b which maintain the angular orientation relative to the fluid housing 11. Mixing chamber 19 also has a connecting flange 19c at the rear end thereof for ⅛ turn push and turn engagement (similar to a bayonet joint) with piston projecting shaft 15a. Side seal cartridge assemblies 18 and 20 are engaged and retained in fluid housing 11 by a combination of the friction fit of o-rings 19d and 20d and radial retention by retaining ring 9.
Retaining ring 9 also retains air cap 10 which screws to the front of mix chamber 19. Lock ring 7 is retained to the rear end of fluid housing 11 by ring 27. Sealing is provided by seals 10a, 23 and 21. This fluid chamber attachment arrangement allows the fluid section to be removed from the body without exposing either of the resin or iso (isocyanate) fluids to atmosphere which would lead to crystallization of the iso.
Side seal cartridge assemblies 18 and 20 are comprised of cartridge housings 18a and 20a, springs 18b and 20b, seals 18c and 20c and o-rings 18d, 20d, 18e and 20e. The sealing surfaces of side seal cartridge assemblies 18 and 20 (e.g. seal surface 20f) and the corresponding surfaces 19b of mix chamber 19 are made of a hardened metal material such 440C stainless steel.
Fluid manifold assembly 12 is comprised of a manifold housing 12a, first and second fluid valves 12b, plugs 12c, bolt 12d and swivels 12e and 12f. First and second fluid valves 12b each are provided with a one piece stem 12h having a hex head with a seal 12i threaded onto the other end for releasably shutting off fluid flow of the material being controlled. Fluid manifold 12 attaches to fluid housing 11 via bolt 12d and sealing o-ring 12g.
Located on the two sides of fluid housing 11 are check valves 26, each check valve 26 being comprised of a housing 26a, a screw 26b, a carbide ball 26c, a screen 26d, a spring 26e and o-rings 26f and 26g. Note that fluid flows from the inside out through the screen so that fluid pressure cannot collapse the screen 26d as happens on prior art guns.
Trigger 13 is mounted to body 1 by pin 6 and screw 29. The rear of trigger 13 selectively (by operator operation) contacts spool type air valve 32 in body 1. Spool type air valve 32 is mounted with 3 o-rings 24, spring 31 and air valve plug 2 which is in turn backed by an air quick disconnect 35. O-rings 24 like all o-rings in the gun are solvent-resistant so that the whole gun (not just the fluid section) can be soaked in solvent for cleaning. A muffler 22 and plug 33 are also provided in the bottom of gun body 1. Air valve disconnect 35 and plug 33 may be exchanged in order to have air come in from the back or bottom as desired by the operator.
A grease zerk fitting 25 is supplied in the fluid housing and connects to the purge air passage 8a, which is fluidly coupled to purge air passage 8b in gun body 1. This allows the fluid passages in the mix chamber 19 and the front end of the gun to be filled with grease (which mixes with the purge air to prevent setup and crystallization. Such injection will allow the spray gun to be stored overnight with having to be completely cleaned. Similarly, the air cap 10 serves to direct cleanoff air around the front of the tip 19a 19d so as to prevent buildup thereon.
In a mechanical purge version of the gun 40, The air cap 110 is provided with a pair of horns 110A spaced so as to correspond with the dimension of the flats 142A on the impingement chamber retainer 142 to allow the retainer 142 to be removed and installed without the use of a separate tool.
The impingement chamber 144 forms first and second spaced annular chambers 146A and 146B about the periphery thereof and first and second sets of passages 144A and 144B respectively connect said annular chambers 146A and 146B with the interior passage 144C thereof. The first and second sets of passages 144A and 144B enter the interior passage 144C at the same axial location thereby preventing a lead-lag situation which can produce unmixed material. As can be seen, set 144A is axially angled and set 144B radial and normal to the axis to achieve this result.
An easily adjustment mechanism for the purge rod 148 is provided. The simple adjustment may be accomplished by turning the rear end 148A purge rod at the rear of the gun using a nut driver or similar tool. The one piece purge rod 148 is threadedly engaged in the piston 115 while the piston is 115 prevented from rotating relative to the gun body 101 by means of complementary flats in the bore and on the piston (101A and 115A respectively).
The adjustable packing 154 of the instant invention, held in place by the tip retainer 150 (which also retains tip 152), allows the user to snug-up the front seal to stop the spitting. This adjustability will allow users to at least finish out the day without changing the main packing.
Mechanical Purge gun operators often must actuate the gun safety, when adjusting air flow or changing tips. The safety 158 must operate easily under all conditions. The guns are often covered with overspray from foam or polyurea, making safety actuation difficult. The safety sleeve 156, made of polyethylene, ensures the safety 158 will be free moving even when covered in overspray and is shown in
It is contemplated that various changes and modifications may be made to the spray gun without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
Anderson, Richard D., Richter, Mark C., Weinberger, Mark T., Pellin, Christopher J., Sebion, Michael J., Zittel, Douglas P., Linder, Peter L.
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