Appeal No. 2005-2119
Application No. 10/103,063
a controller that communicates with the first sensor and
determines the color of paint applied to the first portion of the
vehicle;
a second sensor that provides an indication of a color of paint
being applied at a second paint application station; and
a paint color adjuster at the second paint application station,
the controller communicating with the second sensor and
selectively causing the paint color adjuster to adjust the color
of paint at the second paint application station such that the
color of a second portion of the vehicle at the second paint
application station matches the color of the first portion of the
vehicle.
14. A system for separately painting separate portions of a
vehicle exterior before a vehicle is assembled, comprising:
a first paint application station for applying paint to a first
portion of the vehicle;
a first sensor that provides an indication of a color of paint
applied to the first portion of the vehicle;
a controller that communicates with the first sensor and
determines the color of paint applied to the first portion of the
vehicle;
a second paint application station for applying paint to a
second portion of the vehicle;
a second sensor that provides an indication of the color of
paint being applied at the second paint application station;
and
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