Slinger Or Splasher; Or Deflector Rotated Relative To Effluent Patents (Class 239/214)
  • Patent number: 11534788
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and systems that comprise a misting unit for atomizing a water-based or solvent-based composition, such as a liquid composition thereof to create a mist. Further, the disclosed methods and systems may include introducing, through an airtight aperture in a pipe or substrate, the mist into the pipe or the substrate. Further still, the disclosed methods and systems may include propelling, by an inert or non-inert gas, the mist onto at least a portion of the interior surface of a substrate connected to or integrated with the pipe within a closed system. The misting unit may be removably or irremovably connected to the pipe for optionally removably connecting to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Jeremy A. Luth
  • Patent number: 11213836
    Abstract: A sprinkler head for irrigation having a sprinkler body. The sprinkler body surrounds a fluid delivery tube. The sprinkler body includes an upper plate and a lower plate. A and exits out the fluid nozzle. A fluid distribution cage is positioned on the sprinkler body and around the fluid delivery tube. The fluid distribution cage has one or more arms connecting an upper plate and a lower plate. The lower plate is configured to direct fluid sprayed onto it from the fluid delivery tube. When fluid is sprayed on the lower plate the upper plate begins to nutate around the fluid delivery tube between the upper sprinkler body plate and lower sprinkler body plate. The upper and lower sprinkler body plates have races configured for receiving one or more resilient cushions positioned on the upper plate of the fluid distribution cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Don D. Duffin, Roger M. Duffin
  • Patent number: 11175055
    Abstract: BUILDING FEATURE APPLIED IN AIR-CONDITIONING APPLIANCE, capable of enriching the air with atomized water droplets in two stages, where in a first moment the water sent directly from the water supply network is pre-atomized in an appliance; being then delivered to the main atomizer, which produces the final atomization, creating an ultrafine mist that facilitates the thermal exchange between the mist and the air. The air-conditioning appliance must be associated to a fan so as to spread this mist to the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Alcione Rodrigues de Oliveira
  • Patent number: 10415840
    Abstract: BUILDING FEATURE APPLIED IN AIR-CONDITIONING APPLIANCE, capable of enriching the air with atomized water droplets in two stages, where in a first moment the water sent directly from the water supply network is pre-atomized in an appliance (8); being then delivered to the main atomizer (9), which produces the final atomization, creating an ultrafine mist that facilitates the thermal exchange between the mist and the air. The air-conditioning appliance must be associated to a fan so as to spread this mist to the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Alcione Rodrigues de Oliveira
  • Patent number: 10239066
    Abstract: A sprinkler head includes a sprinkler body, a nozzle positioned within the sprinkler body, a fixed gear coupled with the sprinkler body, a wobbler cage supported on the sprinkler body, and a water deflector plate coupled with the wobbler cage and disposed downstream of the nozzle. A brake assembly is coupled with the water deflector plate for slowing a rotating and wobbling motion of the wobbler cage and the water deflector plate. The brake assembly includes a shaft extending through the water deflector plate and a brake gear disposed at an end of the shaft, where the brake gear is engageable with the fixed gear. Among other advantages, the design eliminates the use of large fixed strut framework that creates dry shadows in the water pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: George L. Sesser, Craig B. Nelson, Andrew B. Hellie, Steven E. Crawford
  • Patent number: 10204989
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming a defect-free semiconductor structure on a dissimilar substrate with a multi-aspect ratio mask. The multi-aspect ratio mask comprises a first, second, and third layer formed on a substrate. The second layer has a second opening wider than a first opening and a third opening in the first and third layers, respectively. All three openings are centered along a common central axis. A semiconductor material is grown from the top surface of the substrate and laterally onto the top surface of the first layer within the second opening. The semiconductor material disposed within and vertically below the third opening is etched by using the third layer as an etch mask so that the remaining material that laterally overflowed onto the top surface of the first layer forms a remaining structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Chu-Kung, Sherry R. Taft, Van H. Le, Sansaptak Dasgupta, Seung Hoon Sung, Sanaz K. Gardner, Matthew V. Metz, Marko Radosavljevic, Han Wui Then
  • Patent number: 10018361
    Abstract: A pintle-swirl hybrid injection device according to embodiments of the present disclosure is an injection device which is installed inside a housing that defines a combustion chamber to inject propellant toward the combustion chamber, and it includes a body in tubular shape, being installed in the housing, forming a passage through which the propellant is introduced, and being partially exposed to the combustion chamber, and an injection tip coupled with an end of the body exposed to the combustion chamber to inject the propellant introduced through the passage in a radial direction of the body, and at the same time, to inject the propellant to a direction of a central axis of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Woo Seok Seol
  • Patent number: 9885137
    Abstract: A washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine are provided. In the washing machine and the method of controlling the washing machine, a liquid detergent is automatically supplied into a washing tub, thereby improving user convenience. In addition, in the washing machine and the method of controlling the washing machine, a liquid detergent is supplied into the washing tub by water circulated by a circulation unit. Thus, no liquid detergent remains in a liquid detergent supply path, and the liquid detergent supply path can be prevented from being blocked due to the solidification of a liquid detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Il Hyeon Jo, Jin Ho Chang
  • Patent number: 9878276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dust suppression system for use in a container, and a misting apparatus therefor. In one form, the dust suppression, system comprises at least one misting apparatus for contributing to the creation of a mist layer for preventing the escape of the dust from the container, the misting: apparatus comprising a means for generating an airflow, and a means for producing a mist in the airflow so that the mist is carried by the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Flinders Ports Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Pellizzari, Daniel Edwin Sloan, Darren James Franklin, Grant Adrian McAlpine, Henry Minkus, Bartosz Kuciel
  • Patent number: 9839895
    Abstract: A high-gravity rotating bed device, including a motor, a rotor and a housing. The rotor and the motor are entirely arranged within the housing. A load-bearing plate is provided within the housing. The load-bearing plate divides the housing into a reaction chamber and a balance chamber. The motor is arranged within the balance chamber. A transmission shaft of the motor passes through the load-bearing plate and is fixedly connected to the rotor arranged within the reaction chamber. A gas inlet, a gas outlet, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet are arranged on the housing. An externally communicating pipeline is arranged on the balance chamber. Also disclosed is an application of the present high-gravity rotating bed device under high-pressure conditions in operations such as mixing, transferring and reacting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jianfeng Chen, Guangwen Chu, Yong Luo, Haikui Zou
  • Patent number: 9453650
    Abstract: BUILDING FEATURE APPLIED IN AIR-CONDITIONING APPLIANCE, capable of enriching the air with atomized water droplets in two stages, where in a first moment the water sent directly from the water supply network is pre-atomized in an appliance (8); being then delivered to the main atomizer (9), which produces the final atomization, creating an ultrafine mist that facilitates the thermal exchange between the mist and the air. The air-conditioning appliance must be associated to a fan so as to spread this mist to the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Alcione Rodrigues de Olveira
  • Patent number: 8925838
    Abstract: A liquid diffusing device with interchangeable nozzles includes a support frame having a passageway for the liquid to be diffused, with an inlet and an outlet, at least one nozzle having a liquid outlet section with a predetermined diameter and a corresponding outflow rate, which is removably and selectively attachable to the outlet in a predetermined operating position, and a system for supporting at least one additional nozzle having an outlet section of a diameter other than that of the first nozzle in the non-operating position. The support system comprises a nozzle-holding plate formed of one piece with the frame and having quick a connect/disconnect system for the additional nozzle in the non-operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Arno Drechsel
  • Publication number: 20140367492
    Abstract: An atomization device including a contact plate including a plurality of capillary openings, a liquid source in fluid communication with the contact plate, and a brush including a plurality of filaments. As the brush rotates a first radial direction, the filaments adhere small amounts of liquid from within the capillary openings, flex when in contact with the contact plate, and release when contact is broken with the contact plate to project liquid from the filaments as they oscillate. A portion of the contact plate includes a spirally curved surface with which the filaments contact, wherein the radius decreases along a path following the first radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Theodore Tench
  • Patent number: 8905325
    Abstract: This spraying member (10) comprises at least one outer bowl (100) and one inner bowl (200), each bowl defining a spraying edge (101, 201), one inner spreading surface (102, 202) and one outer surface (103, 203). The inner bowl (200) is positioned radially on the inside of the outer bowl (100), whereas a volume (V1) defined between the inner surface (102) of the outer bowl (100) and the outer surface (203) of the inner bowl (200) has a thickness (e), corresponding to the distance between this inner surface (102) and this outer surface (203), decreasing between a first value (e1), taken at the zone for inlet of cleaning product into the volume (V1), and a second value (e2), taken at the spraying edge (101) of the outer bowl (100). The spraying member (10) comprises means (68) for the central supply of the inner spreading surfaces (102, 202).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Patrick Ballu, Sylvain Perinet
  • Patent number: 8899495
    Abstract: A mist generating system includes an input pipeline, an iced water tank, a heat exchanger, a nebulizing pump, an output pipeline, a pressure regulating set and a pressure releasing set communicating with each other via a plurality of pipes. The iced water tank is connected between the input pipeline and the nebulizing pump. The iced water tank is connected to the heat exchanger. One end of the output pipeline is connected to the nebulizing pump. Another end of the output pipeline is connected to the pressure regulating set. The pressure regulating set is connected to the iced water tank. One end of the pressure releasing set connected between the nebulizing pump and the output pipeline. Another end of the pressure releasing set connected to the iced water tank. When the mist generating system is turned on, a volume of water is ejected toward the outside in a mist form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Meng-Yao Chuang
  • Patent number: 8881672
    Abstract: The exemplary illustrations relate to an atomization system for a rotary atomizer for applying a coating agent, comprising a rotatably supported bell plate for atomizing the coating agent and for dispensing a spray jet of the coating agent, and comprising a guiding air ring for dispensing a first guiding air flow and a second guiding air flow for producing the spray jet dispensed by the bell plate. The two guiding air flows may comprise separate guiding air flow feeds and may further be set independently from each other. An exemplary bell plate and the guiding air ring may be designed such that the atomization system is suitable for coating the inside of chassis parts of motor vehicles and for coating the outside of chassis parts of motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Duerr Systems, GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Fischer, Peter Marquardt, Hans-Jürgen Nolte, Jürgen Berkowitsch
  • Publication number: 20140231544
    Abstract: A jet diffuser with a quick-change nozzle for use in irrigation systems includes an upper supply portion with a main body that has an upper tubular portion with a longitudinal axis, which is designed to be connected to a drop line and a lower hollow portion having a central cavity and a side wall, in which a lateral opening is formed, a nozzle adapted to be radially inserted into the cavity through the lateral opening in substantially coaxial and facing relationship to the upper tubular portion to direct a liquid jet axially downwards, and a quick-connect system associated with the nozzle for securing it within the main body and including cam and follower drive elements operating on the nozzle to move it and push it axially upwards into substantial contact and sealing relationship to the lower edge of the upper tubular portion, possibly with no seal interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: Arno Drechsel
  • Patent number: 8777037
    Abstract: A device 10 for selectively dispensing ones of multiple fluids, preferably cleaning agents, is disclosed. The device includes a reservoir 50 that holds a diluent “D” therein and a housing 20 that includes a main body segment 22 and a head segment 26. A container assembly 100 may be held between the main body and head segments 22, 26. The container assembly may include at least one container body 105, 110, 112, 114, 116. Each container body 105, 110, 112, 114, 116 houses a concentrate “C,” for example, a concentrated form of a cleaning or other agent therein. The diluent “D” and concentrates “C” are kept separate from each other, whereby no end use product is stored in the device 10. Instead, end use product is mixed on demand during dispensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy F. Knopow, Jeffrey L. Crull, Lawrence J. Fenske, Cunjiang Cheng, Cory J. Nelson, Jose M. Arevalo
  • Patent number: 8720797
    Abstract: A rotary atomizing head 1, which has an inner peripheral surface 2 whose diameter increases from a bottom 21 of the inner peripheral surface toward a tip thereof, and atomizes and releases paint by applying a centrifugal force generated by rotation to the paint supplied to the bottom of the inner peripheral surface, includes a paint supply nozzle 11 for supplying the paint and a cleaning solution to the bottom of the inner peripheral surface, and the paint supply nozzle has a nozzle hole 10a for discharging the paint and the cleaning solution from a rotation center O portion of the rotary atomizing head in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of the rotary atomizing head. The rotary atomizing head 1 also includes a dam portion 4 that is provided in an intermediate portion between the bottom and the tip of the inner peripheral surface and dams the paint and the cleaning solution supplied from the paint supply nozzle to the bottom and flow along the inner peripheral surface toward the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Atsuo Nabeshima, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda
  • Patent number: 8672236
    Abstract: Provided is a sprinkler configured for irrigation of a predetermined area, the sprinkler including a sprinkler body having a central axis. The body is formed with an irrigation inlet configured for receiving irrigation fluid, and a nozzle configured for discharging therethrough a directional jet of the irrigation fluid. The sprinkler further includes a reciprocal element configured for performing a reciprocal rotary motion about the central axis, and a deflecting member including an attachment mechanism for fixed attachment thereof to the reciprocal element. The deflecting member is formed with at least a first deflective surface, and is configured for performing a reciprocal rotary motion about the central axis together with the reciprocal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Naandan Jain Irrigation C.S Ltd.
    Inventors: Izhak Gal, Eli Armon, Rony Bartal, Moshe Gorny
  • Patent number: 8668488
    Abstract: A process for the combustion of a liquid in a combustion chamber includes atomizing liquid sulfur using a rotary atomizer and introducing the liquid sulfur into the combustion chamber. The liquid sulfur is charged onto an inside of a cup. The cup is rotated so as to form a liquid film on the inside of the cup and so that parts of the liquid film are radially flung off from an edge of the cup edge into the combustion chamber. The rotational speed of the cup is varied so as to control a thickness of the liquid film in the cup to between 200 and 1000 ?m. The liquid sulfur is evaporated and subsequently burnt in the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Outotec Oyj, Saacke GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Daum, Wolfram Schalk, Jean Claude Hein, Thomas Schueller, Ludwig Emich, Bernhard Rieger, Dieter Sterner, Johann-Peter Arning
  • Patent number: 8590806
    Abstract: A liquid diffuser device, comprising a support frame (2) with an upper passageway (3) to direct a liquid jet and a lower hollow tubular body (4) with a bottom wall (5), a liquid jet deflecting member (9) having an upper plate (10) fixed to a lower stem (11) which is had within the tubular body (4), means (13) for movably coupling the stem (11) to the bottom wall (5), comprising at least one lower contact surface (14) of the stem (11) and at least one upper contact surface (15) of the bottom wall (5). The movable coupling means (13) comprise an intermediate contact member (16) secured to the lower end portion (12) of the stem (11), and continuously contacting the upper surface (15) of the bottom wall (5) to avoid downward shifting of the stem (11) consequent to wear of the contact surfaces (14, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Arno Drechsel
  • Publication number: 20130175358
    Abstract: An atomizer includes a shell, a rotary blade, a rotary device, and an air blower. The shell contains water. The rotary device is disposed in the shell firmly. The rotary blade is disposed on the rotary device used for driving the rotary blade to rotate. When the rotary blade is rotating, the water in the shell is thrown and sprayed by the rotary blade and strikes against the baffle surrounding the rotary blade. The present invention can produce droplets called water mist carried the anions. Thereafter the air blower drives air to flow to outside of the shell with the water mist. The water mist shall distribute in the ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Chung-Ming LEE
  • Publication number: 20130128043
    Abstract: A vegetation cutting apparatus including a movable carriage having a conveyance system for facilitating conveyance of the carriage over ground. The conveyance system can have conveyance members for facilitating such conveyance. A cutting system can be mounted to the carriage for cutting vegetation. The cutting system can include at least one cutting member which is positionable laterally around the periphery of at least one conveyance member for enabling cutting of vegetation laterally around the at least one conveyance member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Tzvi Avnery
  • Patent number: 8434695
    Abstract: A rotary sprinkler including a body member (A) having a water inlet nozzle (4) with a top end and a bottom end, a pressurized water connector (8) communicating with the bottom end of the water inlet nozzle, a ring (14) attached in spaced-apart relationship from the top end of the nozzle, and a rotor member (B) having at one end an opening (30) for receiving water from the inlet nozzle and directing it to a water distributing groove, and at its opposite end, an axle (36). The rotary sprinkler also includes a rotor axle seat member (c) engageable and disengageable with the rotor's axle and with the ring facilitating, upon disengagement of the seat member from the ring, axial retrieval of the rotor member through the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Inventor: Isaac Barzuza
  • Publication number: 20130105596
    Abstract: A rotating deflector for use with a rotary sprinkler in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a conical body, a plurality of channels formed on a bottom surface of the conical body and extending from a center of the conical body outward toward an outer edge of the conical body, and a deflector ring rotatably mounted on the conical body such that the deflector ring rotates from a first position in which the deflector ring provides additional rotational force for rotation of the deflector and a second position in which the deflector ring provides substantially no rotational force for rotation of the deflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Carl L.C. Kah, III
  • Publication number: 20130023130
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for stirring liquid inside a flow cell. In one implementation, the apparatus includes a rotatable disc configured to receive liquid at a top side of the disc and distribute the liquid substantially evenly around a periphery of the flow cell. The disc has a triangular cross sectional area. The apparatus may further include a set of fins attached to a bottom side of the disc, wherein the set of fins is configured to draw the liquid from the periphery of the flow cell into the center of the flow cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventor: Intermolecular, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20120298771
    Abstract: In airless spray tip assembly 100 shown in FIG. 2, cylinder 112 contains tip 114 and is at one end of dead zone 0 116. Shutoff 118 is comprised of ball 120 and seat 122. The needle seat 122 has been mated to each tip assembly 100 (See FIG. 2). By mating the tip 114 and the seat assembly (shutoff) 118 into one, the seal 124 can be moved out of the ‘dead zone’ 116 thus reducing spit volume and energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel R. Johnson, Charles W. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20120273592
    Abstract: A viscous damped deflector in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one sloped spiral rim extending from a lower surface of a top of the viscous damping chamber that rotates with the rotating distributor of the damped deflector, such that viscous fluid in the chamber is pumped to the center of the chamber as the distributor rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Richard Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120234941
    Abstract: A sprinkler rotary mechanism and a sprinkler are provided. The rotary mechanism comprises a bracket and a reversing carrier, with the latter disposed on the rotation shaft of the bracket. A transmission shaft is disposed on the reversing carrier so as to drive the bracket. The sprinkler comprises a tube, a gasket, an adaptor, an angle carriage, the rotary mechanism, a reversing mechanism, a sprinkler head tube, and a nozzle. The reversing mechanism is rotated to strike the rotary mechanism, and in turn activate the sprinkler head tube to rotate. The water stream sprayed out of the nozzle impacts the reversing mechanism at the other side, and so repeated in order to achieve the rotation of the sprinkler. The present sprinkler uses mechanical transition to replace spring deformation used in the prior art to achieve water stream rotation. The sprinkler is resistant to damage and has simpler structure and larger cover range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Hongbin Huang, Jiyue Yang, Guangping Huang
  • Publication number: 20120199669
    Abstract: A spray head for spraying mortar is provided. The spray head includes a mortar supply pipe and a spinning head positioned at an outlet point of the mortar supply pipe, the spinning head directing mortar supplied from the mortar supply pipe in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of mortar in the mortar supply pipe. An air intake for receiving air is further provided, the air being employed to spin the spinning head pneumatically. Finally, a material input port is provided for inputting material to be combined with the mortar in the mortar supply pipe at the outlet point of the mortar supply pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: GeoTree Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Gesicki, Amir Hoda, Jerald Shelsta
  • Publication number: 20120153045
    Abstract: A rotary sprinkler in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a riser with a nozzle assembly rotatable mounted thereon. The nozzle assembly includes a pressure regulator and flow control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Carl L.C. Kah, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120153044
    Abstract: A substrate liquid processing apparatus of the present invention includes a guide rotary cup configured to guide a process-liquid scattering from a substrate rotating and being held by a substrate holding table and a guide cup configured to guide downward the process-liquid guided by the guide rotary cup. The guide cup includes a downward extension portion extending downward from an inner peripheral end portion of a guide cup body and an inner peripheral extension portion extending inward from the inner peripheral end portion more than the downward extension portion. The inner peripheral extension portion is configured to form a gas guide space together with the guide rotary cup and the downward extension portion so that a gas turning by the rotation of the guide rotary cup can be guided downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Ogata, Shuichi Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20120138706
    Abstract: A rotor nozzle for a high-pressure cleaning appliance is provided. The rotor nozzle has a housing, which comprises at least one inlet opening tangentially, and which is provided in a front wall with a pan-shaped depression with a central opening. A nozzle body is arranged in the housing and supported with a spherical end in the pan-shaped depression. A longitudinal axis of the nozzle body is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the housing, it being possible for liquid in the housing to be caused to rotate about the longitudinal axis, and the nozzle body rotating together with the rotating liquid. In order to reduce flow losses in the rotor nozzle, without the operation of the rotor nozzle (in particular, start-up behavior of the nozzle body) being noticeably impaired, the nozzle body is provided with an outer contour deviating from the circular shape in a rear end area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Georg Wesch, Kai Trautwein
  • Publication number: 20120111973
    Abstract: A handheld and multi-section water distributor contains a body including an inlet end, an outlet end, and a chamber defined between the inlet end and the outlet end; a pressing element including a push segment and a press segment integrally connected on a bottom end of the push segment; a plugging member including a plug segment and a retaining segment integrally extending from a bottom end of the plug segment; the plug segment being formed in a cone shape and extending downward decreasingly to define an outer sealing wall so as to closely engage with the inner sealing wall of the closing room; the retaining segment including a number of protrusions arranged around a bottom end thereof to be retained in the recesses respectively; a resilient element fixed between the inflow room and a top fence of the plugging member to push the plugging member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Mengfeng Cheng, Changwen Zhang
  • Patent number: 8172160
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a rotary body (1) made of a fibrous or porous material, means for rotating (3, 4) said body (1) and means for inputting liquid (10, 11) contacting said body (1), so as to subject said liquid to the dispersing action of forces at the liquid/solid interface, and to rotate the body (1) so as to subject the comminuted liquid to a centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventors: François Simon, Sandre Simon
  • Publication number: 20120074240
    Abstract: A spreading apparatus for spreading material onto a target area is disclosed. The spreading apparatus includes a container for the material, a discharge unit which discharges the material, a deflector door disposed on a discharge port of the discharge unit, a positioning device which positions the deflector door and a controller configured to control the deflector door so that the deflector door is positioned between a first closed position and a second open position. The material is substantially prevented from exiting through the discharge port when the deflector door is in the first position. The deflector door may further be positioned at a position between the first closed position and second open position to control a distance of the material discharged from the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Todd GIBSON, George Cicci, Patrick Henry
  • Patent number: 8025243
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, may include a spray coating device having a self-contained air system. The self-contained air system is adapted to supply a desired amount of air pressure within the spray coating device. Further, the self-contained air system comprises only an air blower rendering the spray coating device air tank-less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Charpie
  • Publication number: 20110220735
    Abstract: The invention discloses a vivid water bloom shower. An electric generator, a control circuit board and at least one electromagnetic valve are arranged in the seal area of the vivid water bloom shower, the electric generator and the electromagnetic valve are respectively electrically connected with the control circuit board; a water inlet passage, at least one normal water outlet passage and at least one rhythm water outlet passage are arranged in the water passage of the vivid water bloom shower, and the electromagnetic valve is arranged between one water inlet passage and one rhythm water outlet passage. Controlled by the control circuit board, the vivid water bloom shower can adjust water currents along with the music rhythm, thereby enabling a user to enjoy the simulated vivid scenery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Renzhong Li
  • Publication number: 20110215169
    Abstract: A fan assembly includes a centrifugal fan mounted at one end of an arm that is arranged to pivot with at least two degrees of rotational freedom. A rotary driver is coupled to the arm with a ball and socket joint so that the centrifugal fan oscillates in use. The fan assembly may be configured as an orchard sprayer to disburse pesticide into foliage and be mounted to, or towed by, an agricultural vehicle. In use the motion of the fan assists in opening up foliage for improved penetration of the pesticide therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Anthony David Denton
  • Publication number: 20110210189
    Abstract: The invention discloses a rotary waterfall shower comprising a hollow body, transversely arranged vane wheels, a front cover arranged on the front end of the body in a sealing way and a water division member which is arranged in the body in a sealing way and can cause the vane wheels to rotate, a pinion wheel is fixedly arranged on the front end of the vane wheels in an axial direction and is meshed with output gear wheels distributed in a central symmetry way, and each output gear wheel can drive one rotary water discharge component arranged on the front end of the front cover to rotate horizontally. Water sprinkled out from the water outlet of the rotary waterfall shower can be dynamically rotated to form gainly clusters of spiral waterfall water blooms, and the shower has the effect of gentle massage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tianyu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110163180
    Abstract: A readily expandable self-cleaning progressive spray system is provided. The system includes a fluid inlet and a series of spray fittings each having a self-sweeping spray nozzle, a timing mechanism, and a pass-through valve. The series of spray fittings are connected in fluid communication to the water inlet such that the fluid passes into and through the spray nozzle of each spray fitting until its timing mechanism expires which subsequently activates its pass-through valve which directs the fluid on to the next spray fitting. The spray fittings include a reset mechanism which resets the pass-through valves in order to allow the valves to iterate through the desired pattern again after completing one cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Glen E. Morrow
  • Publication number: 20110139896
    Abstract: A liquid diffuser device comprises a support frame (2) with an upper tubular passageway (3) and a lower hollow body (4) defining a first longitudinal axis (L), a nozzle (5) associated with the passageway for directing a liquid jet longitudinally downwards at predetermined pressure and flow rate, a deflecting member (6) with a stem (7) held within the hollow body (4) and a deflecting plate (8) associated with the stem (7) and facing towards the nozzle (5) for deflecting the jet peripherally outwards and promoting the rotation (?1) of the stem (7) about the first longitudinal axis (L) with a predetermined rotation speed, self-adjustment means (9) for adjusting the rotation speed of the stem, which comprise at least one elastomeric braking member (10) interposed between the stem (7) and the hollow body (4) for automatically adjusting the rotation speed of the stem (7) upon variation of pressure and flow rate of the liquid jet and for allowing even distribution of the diverted liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Arno Drechsel
  • Publication number: 20110132997
    Abstract: Provided is a sprinkler configured for irrigation of a predetermined area, the sprinkler including a sprinkler body having a central axis. The body is formed with an irrigation inlet configured for receiving irrigation fluid, and a nozzle configured for discharging therethrough a directional jet of the irrigation fluid. The sprinkler further includes a reciprocal element configured for performing a reciprocal rotary motion about the central axis, and a deflecting member including an attachment mechanism for fixed attachment thereof to the reciprocal element. The deflecting member is formed with at least a first deflective surface, and is configured for performing a reciprocal rotary motion about the central axis together with the reciprocal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: NAANDAN JAIN IRRIGATION C.S LTD.
    Inventors: Izhak Gal, Eli Armon, Rony Bartal, Moshe Gorny
  • Publication number: 20110114751
    Abstract: A liquid diffuser device, comprising a support frame (2) with an upper passageway (3) to direct a liquid jet and a lower hollow tubular body (4) with a bottom wall (5), a liquid jet deflecting member (9) having an upper plate (10) fixed to a lower stem (11) which is had within the tubular body (4), means (13) for movably coupling the stem (11) to the bottom wall (5), comprising at least one lower contact surface (14) of the stem (11) and at least one upper contact surface (15) of the bottom wall (5). The movable coupling means (13) comprise an intermediate contact member (16) secured to the lower end portion (12) of the stem (11), and continuously contacting the upper surface (15) of the bottom wall (5) to avoid downward shifting of the stem (11) consequent to wear of the contact surfaces (14, 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Arno Drechsel
  • Publication number: 20110086166
    Abstract: The exemplary illustrations relate to an atomization system for a rotary atomizer for applying a coating agent, comprising a rotatably supported bell plate for atomizing the coating agent and for dispensing a spray jet of the coating agent, and comprising a guiding air ring for dispensing a first guiding air flow and a second guiding air flow for producing the spray jet dispensed by the bell plate. The two guiding air flows may comprise separate guiding air flow feeds and may further be set independently from each other. An exemplary bell plate and the guiding air ring may be designed such that the atomization system is suitable for coating the inside of chassis parts of motor vehicles and for coating the outside of chassis parts of motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Fischer, Peter Marquardt, Hans-Jürgen Nolte, Jürgen Berkowitsch
  • Publication number: 20110036926
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispersing a spray mist over a large area that cools or provides other benefits to the area or to people and animals in the area. The dispersing apparatus comprises a ducted fan having a shroud with a plurality of fan blades disposed inside the shroud near its intake end and a rotary atomizer positioned inside the shroud towards its discharge end and in the air stream created by the fan blades. The fan blades are powered by a motor inside the shroud. A tilting mechanism tilts the discharge end of the shroud up or down to aim the spray mist and an oscillating mechanism pivots the ducted fan to discharge the spray mist generally across the area. The rotary atomizer discharges an atomized substance, which may be water, pesticide, deodorant, liquid fuel, fire retardant or a wide variety of other materials, into the air stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventor: Leno Ambrosio Nunes
  • Patent number: 7837135
    Abstract: The invention relates to an application element (1) for a rotary sprayer, in particular in the form of a bell-shaped plate or a rotary disc, with an overflow surface (8) which, during the coating operation, rotates together with the application element (1) and is overflowed by a coating agent to be applied, and with a surface layer which is located on the overflow surface (8) and on which a thin coating agent film forms with a certain film thickness during operation, wherein boundary surface friction acts between the coating agent film and the surface layer. It is proposed that the surface layer reduces the boundary surface friction between the coating agent film and the overflow surface (8). Furthermore, the invention comprises an associated operating method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Durr Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Nolte, Harald Gummlich
  • Publication number: 20100211205
    Abstract: A rotary atomizer arrangement and methods for operating the same are disclosed. An exemplary atomizer may be used for the coating of work pieces, and may include a bell plate driven by an electric motor. The exemplary atomizer may further be configured for the detection of errors in the spraying process and/or the drive system of the bell plate, such as by analyzing corresponding parameters of typical values of the drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Baumann, Torsten Block, Juergen Haas, Frank Herre, Marcus Frey, Alexander Meissner, Hans-Jurgen Nolte, Bernhard Seiz
  • Publication number: 20100155504
    Abstract: A rotary atomizing head 1, which has an inner peripheral surface 2 whose diameter increases from a bottom 21 of the inner peripheral surface toward a tip thereof, and atomizes and releases paint by applying a centrifugal force generated by rotation to the paint supplied to the bottom of the inner peripheral surface, includes a paint supply nozzle 11 for supplying the paint and a cleaning solution to the bottom of the inner peripheral surface, and the paint supply nozzle has a nozzle hole 10a for discharging the paint and the cleaning solution from a rotation center O portion of the rotary atomizing head in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of the rotary atomizing head. The rotary atomizing head 1 also includes a dam portion 4 that is provided in an intermediate portion between the bottom and the tip of the inner peripheral surface and dams the paint and the cleaning solution supplied from the paint supply nozzle to the bottom and flow along the inner peripheral surface toward the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Atsuo Nabeshima, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda