Disc Or Impeller Type Patents (Class 239/224)
  • Patent number: 11213837
    Abstract: A spray head comprises a body, a rotatable member, and a first bearing. The rotatable member is rotatably coupled to the body and includes a plurality of vanes and a plurality of spray nozzles. The first bearing is coupled to the body and is configured to define a rotational axis of the rotatable member. The first bearing includes a longitudinal channel and a plurality of distribution channels extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal channel through the first bearing. The first bearing is configured to direct a flow of water through the longitudinal channel and the plurality of distribution channels toward the plurality of vanes to rotate the rotatable member about the first bearing, so as to direct the flow of water through the plurality of spray nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Pete Kajuch, Joshua Walter
  • Patent number: 11173516
    Abstract: To provide a production method capable of producing an antiglare film-coated substrate having excellent antiglare performance in a short time, an antiglare film-coated substrate having excellent antiglare performance, and an article provided with the substrate. A method for producing an antiglare film-coated substrate 1 comprising a substrate 3 and an antiglare film 5 formed on the substrate 3, characterized by comprising a step of preparing a coating composition comprising at least one of a silica precursor (A) and particles (C), and a liquid medium (B), wherein the liquid medium (B) contains a liquid medium (B1) having a boiling point of at most 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Azusa Takai, Shuji Taneda, Satoshi Mototani, Yoshimi Otani
  • Patent number: 11084057
    Abstract: The present application provides a wheel bolt hole protection plug placing device, which includes a frame, a lifting cylinder, guiding shafts, high precision linear bearings, a flange, a connecting shaft, a roller way, a bracket, a first base, a first bearing, a first sleeve, a rotating cylinder with braking function, an end cap, a second base, a second bearing, a second sleeve, a shaft, first linear bearings, contactors, springs, a synchronous cam, a gland, a visual sensor, a mounting frame, a first linear guiding rail, a first guiding rail sliding seat, a first screw nut, a first screw, a first servo motor and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zuo Xu, Guoyuan Xiong, Weidong Liu, Na Zhang, Liangjian Yue, Liguang Xie, Jing Wang, Shujuan Li
  • Patent number: 10995025
    Abstract: A liquid flow distribution system comprises a flow chamber and a rotor. The flow chamber has a flow chamber inlet, a flow chamber outlet and a chamber flow path extending from the flow chamber inlet to the flow chamber outlet. The flow chamber path is curved so as to generate a generally vortical flow in liquid passing through the chamber flow path. The rotor has a plurality of rotor blades rotatably mounted about a rotor axis. The rotor is mounted in proximity to the flow chamber outlet and positioned such that a flow of liquid exiting the flow chamber outlet impacts one or more of the rotor blades to rotationally drive the rotor. Rotational driving of the rotor in turn disperses liquid impacting the rotor blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: BIOGILL ENVIRONMENTAL PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark John Smith, John David West, Jeremy Michael Wilson, Christopher Jeffrey Locker
  • Patent number: 10960419
    Abstract: A coating device is equipped with a rotary head, a drive unit, and an electric power supply unit. The rotary head is configured to be supplied with a coating material. The rotary head includes a diffusion surface that is configured such that the coating material is diffused toward an outer edge portion of the diffusion surface by a centrifugal force, and a plurality of groove portions that are included in the outer edge portion. The rotary head is configured to discharge a threadlike coating material from the groove portions. Also, the coating device is configured such that a diameter of the threadlike coating material is set equal to or larger than 0.03 mm and equal to or smaller than 0.1 mm and that the threadlike coating material is electrostatically atomized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Tani, Akira Numasato, Atsuo Nabeshima, Takahito Kondo, Yuki Murai, Takao Ueno, Katsuhiro Ishikawa, Takatoshi Okuta, Kota Harada
  • Patent number: 10919055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a double bell cup installed on an end portion of a painting robot to centrifugally spray paint to an object to be painted, the double bell cup comprising: an outer body having a tapered structure that becomes gradually wider from the top to the bottom, wherein the outer body has an inlet passage formed on the top side thereof, a stagnation passage formed therein to communicate with the inlet passage, and a spray passage formed on the bottom side thereof to communicate with the stagnation passage, and paint is introduced through the inlet passage and retained in the stagnation passage; and an inner body having a tapered structure that becomes gradually wider from the top to the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SANG EUN PARK
    Inventor: Sang Eun Park
  • Patent number: 10843234
    Abstract: The present application discloses a wheel cleaning device comprises a lifting rotating system, a central hole cleaning system, a cleaning system for inner rim and back cavity, a synchronous clamping drive system, an outer rim cleaning system, and a bolt hole cleaning system, etc. The device may not only separately clean the center hole, the bolt hole, the inner rim and the outer rim of the wheel, but also may regulate the position and the angle of each nozzle according to the diameter and the height of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Bowen Xue, Xueqiang Li, Jiandong Guo
  • Patent number: 10722856
    Abstract: A multi-disk spinning disk assembly for atomization and encapsulation applications. A number of disks 17a and spacers (33, 40) are stacked to form a disk stack 17 having a feed well 31 in the center core of the stack. The fluid to be atomized or encapsulated is delivered to the feed well 31. The fluid then flows into spacer channels (37, 41) within or on the surface of the spacers. The channels (37, 41) communicate the fluid toward the outer edges of the disks 17a. The disk surface past the spacers (33, 40) can have various configurations, such as teeth, weirs, or a bigger or smaller diameter, as desired for particular atomization or encapsulation characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Albert M. Zwiener, Darren E. Barlow, Mark R. Heistand, George T. Lamberson, Jeffrey N. Harris
  • Patent number: 10695733
    Abstract: A multi-disk spinning disk assembly for atomization and encapsulation applications. A number of patterned disks are stacked to form a disk stack having a feed well in the center core of the stack. Each patterned disk has channels defined by spacers, with the channels and spacers being of varying depths, heights, and/or widths. The fluid to be atomized or encapsulated is delivered to the feed well. The fluid then flows into the channels, which communicate the fluid toward the outer edges of the disks. The fluid exits the disk stack from a circumferential gap, which is created by interposing spacing disks between the patterned disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Southwest Research Intitute
    Inventors: Albert M. Zwiener, Darren E. Barlow, Mark R. Heistand, George T. Lamberson, Jeffrey N. Harris
  • Patent number: 10610901
    Abstract: The invention discloses a wheel cleaning and blowing device, which is composed of four systems: a wheel positioning system, which completes initial positioning of a wheel on a roller bed and finds the position of a valve hole; a wheel advancing and dry-wet conversion system, in which the wheel advances while rotating, thus completing double-station dry-wet conversion of the wheel; a high-pressure water cleaning system, which is matched with the advancing rotating wheel to clean the wheel; and a compressed air blowing system, which is matched with the advancing rotating wheel to blow the wheel uniformly. The invention simultaneously discloses a wheel cleaning and blowing method. By adopting the device and the method, the wheel moves forward all the time during cleaning and blowing, the cycle is short, the efficiency is high, cleaning and blowing are integrated, and dry-wet separation is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huiying Liu, Xin He
  • Patent number: 10040081
    Abstract: A powder spray gun includes a powder flow path inlet and a powder flow path outlet, the powder flow path inlet being connectable in a first configuration to a dilute phase powder pump and in a second configuration to a dense phase powder pump, wherein the powder spray gun comprises a spray nozzle that is the same for the first and second configurations. The powder flow path is provided by a powder tube that extends through the gun, with the powder tube having a first diameter at an inlet portion of the spray gun and a second diameter at an outlet portion of the spray gun, with the second diameter being greater than the first diameter. The powder flow path may also include a conical transition portion, and a member for adding air to the powder flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence M. Fulkerson, Brian D. Mather, Benjamin J. Becker
  • Publication number: 20150079255
    Abstract: A device for distributing wine uniformly over a wine cap includes a T-joint member, an impeller and a shaft. The T-joint member has a top opening, a bottom opening, a side opening, a through-opening extending from the top opening to the bottom opening and a side-through-opening extending from the side opening to the through-opening. The impeller includes a one-piece conical shaped body that has a circular base, a cylindrical center, a conical-shaped outer surface, a central-through-opening extending through the cylindrical center, and a plurality of curved blades extending from the top of the cylindrical center along the inclined outer surface. The T-joint member is configured to allow wine to be pumped into the through-opening through the side opening and to exit through the bottom opening and then to flow onto the impeller. The impeller is configured to allow the wine to flow uniformly around and down the conical-shaped outer surface of the impeller and through the impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: ALEXANDER MITCHELL, EVAN SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 8931710
    Abstract: An improved rotary disc atomizer for use in, for example, spray dryers or congealers is disclosed. The rotary disc may be directly mounted to the shaft of a high-speed electrical motor. The high-speed electrical motor comprises a permanent magnet rotor and electro-magnetic bearings. The electro-magnetic bearings may be supported by one or more upper/lower bearing housings and used to enable frictionless support of the shaft/rotor and rotary disc. The atomizer system may further comprise a gas distributor enabled to dynamically adjust the velocity at which the gas leaves the radial vanes and meets with the atomized droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Dedert Corporation
    Inventor: Claude Bazergui
  • Patent number: 8925837
    Abstract: A variable arc sprinkler head or nozzle may be set to numerous positions to adjust the arcuate span of the sprinkler. The sprinkler head includes an arc adjustment valve having two portions that helically engage each other to define an opening that may be adjusted at the top of the sprinkler to a desired arcuate length. The arcuate length may be adjusted by pressing down and rotating a deflector to directly actuate the valve. The sprinkler head may include a lock-out feature to prevent adjustment. A method of irrigation is also provided involving moving the deflector between an arc adjustment position and an operational, irrigation position. The sprinkler head may also include a flow rate adjustment valve that may be adjusted by actuation of an outer wall of the sprinkler. Rotation of the outer wall causes a flow control member to move axially to or away from an inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel C. Walker, Steven Brian Hunnicutt
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140306029
    Abstract: A landscape material placement machine that spreads landscaping material quickly and easily for any landscaping project. The machine has a hopper where material is held and falls onto a conveyor that is ran by a small motor with a throttle cable so the flow of the material can be controlled by the owner. This machine has the ability to pour material at a 180 degree radius while the conveyor belt is running and while the entire machine is in motion. The ability of the 180 degree turn table makes it easier to spread material evenly, and the ability of the motorized conveyor belt makes the spreading of material quicker than doing it with a shovel or other gardening tool. This machine can easily be pulled by the tow bar with a lawn mower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Lawrence Christopher Taylor
  • Patent number: 8851399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a member (10) for spraying a coating product comprising a primary surface (20) for spreading the product and at least two secondary, inner (21) and outer (22) surfaces for spreading the product that extend downstream of the primary surface (20), the primary (20) and secondary (21, 22) surfaces being coaxial (X10-X10), the downstream portions of the secondary surfaces (21, 22) defining an inner spraying edge (23) and an outer spraying edge (24). The downstream portions (21b, 22b) of the secondary surfaces (21, 22) have, relative to one another, directions (A21, A22) that are overall divergent towards the downstream direction. The inner edge (23) has a diameter substantially smaller than the diameter of the outer edge (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Patrick Ballu, Philippe Foury, Djamel Merabet, Philippe Provenaz, Eric Prus
  • Patent number: 8840042
    Abstract: An atomizer system 160 for use in a spray dry absorber 130, the atomizer system 160 includes a support member 161, an atomizing disc 162 rotatably coupled to the support member 161, a first feed line 163 for delivery of a reagent slurry 163a to a delivery area 165 and a second feed line 164 for delivery of a dilution liquid 164a to the delivery area 165. The delivery area 165 is positioned within the atomizer system 160 to reduce scale buildup generated by interaction of the reagent slurry 163a and the dilution liquid 164a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventor: Thomas Edwin Pearson
  • Patent number: 8807077
    Abstract: Exemplary coating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary coating device may include an atomizer for applying a spray jet of a coating means or material to a component, at least one directing air nozzle for outputting shaping or directing air in order to shape the spray jet, and a temperature-control device for controlling the temperature of the directing air. The coating device may further include a control unit which activates the temperature-control device as a function of at least one operating variable of the atomizer in order to set a predetermined directing air temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Durr Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Meissner, Frank Herre, Marcus Frey, Torsten Block, Michael Baumann
  • Patent number: 8794177
    Abstract: A coating apparatus has a rotary atomizing head that discharges paint to a work, and an air injecting unit that injects annular shaping air towards an outer peripheral edge portion of the rotary atomizing head. The air injecting unit has first air injecting ports and second air injecting ports. First air of relatively high wind speed is injected from the first air injecting ports and second air of relatively low wind speed is injected from the second air injecting ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Shigekura, Kohei Ogata, Gaku Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20140175188
    Abstract: The insert (20) is adapted to be fitted into an atomizer wheel. Each insert (20) has a longitudinal axis and comprises an inner end face (21), an outer end face (22), an external surface (23) and an internal surface (24) defining a channel (35) having a centre axis (c) and extending between an inlet (25) at the inner end face (21) and an outlet (26) at the outer end face (22). At least the inlet (25) is offset from the longitudinal axis such that the centre axis of the channel (35) is offset from the longitudinal axis of the insert (20). The insert (20) is adapted to be utilized in an atomizer wheel for a spray dryer for atomizing slurries of abrasive material, for instance for spray drying absorption for flue gas cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering A/S
    Inventor: Erling Skov NIELSEN
  • Patent number: 8727232
    Abstract: A discharging device for safety-related fluids, such as liquid solutions of irritants such as Oleoresin Capsicum, riot control and self-defense agents such as a combination of (E)-2-butenyl mercaptan (C4H7SH), 3-methyl butanethiol and corresponding S-acetyl compounds, marking agents such as dyes and fluorescent pigments, combinations of the same, and extinguishing agents for fire fighting and early fire fighting such as 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone, in particular in technical equipment such as switchgear cabinets. The device has a valve connected to a safety-related fluid source. The valve leads to a distributor having discharge openings. The distributor is a driven atomization wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Kronsteiner
  • Patent number: 8720796
    Abstract: A rotation restricting mechanism is provided between a mounting shaft section of a rotational shaft and a mounting tube section of a rotary atomizing head. The rotation restricting mechanism includes a male spline member provided on the outer peripheral side of the mounting shaft section, and a female spline member provided on the inner peripheral side of the mounting tube section. By meshing engagement of the male spline member with the female spline member, the rotation restricting mechanism restricts rotational displacements of the rotary atomizing head relative to the rotational shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: ABB K.K.
    Inventor: Yukio Yamada
  • Patent number: 8695900
    Abstract: A variable arc sprinkler head or nozzle may be set to numerous positions to adjust the arcuate span of the sprinkler. The sprinkler head includes an arc adjustment valve having two portions that helically engage each other to define an opening that may be adjusted at the top of the sprinkler to a desired arcuate length. The arcuate length may be adjusted by pressing down and rotating a deflector to directly actuate the valve. The sprinkler head may include a lock-out feature to prevent adjustment. A method of irrigation is also provided involving moving the deflector between an arc adjustment position and an operational, irrigation position. The sprinkler head may also include a flow rate adjustment valve that may be adjusted by actuation of an outer wall of the sprinkler. Rotation of the outer wall causes a flow control member to move axially to or away from an inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Brian Hunnicutt, Thomas Richard Bednar
  • Patent number: 8690076
    Abstract: An annular dam portion is formed along a circumference of an inner peripheral face of a rotary atomizer head and has a plurality of paint supply holes formed along the circumferential direction at the boundary between the annular dam portion and the inner peripheral face. The annular dam portion is disposed between the bottom of the inner peripheral face and the tip of the inner peripheral face. The dam portion is formed such that a substantially constant distance separates the inner peripheral face from the dam portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Isamu Yamasaki, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda
  • Patent number: 8672242
    Abstract: A variable arc sprinkler head or nozzle may be set to numerous positions to adjust the arcuate span of the sprinkler. The sprinkler head includes an arc adjustment valve having two portions that helically engage each other to define an opening that may be adjusted at the top of the sprinkler to a desired arcuate length. The arcuate length may be adjusted by pressing down and rotating a deflector to directly actuate the valve without the need for a hand tool. A method of irrigation is also provided involving moving the deflector between an arc adjustment position and an operational, irrigation position. The sprinkler head may also include a flow rate adjustment valve that may be adjusted by actuation or rotation of an outer wall portion of the sprinkler. Rotation of the outer wall portion causes a flow control member to move axially to or away from an inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Brian Hunnicutt, Samuel Walker
  • Publication number: 20140061330
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an atomizer for an agricultural aircraft containing a rotary atomizer with a propeller having a diffuser cone which has in its interior and exterior parts ribbed guides. These ribbed guides help to obtain the perfect dispersion and the uniformity of the micrometric drops, thus improves the flow and the amplitude of the spray by each passing of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Cesar Gustavo URIARTE
  • Patent number: 8662416
    Abstract: In a rotary atomizer (10) including a rotating bell (92) secured to a rotating shaft (20a) of an air motor (20) held in an atomizer body, the rotating bell having a plurality of orifices (92a) for supplying paint to an object to be painted, the rotating bell being rotated to spray the paint toward the object to be painted, the rotary atomizer comprises a paint passage (102a) with a paint port (112c) at an end thereof fluidly communicating with the orifices of the rotating bell, and a water passage (108) arranged outside of the paint passage and having a water port at an end of the water passage leading to the orifices of the rotating bell. A needle (94) for opening and closing the paint port may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuroda, Kenji Nagato
  • Patent number: 8590807
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an atomizer having a body with an inner portion and an outer portion; an atomizer member; and outlet channels about the spraying axis (X1) for ejecting air so as to shape the spray of material. The atomizer also has an outlet chamber communicating with the outlet channels; and an inlet duct for feeding air to the outlet channels. The atomizer also includes at least two intermediate chambers juxtaposed and extending about the spraying axis (X1); axial intermediate channels, two juxtaposed intermediate chambers being interconnected via a set of intermediate channels distributed about the spraying axis (X1); and outlet ducts distributed about the spraying axis (X1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Samuel Callendret, Olivier Gourbat, Sylvain Perinet, Patrick Ballu, Franck Gerstch, David Vincent
  • Patent number: 8468968
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely installing in a conduit a monolithic liner comprised of an amine terminated resin and a hydroxyl resin combined with isocyanate. The hydroxyl resin may include caster oil or soy based oil. The liner mixture may include anti-static agents such as quaternary ammonium ethosulfates, ethoxylated amines or glycerol esters. The apparatus includes a main component body including an umbilical comprising hoses for lining and air components and electrical power and signals, an impingement block for mixing the liner and remotely controlled by a termination rod. The device may reciprocate forward and reverse in the pipe and the laterally. The method and apparatus can structurally reinforce the pipe to allow operation at the pipe's original maximum allowable operating pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Quest Inspar LLC
    Inventors: Kent Weisenberg, Dudley Primeaux, II
  • Publication number: 20130062428
    Abstract: A flow regulator for use with a lawn sprinkler. The apparatus includes an impeller, a regulator portion and a nozzle regulator portion. The sprinkler is configured to regulate the delivery of water according to the shape of the area to be irrigated, so that water is not wasted on adjacent areas which do not require irrigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: ANTHONY J. BREDBERG
  • Patent number: 8333334
    Abstract: A rotary spray head for atomizing and dispersing fluidized coating material within a bearing stream. The rotary spray head has a plurality of elongated contoured material dispersing portals positioned to define multiple overlapping product stream flow across a diffuser surface imparting translateral product stream homogenation and adaptive proportional edge shear for an improved coating dispersal pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventor: Thad Gefert
  • Patent number: 8297534
    Abstract: A shower with rotatable top and bottom rotating covers and a rotatable watering function, comprising: a shower housing, a watering unit having a tilted hole, an impeller set beneath the tilted hole and axially located between the shower housing and the watering unit, a top rotating cover protruding on the shower housing and fixed on the top of the impeller, and a bottom rotating cover protruding under the watering unit and fixed beneath the impeller. The top and bottom rotating covers rotate with the impeller around the same axis. The bottom cover contains an off-center outlet. The water stream from the tilted hole of watering unit will strike the impeller, rotating the top and bottom rotating cover around the same axis. The off-center outlet of the bottom rotating cover then generates a rotating spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignees: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Renzhong Li, Jianmin Chen, Bin Chen, Huasong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20120261488
    Abstract: A shower head contains a body including an inflow passage, a plurality of distributing passages, and a first groove; a rotary disk including a second disc portion, a post portion extending, an opening; a first resilient element used to provide a driving force and a restoring force onto the rotary disk; a pushing member fixed in the rotary disk and including a number of second ratchet blocks; a second resilient element used to provide the restoring force onto the pushing member after releasing the pulling force; a pulling device served to provide the pulling force on the pushing member and including an external portion extending from the body to be forced and an internal portion located at the body to be pulled, the internal portion at least containing a pull line member with a suitable length to insert through the inflow passage of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Mengfeng Cheng, Shengping Hu, Dajun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8272583
    Abstract: A variable arc sprinkler head or nozzle may be set to numerous positions to adjust the arcuate span of the sprinkler. The sprinkler head includes an arc adjustment valve having two portions that helically engage each other to define an opening that may be adjusted at the top of the sprinkler to a desired arcuate length. The arcuate length may be adjusted by pressing down and rotating a deflector to directly actuate the valve without the need for a hand tool. A method of irrigation is also provided involving moving the deflector between an arc adjustment position and an operational, irrigation position. The sprinkler head may also include a flow rate adjustment valve that may be adjusted by actuation or rotation of an outer wall portion of the sprinkler. Rotation of the outer wall portion causes a flow control member to move axially to or away from an inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Steven B. Hunnicutt, Samuel C. Walker
  • 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: 20120067967
    Abstract: A fluid applicator includes, a tubular configured to transport a fluid therethrough, and a rotatable member in operable communication with the tubular such that fluid transported through the tubular is deposited at the rotatable member near a rotational center of the rotatable member. The rotatable member is configured to produce sufficient centrifugal forces on the fluid through rotation thereof to urge the fluid radially outwardly from the rotatable member to coat an inside of an earth formation borehole tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Sven van Delden, Dirk Froehlich, Witali Huber
  • Patent number: 8047736
    Abstract: A floor scrubber that includes a housing having a plurality of brush assemblies mounted therein. Each brush assembly is connected to a liquid supply by a tube. A disperser is mounted on each brush assembly and cleaning liquid flows from the liquid supply onto the disperser. As the brush assembly is rotated, the disperser rotates in unison with the assembly and the cleaning liquid is dispersed onto the bristles and onto the floor surface to be cleaned. The disperser includes a plurality of fins that aid in propelling the cleaning fluid onto the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Jordan Power Equipment Co.
    Inventor: Todd A. Jordan
  • Patent number: 7992514
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a lining device that can be pulled through a pipe having an approximate diameter between 1 and 36 inches. The device sprays an electrically charged lining mixture 360° onto the inside pipe surface. The lining mixture is electro-statically charged to facilitate full encapsulation and adhesion to all pipe wall surfaces in a circumferentially uniform thickness. The lining device can be contained in a multipart housing having flexible rod-like components that hold the device in the center of the longitudinal axis of the pipe. The lining mixture is conveyed to the device through heated non expanding hose. The non expanding properties facilitate the delivery of the lining under pressure to the device. The device also incorporates a dwell cone having a knurled edge that atomizes the lining mixture as it is centrifugally thrown onto the pipe wall. The device may further incorporate nitrogen in mixing the lining material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventors: Kent Weisenberg, Dudley Primeaux, II
  • Patent number: 7959092
    Abstract: A coating machine enables the inside of a paint chamber to be washed clean with less amount of use of thinner by increasing washing efficiency and is capable of forming a coating with uniform coating thickness by always uniformly jetting a paint over 360° about a rotary atomizing head and the rotary atomizing head of the coating machine. The coating machine includes the rotary atomizing head in which the paint chamber is formed in the clearance between an outer bell fitted to the tip of a tubular rotating shaft and an inner bell fitted to the front side of the outer bell. Fins agitating, in the paint chamber, a washing fluid supplied from a thin tubular nozzle inserted into the tubular rotating shaft are radially formed on the rear surface side of the inner bell. An annular paint groove temporarily accumulating the paint is formed in the inner surface of the rim part of the outer bell on which the paint jetted from the paint jetting holes formed at the peripheral surface part of the paint chamber is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Nomura, Shigeyoshi Inada, Takashi Katsumata, Satoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20110101126
    Abstract: A discharging device for safety-related fluids, such as liquid solutions of irritants such as Oleoresin Capsicum, riot control and self-defense agents such as a combination of (E)-2-butenyl mercaptan (C4H7SH), 3-methyl butanethiol and corresponding S-acetyl compounds, marking agents such as dyes and fluorescent pigments, combinations of the same, and extinguishing agents for fire fighting and early fire fighting such as 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone, in particular in technical equipment such as switchgear cabinets. The device has a valve connected to a safety-related fluid source. The valve leads to a distributor having discharge openings. The distributor is a driven atomization wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventor: Martin Kronsteiner
  • Publication number: 20110049259
    Abstract: A method of dispensing a volatile active into the surrounding environment includes the steps of providing a fragrance dispenser having a housing, a fan disposed within the housing and having a airflow director, first and second chambers disposed within the housing, and first and second fragrances disposed in the first and second chambers. The first and second chambers include first and second shutters covering first and second outlets, and first and second heaters, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: René Maurice Béland, Nitin Sharma, Deliang Shi, John R. Wietfeldt
  • Patent number: 7896265
    Abstract: The coating apparatus comprises a body part, a head part detachably installed to this body part, and a connecting ring connecting the body part with the head part. The body part is provided with a cascade that boosts and outputs electric power and a plurality of tubes and a passage in which at least one of the optical signal, air, and coating circulates. The head part is provided with the rotary atomization head, an electric power transmission line that transmits the electric power output from the cascade, and a passage. On the connecting face of the body part, at least part of the cascade projects, and third port of the passage is exposed. On the connecting face of the head part, the electric power transmission line is connected, and a cascade insertion part in which the projected part of the cascade is inserted is formed, and a fourth port connected to the third port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Masaaki Shoji, Masashi Honma
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7806074
    Abstract: A coating machine is capable of reducing VOC and CO2 by atomizing a paint to increase depositing efficiency without lowering production efficiency and the rotary atomizing head of the coating machine. The coating machine includes the rotary atomizing head in which a paint chamber receiving the supply of paint is formed on the rear side thereof. A plurality of rims formed in a roughly truncated conical shape for extending the paint flowing out of the paint chamber by a centrifugal force and atomizing the paint at the tip thereof are fitted in the rotary atomizing head overlappingly at specific clearances. The clearances are opened to the peripheral surface part of the paint chamber. Accordingly, VOC and CO2 can be reduced by reducing the total jetted amount of paint to enable the atomization of the paint at low rotating speeds so as the increase the deposit efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Nomura, Shigeyoshi Inada, Takashi Katsumata
  • Patent number: 7770826
    Abstract: The invention concerns a rotary nozzle combination (P) for coating product comprising an atomizing bowl (3) and a rotor (11) adapted to rotate the bowl about a geometrical axis (X-X?), and means (4, 5, 6, 7) for controlling the presence and/or proper mounting of the bowl (3) on the rotor (11). The rotor (11) is spaced apart from a non-rotating part (P1) and the control means comprise first means (4, 5) enabling a force (F3) to be applied on the bowl (3) tending to vary the thickness of an air-film of the pneumatic thrust bearing (P1), as well as second means (7, 8) for determining the air pressure in the bearing (P1). The pressure of air in the thrust bearing (P1) can be determined when the latter is normally supplied and compared with at least one reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Patrick Ballu, Caryl Thome
  • Publication number: 20100193602
    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: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Ballu, Sylvain Perinet
  • Patent number: 7726586
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotary atomizing head that paint supplied to an inner peripheral surface is spread on the inner peripheral surface uniformly so as to improve the quality of coating and to lengthen the life of the rotary atomizing head. An inner peripheral surface 67 diametrically expanded from the center of the rotary atomizing head to a peripheral edge 61b is formed and centrifugal force generated by the rotation is applied on the paint supplied to the inner peripheral surface 67 so as to discharge the paint outside atomizingly. A step part 68 is formed at the middle portion of the inner peripheral surface 67 between paint supply holes 65d, supplying paint or solvent to the inner peripheral surface 67, and the peripheral edge 61b of the inner peripheral surface 67.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Murai, Makoto Ichimura
  • Patent number: 7721976
    Abstract: An atomizer assembly (10) drives an atomizing bell (108) to apply paint onto a part (14). The atomizer assembly (10) includes a core (24) having at least one paint line (26) extending therethrough, a turbine device (40) circumscribing an axis (A) and disposed in the core (24), and a turbine unit (62) surrounding the pain line (26) and having a shaft (104) rotatable relative the turbine device (40) with several turbine blades (130) connected to the shaft (104). A plurality of nozzles (64, 66, 68) are defined in the turbine device (40) and are positioned relative a turbine wheel (106) connected to the shaft (104) to drive fluid, i.e. gas onto the turbine blades (130). An annular wall (94) extends outwardly from one of the terminal ends of the turbine device (40) to define a seat (96) for engaging the core (24) to maintain a fixed gap between the paint line (26) and the shaft (104) and to eliminate contact therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Durr Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans J. Nolte, Harry Krumma, Frank Herre, Michael Baumann, Stefano Giuliano, Bjorn Lind
  • Patent number: 7703700
    Abstract: A rotary atomizing-head type coating machine, wherein a paint passage for flowing a paint to a rotary atomizing-head, a turbine air passage flowing a turbine air to the turbine of an air motor, a discharge air passage for flowing the turbine air after driving the turbine to the outside in the form of a discharge air, and a heat insulating air discharge passage of a heat insulated air passage axially extending while surrounding the discharge air passage and allowing hot heat insulated air to flow therein are formed in the bottom part of a housing body forming a housing. Thus, even if the turbine air expanded in a heat insulated state and reduced in temperature flows in the discharge air passage, the housing can be prevented from being cooled by the discharge air by flowing a heat insulated air with a temperature higher than that of the discharge air in the heat insulated air discharge passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: ABB K.K.
    Inventor: Shinichi Yasuda