Abstract: The invention relates to an internal flame gas burner comprising a gas injector (1), a vacuum tube (2), and an annular chamber (5) formed by a pot (3) covered by a cap (4), the chamber having an internal edge (51) perforated with flame exit ports (510), and the tube (2) having a convergent section open to the ambient air at an inlet end, and a divergent section succeeding the convergent section, ending at the outlet of the tube and opening out into the chamber, the injector being relatively closer to the inlet of the tube than to the outlet.

Abstract: A cleaning device for a paint brush comprises a hollow nozzle attached to a source of pressurized cleaning solution such as water, solvent, liquefied hot soap or alike. The distal tip of the nozzle is equipped with a poppet valve such that the body of the valve protrudes from the distal tip. The proximal section of the nozzle is adapted to be attached to a source of cleaning solution, that in the most basic configuration being a common tap water valve. When the water valve is opened, the brush is moved towards the nozzle. Upon engaging with the heel or bristles of the brush, the poppet valve moves inwards and opens the flow of water towards the center of the brush allowing washing out any remaining wet and dissolved paint. In another embodiment of the invention, the cleaning device includes a hollow handle attached to a source of pressurized cleaning solution and equipped with one or more nozzles each having a poppet valve.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent layer forming apparatus for applying a fluorescent material paste into a recess defined between barrier ribs formed on a substrate for formation of a fluorescent layer in a plasma display panel production process. The apparatus comprises: a nozzle for ejecting the fluorescent material paste; and a plurality of fine attachments provided at one end of the nozzle with distal end portions thereof being arranged in convergent relation. The fluorescent material paste is ejected along the plurality of fine attachments thereby to be applied into the recess without formation of a clot. Thus, the fluorescent layer can accurately be formed in the intended recess between the barrier ribs without adhesion of the fluorescent material paste onto the top edges of the barrier ribs.

Abstract: A cleaning nozzle includes a mixing portion with inner walls thereof formed of quartz given smoothing treatment. As a result, the inner walls of the mixing portion have smooth surfaces. This construction effectively suppresses abrasion of the inner walls of the mixing portion, and particle generation from the cleaning nozzle. Further, the cleaning nozzle has a supply pipe surrounding a gas introduction pipe. This reduces areas of contact in the mixing portion between a gas and inner walls of the cleaning nozzle, to suppress particle generation with increased effect.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved design for a spray gun and application system for cold gas dynamic spraying of a metal, alloy, polymer, or mechanical mixtures thereof. The gun includes a rear housing comprising a powder inlet and a gas inlet, a front housing removably affixed to the rear housing and comprising an mixing cavity therein for mixing of the powder and gas and an exit therefrom, a nozzle holder having a bore disposed therethrough and removably affixed to the front housing, and a nozzle positioned within the nozzle holder, an interior taper of the nozzle holder bore complementing an exterior taper of the nozzle, said nozzle having an initially converging, subsequently diverging centrally disposed bore therein adapted to receive the mixed powder and gas from the mixing chamber.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: two sheets (1, 1′), at least one of which is deformable, the two sheets forming a fluid reservoir (15) between them, said at least one deformable sheet defining a deformable actuating wall so as to reduce the volume of the reservoir, the reservoir (15) advantageously being provided with resilient means (4) urging the reservoir towards its maximum volume; and a dispensing piece (2) fixed in leaktight manner between the two sheets (1, 1′) and defining a dispensing orifice (24) via which the fluid from the reservoir is dispensed; said fluid dispensing being characterized in that the reservoir (15) is defined by an inner first sealing line (12) and the outer peripheral edges of the sheets are sealed together along an outer second sealing line (10) which surrounds the inner first sealing line, the two sealing lines (10, 12) defining between them at least one non-sealed-together zone (11) in which the sheets are not sealed together.

Abstract: A nozzle for use with a walk-behind blower includes a nozzle restriction due to a sloped upper wall of the nozzle body. The nozzle restriction increases the air velocity in the upper region of the nozzle and forces leaves and debris downward so that airflow through the lower region of the nozzle more effectively laterally displaces them. The configuration of the nozzle body may be adapted to accommodate a variety of engine outputs while utilizing a common design for a blower frame, impeller and shroud.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved design for a spray gun and application system for cold gas dynamic spraying of a metal, alloy, polymer, or mechanical mixtures thereof. The gun includes a rear housing comprising a powder inlet and a gas inlet, a front housing removably affixed to the rear housing and comprising an mixing cavity therein for mixing of the powder and gas and an exit therefrom, a nozzle holder having a bore disposed therethrough and removably affixed to the front housing, and a nozzle positioned within the nozzle holder, an interior taper of the nozzle holder bore complementing an exterior taper of the nozzle. The nozzle having an initially converging, subsequently diverging centrally disposed bore therein adapted to receive the mixed powder and gas from the mixing chamber.

Abstract: Air knives 109,110 for a solder leveller each comprises an air knife tip 111. The tip has a nozzle slot 114, up-and down-stream lands 119, 115, which are parallel to a back surface 130. Beyond the lands, the tip has a wing 120 and a lip 117, with a wing face 121 and a lip face 118 Downstream from the lip face 118, an extension 131 is provided. This is set back 132 sufficiently far from the land 115 to have no fluid dynamic effect on a board being processed. The geometry of the wing and tip faces 121, 118 is such that the bulk of air from the slit passes over the wing and back towards solder applicators, carrying with it excess solder. The tips 111, that is an upper and a lower one for upper and lower air knives are mounted on plenum chambers 133 via their back datum surfaces 130. The plenum chambers are mounted in the solder leveller with the back surfaces 130 parallel to the board path.

Abstract: A nozzle 10 having a material outlet aperture 24 which causes received material 28 to be emitted in the form of a streaming sheet 30.

Abstract: A nozzle 10 having an outlet aperture 26, the outlet aperture 26 having at least one injector 40,42 which is disposed within the aperture 26 and which injects a material 17 within the aperture 26, effective to allow the material to be atomized and to be emitted from the aperture 26 at a substantially identical velocity at each point within the aperture 26.

Abstract: A nozzle or tip for use in precision dispensing systems which provides a continuous, uninterrupted flow of fluid therethrough. The tip comprises a body having an inlet at one end adapted for connection to a dispensing head or pump and an outlet at the other end for positioning adjacent a location on the surface onto which the fluid is to be dispensed. A passage in the body of the tip connects the inlet to the outlet, and is shaped to conduct fluid from the inlet to the outlet in a continuous and uninterrupted manner. The passage has a converging portion extending from the inlet to an intermediate location in the body and a constant diameter portion joining the converging portion to the outlet. The body of the tip is of ceramic material, preferably injection molded ceramic material. The tip can be fitted in a metal housing which can be provided with a standoff pin for spacing the outlet end of the tip from the surface onto which fluid is to be dispensed.

Abstract: A nozzle 10 having a material outlet aperture 24 which causes received material 28 to be emitted in the form of a streaming sheet 30.

Abstract: The improved blast nozzle comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a square venturi orifice connecting the inlet and outlet portions. The inlet portion includes a square inlet for receiving the air and abrasive particle mixture with a pair of opposing flat top and bottom walls and a pair of opposing flat lateral walls. The opposing flat top and bottom walls and opposing flat lateral walls form a four sided pyramidal shape which converges to the square venturi. The outlet portion is similarly shaped and includes a pair of opposing flat top and bottom walls and a pair of opposing flat lateral walls. The opposing flat top and bottom walls and the opposing flat lateral walls form a four sided pyramidal shape also which diverges from the square venturi to a square outlet for directing the air and abrasive particle mixture. The nozzle body is typically constructed of an abrasion resistant material such as tungsten carbide.

Abstract: In an apparatus for cleaning a workpiece with abrasive CO.sub.2 particles, a CO.sub.2 nozzle receives and expels liquid CO.sub.2 through at least one orifice sized for at least partially converting the liquid into CO.sub.2 particles. The CO.sub.2 particles are injected into a converging-diverging nozzle at a location adjacent to the throat section thereof. Pressurized air is directed into the converging section of the nozzle upstream from the throat section. The pressurized air accelerates the CO.sub.2 particles which are focused by the diverging section of the nozzle for impacting the pressure-sensitive surface of the workpiece to be cleaned.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved air acceleration nozzle for use in airlay web formers which reduce the creation of large scale vortices and turbulence. The nozzle accelerates the air by reducing the cross sectional area of the conduit. The size of the conduit for the air is reduced in both lateral dimensions, and more preferably, both dimensions are reduced with smoothly curving, low angle peripheral walls.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus including an airless ribbon nozzle having a nozzle tip formed with a nozzle bore tapering radially inwardly from an inlet end to a semispherical-shaped discharge end which intersects a rectangular-shaped discharge slot. The nozzle is mounted in position on a coating dispenser such that the inlet of the nozzle tip communicates with a coating passageway within the dispenser to receive coating material which is emitted from the discharge slot of the nozzle tip in a wide, splash-free, leaf-shaped pattern.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a feed injector for a fluid catalytic cracking reaction zone, which feed injector provides improved oil atomization and dispersion. The injector comprises a straight-pass conduit section, in which a feed oil and steam are premixed, and a terminal section, where the oil is atomized and dispersed by a generally fan-shaped distributor. The feed injector produces a substantially flat spray pattern across the direction of catalyst flow in the catalyst/oil contacting section of the catalytic cracking reaction zone. Improved product yield and lower coke and light gas yields are obtained.

Abstract: A fluid wand including a pistol grip, a nozzle and a tubular body communicating therebetween. The nozzle includes a hemispherical end wall adjacent a slit like opening configured as a rectangular box-like passageway and the piston grip maintains constant pressure on either side of an on/off valve. The emerging flow emanating therefrom is configured initially as an elongate ribbon which thereafter, due to enhanced cohesive forces engendered in a hemispherical end wall portion of the nozzle, causes the ribbon to reform as a substantially solid cylindrical shaft of fluid.

Abstract: An air guiding arrangement for welding materials having plastic films includes a device to supply a uniform hot-air stream at any given air velocity. The air guiding arrangement has a nozzle which contains a swirl chamber functioning as a diffuser which tapers in the shape of a funnel. The nozzle is preceded by an adjustable air divider through which the amount of air to be supplied to the welding site is varied. The hot-air welding machine serves for a seam-shaped connection of plastic containing materials providing uniform heat distribution in the welding gap.

Abstract: A top air nozzle for blowing water off a washed moving vehicle in a car wash comprises a unit nozzle housing of molded plastic material having an arcuate top wall, laterally diverging side walls, a pair of laterally spaced mount blocks, an upright rear wall, an upper front wall portion inclined downwardly and outwardly of the rear wall and terminating in a lower front wall portion inclined downwardly and inwardly toward the rear wall. The walls and wall portions defined an air chamber of laterally increasing width from its top with the rear wall, lower front wall portion and side walls defining a laterally elongated throated air outlet. A plurality of spaced threaded insert fasteners arranged in a circle are molded, interlocked and enclosed within one of the upper front wall portion and rear wall. A plurality of spaced fasteners are arranged in a row, are molded, interlocked and enclosed within each mount block.

Abstract: There is disclosed an orifice tip which has a cylindrical base with an asymmetric head, preferably in the shape of a single upstanding elongated rib which is centrally located on the cylindrical base. The rib has tapered side walls with an arcuate, convex edge that has a transverse V-groove. The V-groove intersects a central passageway through the orifice tip, thereby providing a spray eyelet which is precisely oriented to the V-groove. The orifice tip is mounted in a holder having a transverse bore that terminates in an asymmetric receptacle in the form of an elongated slot which receives the elongated rib of the orifice tip, thereby precisely orienting the orifice tip in the holder. The orifice tip is particularly advantageous as it can be assembled to its holder with automated equipment.

Abstract: A nozzle for directing a flow of lubricant particles vertically downwardly onto the surface of a disc moving horizontally across the discharge opening of the nozzle includes a pair of side plates which are secured together by end plates to form an enclosure having a narrow discharge opening at the bottom edge. The side plates are substantially in the form of isoceles trapezoids having a bottom edge wider than its top edge and having the end plates extending between the nonparallel edges of the side plates. An inlet port is connected to the top edges of the plates. The side plates have on their inner surfaces adjacent their bottom edges a groove which extends along the bottom edges to the end plates. The grooves are adapted to catch any lubricant which flows down the inner surfaces of the side plates and direct such lubricant to the ends of the discharge opening where the lubricant can drip from the nozzle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing the distribution of water from an irrigation sprinkler is provided and includes a nozzle disposed at the end of a discharge tube on the sprinkler, which nozzle includes a frusto-pyramidal passage leading to a polygonal nozzle outlet, thereby generating a substantial secondary flow within the nozzle which provides the desired controlled fall-out of water over the entire range of the stream ejected by the sprinkler.

Abstract: A blower apparatus for a plant cutter including a hollow member affixed to conduct exhaust gases from the cutter. The hollow member conducts exhaust gases from the plant cutter to a connected rotatable hollow member and through a terminal opening in the rotatable hollow member. The rotatable hollow member adjusts the distance between the terminal opening and the cut vegetable resulting from the cutting mechanism of the lawn cutter.

Abstract: A scarfing nozzle for producing a fin-free scarfing cut at least as wide as the width of the nozzle. The nozzle comprises an oxygen gas passage terminating in a nozzle discharge orifice characterized by having a central section and at least one end section. The central section is defined by parallel upper and lower edges and is adapted to discharge a sheet-like stream of cutting oxygen of uniform intensity across the metal body to be scarfed. The end section is defined by having at least one of its edges inclined such that the height of the end section is gradually reduced to a lesser value towards the side edge of the orifice but remaining greater than zero at the edge so as to diminish the intensity of the oxygen stream towards the edge of the orifice to the point where the flow of oxygen discharged at the edge is insufficient to scarf the workpiece but sufficient to produce a fin-free scarfing cut at least as wide as the width of said nozzle.

Abstract: A burner for mixtures of air and gas has a generally closed burner body extending along an axis. There is an entrance portion at one end of the body open to the atmosphere and an exit portion at the other end of the body having a second opening to the atmosphere. The body is generally defined between a relatively flat top plate and a converging, relatively flat bottom plate and between curved side plates to establish a rectangular enclosure. The entrance portion decreases in transverse cross-sectional area away from the entrance opening to a high-velocity zone having a minimum transverse cross-sectional area from which the exit portion flares between the central zone and the exit opening with a substantially constant cross-sectional area. A gas tube extends along the axis through the entrance opening and into the entrance portion to a point somewhat short of the high-velocity zone.

Abstract: A liquid sprayer for a gas turbine engine comprises a body formed with one or more air passages therein and one or more fuel passages. The fuel passages open into the air passages over portions thereof whose dimensions change smoothly and continuously longitudinally of the passage. Each air passage may be of rectangular cross-section over said portion with the cross-sectional shape thereof changing from one dimension being smaller than the other to said one dimension being greater than the other. The fuel passage opens into the air passage at a location at which the two dimensions are substantially the same.This liquid sprayer device promotes efficient mixing of the fuel with the air.