Pulsating high pressure air and water nozzle

• US 10,166,556 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2012
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
• Original Assignee: Vac-Tron Equipment LLC (VAC-TRON Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Buckner, Don M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Chee-Chong
• Application Number:
  US13/568,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20140042246A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,338 Days
• Field of Search: 239381-383, 239101
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/04 driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet B05B3/023 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/06 by jet reaction , i.e. creating a spinning torque due to a tangential component of the jet
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/02 Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays

Abstract

A pulsating high pressure air and water nozzle is disclosed. The nozzle includes an impeller adapted to rotate about an axis, a housing adapted to secure the impeller therein, and a supply conduit secured to the housing. The supply conduit is orientated to direct a stream of pressurized fluid to impact the impeller to cause the impeller to rotate. The nozzle also includes a discharge port secured to the housing and is adapted to discharge a pulsating stream of fluid directly from the housing. The impeller includes a plurality of radial spaced vanes secured to a hub, where a cavity is disposed between each vane of the plurality of vanes. The plurality of vanes is adapted to intermittently block the discharge port as the impeller rotates. In addition, the nozzle includes a cover adapted to be removably secured to the housing to access an inside of the housing.

Claims

1. A pulsating nozzle, the nozzle comprising:

an impeller adapted to rotate about an axis;

an annular housing securing the impeller therein;

a supply aperture secured to the annular housing, wherein the supply aperture is orientated to direct a stream of pressurized fluid to impact the impeller; and

a discharge port secured to the annular housing to discharge a pulsating stream of fluid;

the impeller comprising

a plurality of radial spaced vanes positioned to cause the impeller to rotate by the stream of pressurized fluid, wherein the plurality of vanes is configured to intermittently block the discharge port as the impeller rotates to generate the pulsating stream of fluid; and

a cavity formed between each vane of the plurality of vanes, wherein each cavity having an opening and a closed bottom to fill the respective cavity with a volume of the pressurized fluid at the supply aperture and to discharge the volume of pressurized fluid back through the opening at the discharge port.

2. The nozzle of claim 1, the annular housing further comprising a threaded access opening.

3. The nozzle of claim 2, further comprising a threaded cover adapted to engage the threaded access opening for removably securing the cover to the housing.

4. The nozzle of claim 3, wherein the impeller is adapted to be removed from the housing and replaced with a desired replacement impeller by removing the cover.

5. The nozzle of claim 4, wherein the pressurized fluid is water, air, or any combination thereof.

6. The nozzle of claim 5, further comprising a gasket to maintain a watertight connection between the cover and the housing.

7. The nozzle of claim 1, wherein each vane is triangular shaped to form the cavity between each vane.

8. The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the stream of pressurized fluid configured to enter the supply aperture at a pressure of more than 1,500 pounds per square inch.