Powder diffuser nozzle for an electrostatic dusting device with oriented jet

• US 20070039547A1
• Filed: 07/07/2004
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eisenmann France Sarl
• Original Assignee: Eisenmann France Sarl
• Inventors: Lacchia, Adrien
• Granted Patent: US 7,401,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 118/629
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/046 Outlets formed, e.g. cut, in the circumference of tubular or spherical elements
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/267 the liquid or other fluent material being deflected in determined directions
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 5/032 for spraying particulate materials

Abstract

The invention relates to a powder diffuser nozzle (2) for an electrostatic dusting device, which is designed to be positioned at the end of an applicator gun. The inventive nozzle (2) comprises: a lateral wall (49) which defines a passage that extends from the powder conduit (8) of the gun (3), and a base (56) which seals said conduit (8) at the end thereof. In addition, a port (57) is provided in the lateral wall (49) close to the base (56) in order to connect the powder conduit (8) with the exterior of the nozzle (2). The axis (A1) of the port (57) forms a determined angle (A) with the axis (A2) of the powder conduit (8). Moreover, at least one deflector (58) is provided on the base of the nozzle (56) or on the lateral wall (49) close to said base in order to divert the jet of powder from the conduit (8) along the axis (A1) of the port (57).

Claims

1. A powder diffusing nozzle for an electrostatic powder-coating device and which is intended to be positioned at the end of a spray gun, the nozzle comprising a side wall delimiting a passage extending a powder duct of the gun and an end wall closing the duct at its end, wherein at least one orifice is made in the side wall near the end wall connecting the powder duct to the outside of the nozzles, an axis (A1) of the orifice making a determined angle (A) with an axis (A2) of the powder duct, and wherein at least one deflector is formed on the end wall of the nozzle or on the side wall near the end wall of the nozzle to deflect a powder jet from the duct along the axis (A1) of the orifice.

2. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one deflector has, when viewed in section on a plane parallel to a plane containing the axis (A2) of the duct and the axis (A1) of the orifice, a profile made up of a straight segment that, with the axis of duct, makes an angle more or less equal to the angle (A) between the axis (A1) of the orifice and the axis (A2) of the duct.

3. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one deflector has, when viewed in section on a plane parallel to a plane containing the axis (A2) of the duct and the axis (A1) of the orifice, a profile made of two straight segments, an angle of the first segment lying between a zero value and the value of the angle (A) between the axis (A1) of the orifice and the axis (A2) of the duct, and an angle of the second segment, closest to the orifices, with respect to the axis (A2) of the duct being more or less equal to the angle (A) between the axis (A1) of the orifice and the axis (A2) of the duct.

4. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one deflector has, when viewed in section on a plane parallel to a plane containing the axis (A2) of the duct and the axis (A1) of the orifice, a profile forming a curve of increasing gradient, an angle of a tangent to the curve with respect to the axis (A2) of the duct near the orifice being more or less equal to the angle (A) between the axis (A1) of the orifice and the axis (A1) of the duct.

5. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one deflector has, when viewed in section on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the duct, a concave profile.

6. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one deflector has, when viewed in section on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the duct, a straight profile.

7. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a terminal part of the nozzle comprising the orifice, the end wall and the deflector is mounted such that it can be orientated about the axis (A2) of the duct on the end of a spray gun.

8. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a terminal party of the nozzle comprising the orifice, the end wall and the deflector is fixed removably to the end of a spray gun.

9. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an ionization spike for ionizing the jet of powder, this spike being positioned along the axis of the duct and directed in a direction (J) of the jet of powder, a free end of which is situated inside the duct upstream of the end wall in the direction (J) of the jet.

10. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an ionization spike for ionizing the jet of powder, a free end of which is situated near the end wall of the nozzle on the outside thereof.

11. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 10, wherein the ionization spike for ionizing the jet of powder, positioned along the axis of the duct and directed in the direction of the jet of powder, passes through the end wall of the nozzle via a passage formed in the end wall of the nozzle.

12. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an ionization spike for ionizing the jet of powder, a free end of which is situated near the orifice and near the side wall, on the outside of the nozzle.

13. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 12, wherein the ionization spike for ionizing the jet of powder, a base of which is positioned along the axis of the duct and directed in a direction (J) of the jet of powder, passes through the end wall of the nozzle forming an elbow to reemerge via the side wall of the nozzle near the orifice through a passage formed in the end wall and the side wall of the nozzle.

14. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angle (A) between the axis (A1) of the orifice and the axis (A2) of the powder duct is between 10°

and 90°

.

15. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 14, wherein the angle (A) between the axis (A1) of the orifice and the axis (A2) of the powder duct is between 45°

and 90°

.

16. The diffusing nozzle as claimed in claim 1 to 15, wherein the orifice is in the form of a slot directed transversely with respect to the axis (A2) of the powder duct.