CLEANING APPLIANCE
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1. A dental cleaning appliance comprising:
- a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user; and
a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle,wherein the nozzle comprises a fluid chamber extending about a longitudinal axis and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fluid outlet from the nozzle, the fluid chamber comprising a fluid inlet for conveying working fluid into the fluid chamber at an angle to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A fluid delivery system for a dental cleaning appliance includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle. A body of the nozzle defines a fluid chamber and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fluid outlet from the nozzle. The fluid chamber has a tangential inlet for receiving working fluid from the fluid conduit.
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1. A dental cleaning appliance comprising:
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a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user; and a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle, wherein the nozzle comprises a fluid chamber extending about a longitudinal axis and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fluid outlet from the nozzle, the fluid chamber comprising a fluid inlet for conveying working fluid into the fluid chamber at an angle to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A cleaning tool for a dental cleaning appliance comprising a handle to which the cleaning tool is detachably connectable, the cleaning tool comprising:
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a stem; and a cleaning tool conduit system comprising a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle, wherein the nozzle comprises a fluid chamber extending about a longitudinal axis and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fluid outlet from the nozzle, the fluid chamber comprising a fluid inlet for conveying working fluid into the fluid chamber at an angle to the longitudinal axis.
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