Vacuum ejector pump

• US 6,394,760 B1
• Filed: 09/20/2000
• Issued: 05/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Xerex AB
• Original Assignee: Piab Aktiebolag (Piab Group AB)
• Inventors: Tell, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Walberg, Teresa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Vinod D
• Application Number:
  US09/646,603
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• Field of Search: 417/174,163,165,166,168,169
• US Class Current: 417/174
• CPC Class Codes: F04F 5/467 with a plurality of nozzles arranged in series

Abstract

An ejector includes two or more nozzles arranged in series. A stream of air fed at high velocity through the nozzle is used to create a negative pressure in an outer, surrounding space. The surrounding space is in flow communication with at least one slot located between the nozzles. The nozzles are coupled together and assembled into an integrated nozzle body having at least one flexible valve member integrally arranged within the nozzle body to cover the flow communication with the surrounding space upon reaching a certain, desired pressure difference between the surrounding space and the atmosphere.

Claims

1. An ejector comprising at least two nozzles assembled in series, wherein a stream of air fed through the at least two nozzles at high velocity is used to create, in an outer, surrounding space a negative pressure, the surrounding space being in flow communication with at least one slot located between the at least two nozzles, wherein the at least two nozzles have means to be coupled together into an integrated, rotationally symmetric nozzle body, and that the flow communication is arranged in a wall of the rotationally symmetric nozzle body.

2. An ejector according to claim 1, further comprising at least one flexible valve member for covering the flow communication and arranged integrally in the nozzle body so as to extend concentrically with the stream of air fed through the at least two nozzles.

3. An ejector according to claim 2, wherein the at least two nozzles which are coupled together to form the integrated nozzle body with the at least one slot formed between the at least two nozzles, has the at least one flexible valve member arranged in connection with each of the at least one slot, respectively, the valve member being axially slotted to present at least one semi-circular tongue for covering the flow communication.

4. An ejector according to claim 2, wherein the at least two nozzles are formed in opposing ends thereof to be assembled into the integrated nozzle body with a through channel of gradually increasing, sectional opening area, the nozzle body having the at least one slot, which opens into the through channel and is in flow communication with the surrounding space, and at least one seat for the valve member covering the flow communication.

5. An ejector according to claim 1, wherein the at least two nozzles have a rotationally symmetric outer and inner cross sectional shape, assembled to form the integrated nozzle body, wherein the at least one valve member is integrally received in the nozzle body in order to cover, upon a reached pressure difference between atmosphere and an outer space surrounding the nozzle body, the flow communication between the surrounding outer space and a channel through the at least two nozzles in the region of the at least one slot formed between the assembled at least two nozzles in the nozzle body, said at least one valve member sealing against an inner wall of the nozzle body.