Fluid flow control nozzles
US4848669A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2013/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an air flow control nozzle in which a ball, which has air-flow passageways therethrough, is at least partially supported in a housing (or cowl) by an air cushion formed by the pressure of air at the nozzle inlet end, in order to alter the direction of airflow from the nozzle, the orientation of the ball can be changed by simply turning the ball on the air cushion.
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