High volume, low pressure spraying system
US4991776A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87643
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A high volume, low pressure air system for atomizing a fluid, such as paint, includes, among other things, a variable jet venturi induction pump located within a sealed low pressure air tank for holding a relatively large volume of low pressure air generated by the induction pump which is coupled to a source of compressed air as well as ambient air and having a plurality of outlets which are adapted to be coupled to and feed low pressure air for powering a respective plurality of individual atomizing devices, such as spray guns, with the air tank being located a predetermined distance away from the atomizing devices so that overspray produced thereby is prevented from being fed along with the ambient air into the induction pump. The system also controls the supply of compressed air and can be equipped with a compressed air driven intake fan for turbo charging the ambient air fed to the jet venturi induction pump.
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