Rotary atomizer with a bell element
US5707009A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B3/1092
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A rotary atomizer with a bell element (1) mountable on the rotating shaft of a drive motor comprises an outer overflow surface (2), a spray edge (3) at a front side of the bell element (1), a lateral outer surface (5) at the perimeter of the bell element extending from the spray edge (3), and a hose line (9) in fluid communication with a source of cleaning fluid. Rinsing the outer surface (5) at the perimeter of the bell element (1) of a rotary atomizer is facilitated. The rinsing agent is directed without spattering, through centrifugal force, from the interior to the outer surface (5) and is distributed uniformly across the perimeter. The rinsing agent can branch off centrally from a fast-rinsing valve and move to a collection space (29, 15) located radially within the outer surface (5), from where it flows via the rear, preferably rounded bell dome edge (6). Alternatively, the rinsing agent can be supplied separately via a separate valve.
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