Spraying apparatus nozzle
US5927604A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B1/3405
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hollow body having a nozzle opening (19) to discharge fluid as a jet or spray; the body comprising a first part having an inlet (12a) to admit fluid under pressure into the first part, and a second part (16) movable relative to the first part and said first and second parts are relatively movable from an abutting position in which they define therebetween the nozzle opening and a fluid feed passage (18) in the body and leading to the nozzle opening, and a cleaning position in which the fluid feed passage is split open longitudinally and the nozzle opening is split open to expose the nozzle and passage defining surfaces of said parts, for cleaning.
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