Mechanical break-up for spray actuator
US5992765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B1/3436
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A spray actuator which has an inlet which communicates with a discharge orifice outlet via a passageway and a discharge cavity. The discharge cavity accommodates a central post therein which supports a plurality of axial fins that may be each provided with stop shoulder. An insert member, carrying a discharge orifice, is received within the discharge cavity and engages with the support fins and the stop shoulders. The insert member is provided with an annular lip which has an interference fit with the inner side wall, defining the discharge cavity, to retain permanently the insert member within the discharge cavity. An end face of the side wall of the insert member abuts against the stop shoulders to prevent overinsertion of the insert member into the discharge cavity and thereby prevent inadvertent deformation or crushing of the mechanical break-up. An end face of the central post has a mechanical break-up molded therein which impart a tangential spin to pressurized product as the product flow therethrough.
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