Ultrasonic cleaning and atomizing probe
US6799729B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2203/0288
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ultrasonically excitable tool or probe is provided with a central bore, and a coupling for attachment to an ultrasonic transducer also provided with a central bore. Fluid may be injected along the communicating bores for filling a bowl or concavity on a distal end of the tool. Upon energization of the transducer, fluid in the concavity serves as a conventional ultrasonic cleaning bath for depending parts which the tool may be raised to accommodate in the concavity. This cleaning may be achieved in a confined space where the presence of the transducer is impossible or impermissible, which is further facilitated by the existence of an extended handle or shaft portion, containing the bore, on the ultrasonic tool. A particular shape of the concavity is found to have unexpected utility in creating and focussing an atomized spray.
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