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Nozzle for injecting sublimable solid particles entrained in gas for cleaning a surface

US7008306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2002
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S134/902
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a nozzle for injecting sublimable solid particles, which is capable of minimizing consumption of the carrier gas and also maximizing cleaning efficiency. The nozzle comprises a base block having a space in which carrier gas is supplied through a gas supplying pipe; a sub-block having a space in which cleaning medium decompressed by a regulator is supplied through a cleaning medium supplying pipe; a first venturi block having a venturi path for adiabatically expanding the carrier gas supplied from the space of the base block, and a cleaning medium injection path communicating the venturi path and the space of the sub-block and the carrier gas passed through the venturi path; and a second venturi block having a venturi path for adiabatically expanding the mixed gas of the carrier gas and the cleaning medium.

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