Blended jet spray nozzle
AssigneeA. Raymond Et Cie
InventorLarry M. Rachow
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Abstract
A spray nozzle is provided. The spray nozzle has a head including a face having a nozzle array and an inner channel in fluid communication with the nozzle array. The nozzle array includes a plurality of nozzles. Each nozzle is defined by an interior opening, an exterior opening, and an outlet channel extending therebetween. Each nozzle has a longitudinal axis extending in a direction extending between the interior opening and the exterior opening. The outlet channel is connected to the inner channel at the interior opening. A cross-sectional shape of the outlet channel taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis varies from the interior opening to the exterior opening.
Claims12
A spray nozzle comprising:
- a head;
- the head including a face having a nozzle array, and an inner channel in fluid communication with the nozzle array;
- the nozzle array including a plurality of nozzles;
- each nozzle being defined by an interior opening having a stadium shape, at least one exterior opening having an elliptical shape, and an outlet channel extending therebetween;
- each nozzle having a longitudinal axis extending in a direction extending between the interior opening and the exterior opening, the outlet channel being connected to the inner channel at the interior opening;
- wherein a cross-sectional shape of the outlet channel taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis varies from the interior opening to the exterior opening in at least one of the plurality of nozzles, such that the cross-sectional shape of the outlet channel continuously transitions from the stadium shape at the interior opening to the elliptical shape at the exterior opening.
A spray nozzle comprising:
- a head including a nozzle array, the nozzle array including a plurality of nozzles;
- each nozzle including a channel wall defining an outlet channel extending from an interior of the head to an exterior of the head;
- wherein the channel wall is contoured in a direction from the interior to the exterior such that the geometry of the channel wall varies continuously from the interior to the exterior;
- wherein a cross-section of the channel wall has a stadium shape adjacent the interior, and a cross-section of the channel wall has an elliptical shape adjacent the exterior;
- wherein the channel wall is tapered from the exterior to the interior such that the cross-sectional area of the outlet channel continually increases from the interior to the exterior, and the cross-section of the channel wall transitions from the stadium shape at the interior to the elliptical shape at the exterior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.