Cleaning device for sanitary processing equipment and a method of manufacturing the cleaning device
AssigneeFeldmeier Equipment, Inc.
InventorsKyle A. Brown, Colby W. Clark, Tyler E. Robillard
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Abstract
A fluid cleaning device includes a spheroid-shaped member defining an internal void. The spheroid-shaped member further includes a wall defining a plurality of apertures and at least partially surrounding the internal void and an inlet orifice that receives a cleaning fluid under pressure. A tubular nozzle projects from the inlet orifice and into the internal void to mitigate fluctuation of one of the internal pressure and flow velocity of the cleaning fluid within the spheroid-shaped member.
Claims14
A fluid cleaning device, comprising:
- a spheroid-shaped member defining an internal void defining a vertical diameter, and comprising;
- a wall defining a plurality of apertures and including a lower internal surface and an upper internal surface, wherein the plurality of apertures are confined to the upper internal surface, and
- an inlet orifice configured to receives a cleaning fluid under pressure;
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- a tubular nozzle comprising an external surface that projects from the inlet orifice parallel to the vertical diameter and into the internal void,
- wherein the tubular nozzle is structured to:
- direct the cleaning fluid along the vertical diameter and against the lower internal surface, and
- direct the cleaning fluid upward from the lower internal surface along the upper internal surface and against the external surface to mitigate fluctuation of one of a pressure and a flow velocity of the cleaning fluid within the spheroid-shaped member and produce uniform flow of the cleaning fluid through each of the plurality of apertures.
A method of manufacturing a fluid cleaning device, comprising:
- structuring a spheroid-shaped member to define an internal void and a vertical diameter, the internal void comprising;
- a wall including a lower internal surface and an upper internal surface, wherein the wall defines a plurality of apertures confined to the upper internal surface, and
- an inlet orifice configured to receive a cleaning fluid under pressure;
- and
- structuring a tubular nozzle to:
- comprise an external surface that projects from the inlet orifice parallel to the vertical diameter and into the internal void, and
- direct the cleaning fluid parallel to the vertical diameter and against the lower internal surface and upward along the upper internal surface and against the external surface of the tubular nozzle to mitigate fluctuation of one of an internal pressure and a flow velocity of the cleaning fluid within the spheroid-shaped member and produce uniform flow of the cleaning fluid through each of the plurality of apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.