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US 2003/0116179 A1Published application
Apparatus for chemically treating a metal part
AssigneeDurr Industries, Inc.
InventorsRichard A. Jarvis, Eduardo E. Vazquez, Clive Snell, David J. Cole
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Abstract
An apparatus for chemically treating a metal part which includes an immersion tank containing a liquid chemical treatment solution, a conveyor conveying parts over the immersion tank, immersing and removing the part and at least one spray nozzle assembly located above the immersion tank which is supported on a track extending to a side wall of the tank and permitting maintenance of the spray nozzle assembly without draining the tank.
Claims9
An apparatus for chemically treating a metal part, comprising:
- an immersion tank containing a liquid chemical treatment solution;
- a conveyor conveying a metal part from a first position above said immersion tank, then immersing said metal part in said chemical treatment solution, and then removing said metal part from said immersion tank to a second position above said immersion tank;
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- at least one spray nozzle assembly located above said immersion tank including a plurality of spray nozzles spraying said chemical treatment solution onto said metal part, wherein said spray nozzle assembly is supported on a track extending to a side wall of said tank and said spray nozzle assembly movable on said track to said side wall of said immersion tank for maintenance.
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An apparatus for chemically treating a metal part, comprising:
- an immersion tank containing a liquid chemical treatment solution;
- a conveyor conveying a metal part from a first position above said immersion tank adjacent a first side wall of said immersion tank, then immersing said metal part in said liquid chemical treatment solution, and then removing said metal part from said immersion tank to a second position above said immersion tank adjacent a second side wall of said immersion tank;
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- at least two spray nozzle assemblies including a first spray nozzle assembly located above said tank adjacent said first position including a plurality of spray nozzles spraying said liquid chemical treatment solution on said metal part in said first position supported on a first track extending to said first side wall of said immersion tank and movable on said first track to said first side wall for maintenance and a second nozzle assembly located above said tank adjacent said second position including a plurality of spray nozzles spraying said liquid chemical treatment solution on said metal part in said second position supported on a second track extending to said second side wall of said immersion tank and movable on said second track to said second side wall for maintenance.
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