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US 2021/0069736 A1Published application
Electrostatic fluid delivery system
AssigneeVictory Innovations Company
InventorClifford Wright
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Abstract
An electrostatic fluid delivery system is configured to deliver fluid, such as a disinfectant fluid, onto a surface by electrically charging the fluid and forming the fluid into a mist, fog, plume, or spray that can be directed onto a surface, such as a surface to be cleaned. The system atomizes the fluid using a high-pressure fluid stream and passes the fluid through an electrode of a nozzle assembly to charge droplets of the atomized fluid.
Claims31
-18. (canceled)
An electrostatic sprayer apparatus comprising:
- a main body housing configured to receive a power source;
- a nozzle assembly disposed at a first end of the main body housing;
- a reservoir configured to have a fluid disposed therein, the reservoir further configured for fluid communication with the nozzle assembly;
- a pump disposed within the main body housing, the pump configured to be powered by the power source and to pump at least a portion of the fluid from the reservoir to the nozzle assembly for dispensing the at least portion of the fluid through the nozzle assembly to an exterior of the electrostatic sprayer apparatus;
- an electrostatic module disposed within the main body housing;
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- at least one electrode assembly in electrical communication with the electrostatic module via a conductive wire, the at least one electrode assembly configured for electrostatic charging of at least portion of the fluid;
- wherein the nozzle assembly comprises:
- a nozzle housing;
- a rotatable component received within the nozzle housing;
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- two or more nozzles coupled to the rotatable component, the nozzle assembly configured to, via rotation of the rotatable component and alignment of one of the two more nozzles with an outlet of the nozzle assembly, enable selection of a specified flow pattern for the electrostatically charged at least portion of the fluid during the dispensing thereof to the exterior of the electrostatic sprayer apparatus.
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An electrostatic sprayer apparatus comprising:
- a main body housing configured to receive a power source;
- a handle attached to the main body housing;
- a nozzle assembly disposed at a first end of the main body housing;
- a reservoir configured to have a fluid disposed therein, the reservoir further configured for fluid communication with the nozzle assembly;
- a pump disposed within the main body housing, the pump configured to be powered by the power source and to pump at least a portion of the fluid from the reservoir to the nozzle assembly for dispensing the electrostatically charged at least portion of the fluid through the nozzle assembly to an exterior of the electrostatic sprayer apparatus;
- an electrostatic module disposed within the main body housing;
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- at least one electrode assembly in electrical communication with the electrostatic module via a conductive wire, the at least one electrode assembly configured for electrostatic charging of the at least portion of the fluid;
- wherein the nozzle assembly comprises:
- a nozzle housing comprising hose coupler and defining an internal cavity, the hose coupler comprising an inlet of the nozzle assembly which is configured to enable the fluid communication between the reservoir and the nozzle assembly;
- a rotatable component removably received within internal cavity;
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- a first nozzle, a second nozzle, and a third nozzle coupled to the rotatable component, the nozzle assembly configured to, via rotation of the rotatable component and alignment of one of the first nozzle, the second nozzle, or the third nozzle with an outlet of the nozzle assembly, enable selection of a specified flow pattern for the electrostatically charged at least portion of the fluid during the dispensing thereof to the exterior of the electrostatic sprayer apparatus;
- wherein the first nozzle is configured to generate a first flow pattern, the second nozzle is configured to generate a second flow pattern, and the third nozzle is configured to generate a third flow pattern, each of the first nozzle, the second nozzle, and the third nozzle having at least one characteristic differing from others of the two or more nozzles which enables generation of a respective one of the first flow pattern, the second flow pattern, or the third flow pattern;
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- wherein the nozzle assembly further comprises a spring and ball mechanism, the spring and ball mechanism configured to provide feedback to a user to indicate the alignment of the one of the two more nozzles with the outlet of the nozzle assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.