High-pressure valve for an atomizing nozzle, and method for rinsing a high-pressure valve

14:

• A high-pressure valve for a spray nozzle, the high-pressure valve comprising:
• a valve inlet;
• a valve outlet which is configured to have the spray nozzle be attachable thereto;
• a fluid connection which connects the valve inlet to the valve outlet;
• at least one first movable piston;
• a tappet which is arranged in the fluid connection, the tappet being configured to move between a closed position and an open position via the at least one first movable piston, wherein, a spray liquid reaches at least one of the valve outlet and the spray nozzle from the valve inlet via the fluid connection when the tappet is in the open position;
• and
• a flushing apparatus which is configured to flush at least one of the high-pressure valve and the spray nozzle with a flushing liquid.

18:

• The high-pressure valve as recited in claim 14, further comprising:
• a ventilation tappet which is arranged in the fluid connection;
• and
• a second movable piston which is configured to move the ventilation tappet.

21:

• The high-pressure valve as recited in claim 18, further comprising:
• a gas inlet;
• and
• a gas-inlet non-return valve,
• wherein,
• the ventilation tappet is connected to at least one of the gas inlet and to the gas inlet non-return valve.

24:

• A method for subsequently cleaning the high-pressure valve as recited in claim 14, wherein the high pressure valve further comprises a pressure outlet which is connected to the ventilation tappet, the method comprising:
• terminating an external supply of the spray liquid to the valve inlet of the high-pressure valve;
• moving the tappet into the closed position via the at least one first movable piston so that the valve inlet is closed and the flushing-liquid inlet is open;
• relieving a pressure on the high-pressure valve by opening the ventilation tappet via the second movable piston and dissipating the pressure via the pressure outlet;
• supplying the flushing liquid through at least one of the flushing-liquid inlet and the flushing apparatus non-return valve into the fluid connection of the high-pressure valve so as to flush the pressure outlet;
• closing the ventilation tappet via the second movable piston so as to close the pressure outlet;
• and
• supplying additional flushing liquid so that at least one of the fluid connection, the tappet, the ventilation tappet, and the spray nozzle are flushed via the flushing liquid.

26:

• The method as recited in claim 24, wherein,
• the high pressure valve further comprises:
• a gas inlet;
• and
• a gas inlet non-return valve,
• wherein,
• the ventilation tappet is connected to at least one of the gas inlet and to the gas inlet non-return valve, and,
• after the subsequent cleaning, the method further comprises:
• drying the high-pressure valve by introducing a gas at least one of through the gas inlet and via the gas inlet non-return valve.