Fluid nozzle and fluid system
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsScott D. Gullicks, Ryan P. Marrinan
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a fluid nozzle comprising a body with an outlet and an inlet at each end, connected by a fluid passageway. The outlet has a maximum width greater than the maximum inlet width and is disposed at the first end of the longitudinal axis. The body tapers outwardly in a flow direction from the second end to the first end. This tapering is formed by a pair of opposing sidewalls that extend from the second end to the first end. Each of the sidewalls comprises a plurality of first wall portions and a plurality of second wall portions that are inclined to an adjacent wall portion. The second wall portions extend outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis in the flow direction and are inclined to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle.
Claims20
A fluid nozzle comprising:
- a body comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the body extending along a longitudinal axis defined between the first end and the second end, the body comprising:
- an outlet disposed at the first end, wherein the outlet has a maximum outlet width orthogonal to the longitudinal axis at the first end;
- an inlet disposed at the second end, wherein the inlet has a maximum inlet width orthogonal to the longitudinal axis at the second end, and wherein the maximum outlet width is greater than the maximum inlet width;
- a fluid passageway disposed within the body and extending from the inlet to the outlet;
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- a pair of sidewalls opposing each other and extending at least along the longitudinal axis from the second end to the first end, each of the pair of sidewalls comprising a plurality of first wall portions and a plurality of second wall portions alternating with each other, wherein each first wall portion from the plurality of first wall portions is inclined to an adjacent second wall portion from the plurality of second wall portions, wherein each of the plurality of second wall portions extends outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis in a flow direction from the second end to the first end, such that the body tapers outwardly in the flow direction, wherein each of the plurality of first wall portions extends parallel to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the plurality of first wall portions comprises a proximal first wall portion extending from the first end and a distal first wall portion extending from the second end,
- wherein each of the plurality of second wall portions is inclined to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle, the pair of sidewalls at least partially defining the fluid passageway therebetween.
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The fluid nozzle of claim 11, wherein each of the pair of sidewalls defines a thickness of the body orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the thickness is constant along a length of the body.
A fluid system comprising:
- a fluid nozzle comprising:
- a body comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the body extending along a longitudinal axis defined between the first end and the second end, the body comprising:
- an outlet disposed at the first end, wherein the outlet has a maximum outlet width orthogonal to the longitudinal axis at the first end;
- an inlet disposed at the second end, wherein the inlet has a maximum inlet width orthogonal to the longitudinal axis at the second end, and wherein the maximum outlet width is greater than the maximum inlet width;
- a fluid passageway disposed within the body and extending from the inlet to the outlet;
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- a pair of sidewalls opposing each other and extending at least along the longitudinal axis from the second end to the first end, each of the pair of sidewalls comprising a plurality of first wall portions and a plurality of second wall portions alternating with each other, wherein each first wall portion from the plurality of first wall portions is inclined to an adjacent second wall portion from the plurality of second wall portions, wherein each of the plurality of second wall portions extends outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis in a flow direction from the second end to the first end, such that the body tapers outwardly in the flow direction, wherein each of the plurality of first wall portions extends parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the plurality of first wall portions comprises a proximal first wall portion extending from the first end and a distal first wall portion extending from the second end, and wherein each of the plurality of second wall portions is inclined to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle, the pair of sidewalls at least partially defining the fluid passageway therebetween;
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- a fluid source connected with the fluid nozzle and disposed in fluid communication with the fluid passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.