Paint spray gun
AssigneeAccuSpray, Inc.
InventorJohn W. Hufgard
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Abstract
An improved spray nozzle for use with air atomizable liquids wherein the spray pattern created by the atomizing nozzle may be adjusted from a circular pattern to a flat pattern or alternatively to an open oval, the open end facing in preselected directions, the adjustments being capable of occurring during the continuous operation of the nozzle. The body of the gun is formed of molded plastic parts bolted together. Fluid control components incorporated into cavities in the molded gun body are easily removable and replaceable to facilitate repair and cleaning of the gun.
Claims16
A spray gun for use with air atomizable liquids comprising;
- means forming an air chamber in said gun having an outlet end;
- a liquid nozzle valve having a conical taper penetrating said air chamber and extending to and coaxially aligned with a central circular aperture in the outlet end of said air chamber;
- means for delivering a liquid to said central aperture for atomization by air exiting said air chamber through said central aperture;
- at least two pattern adjusting nozzles disposed adjacent to the central aperture of said air chamber;
- means for conducting air to said chamber and separate means for conducting air to said nozzles;
- trigger means for activating means to allow the flow of air to said nozzles and for activating means to allow the flow of liquid to said nozzle valve,
- the outlet end of said air chamber having a converging down stream frusto-conical shape which terminates at said central aperture, and
- said gun being formed as parts bolted together, said parts having internal passages extending from the nozzles to the means to allow flow of air to said nozzles, said passages of each of said parts being mirror images of said passages of the other part, said means to allow the flow of air to said nozzles being the only source of air to said passages.
The gun according to claim wherein said two pattern adjusting nozzles are located on diagonally opposite sides of said central aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.