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US 6,550,693 B2Granted
Coating apparatus and method of use
AssigneeWilevco, Inc.
InventorMark R. Lohkamp
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Abstract
An atomizer for coating materials is provided. The atomizer includes two opposing discs connected by a central hub. Each disc includes an inwardly extending flange about its perimeter. The central hub has an exterior surface defining a v-shaped surface. When assembled in a coating apparatus, a fluid material, such as batter, may be dispensed toward the exterior surface of the hub while the disc is spinning. The resulting spray of fluid may be used to coat material effectively, while minimizing waste.
Claims15
A rotary atomizer suitable for high-viscosity fluids, comprising:
- (a) two opposed, identical atomizer assemblies, each further comprising:
- (i) a disk-shaped backplate having a perimeter, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
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- (ii) a cylindrical flange, integrally attached to the inner surface at the backplate perimeter, and extending substantially perpendicularly outward therefrom;
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- (b) an axle extending coaxially through the first atomizer assembly and the second atomizer assembly, so that the flange of the first atomizer assembly extends toward the flange of the second atomizer assembly and in close proximity to it, and so that the backplate of each atomizer assembly is disposed perpendicular to the axle, and the axle is disposed perpendicular to the earth's gravitational force.
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A rotary atomizer suitable for high-viscosity fluids, comprising:
- (a) two identical end atomizer assemblies, each further comprising:
- (i) a disk-shaped backplate having a perimeter, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
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- (ii) a cylindrical flange, integrally attached to the inner surface at the backplate perimeter, and extending substantially perpendicularly outward therefrom;
- (b) a multiplicity of identical inner atomizer assemblies, each further comprising:
- (i) a disk-shaped backplate having a perimeter, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
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- (ii) a cylindrical flange, integrally attached to the backplate perimeter, and extending substantially perpendicularly outward an equal distance from both the inner surface and the outer surface;
- (c) an axle extending coaxially through the first end atomizer assembly, thence coaxially through all, of the inner atomizer assemblies, and thence coaxially through the second end atomizer assembly, which are arranged so that the flanges of each atomizer assembly extend toward the flange of an adjacent assembly, and in close proximity to it, arid so that the backplate of each atomizer assembly is disposed perpendicular to the axle, and the axle is disposed perpendicular to the earth's gravitational force.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.