Ultrasonic treatment system
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRobert Alan Cool, Thomas David Ehlert, Patrick Sean McNichols
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Abstract
In an ultrasonic treatment system for ultrasonically treating a substance, an elongate ultrasonic horn is positionable within the substance and excitable to vibrate ultrasonically to energize the substance. The horn has a longitudinal axis and an outer surface for contact with the substance. An agitating member of the system is disposed on the ultrasonic horn and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the horn during ultrasonic vibration of the horn to agitate the substance.
Claims20
An ultrasonic treatment system for ultrasonically treating a substance, said ultrasonic treatment system comprising an elongate ultrasonic horn positionable within the substance and excitable to vibrate ultrasonically to energize the substance, said horn having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface for contact with the substance, said system further comprising an agitating member disposed on the ultrasonic horn and rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the horn during ultrasonic vibration of said horn to agitate the substance, the agitating member being mounted on the ultrasonic horn by an isolating member to at least in part vibrationally isolate the agitation member from the ultrasonic horn.
An ultrasonic treatment system for ultrasonically treating a substance, said ultrasonic treatment system comprising an elongate ultrasonic horn positionable within the substance and excitable to vibrate ultrasonically to energize the substance, said horn having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface for contact with the substance, said system further comprising an agitating member disposed on the ultrasonic horn and rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the horn during ultrasonic vibration of said horn to agitate the substance, the agitating member being mounted on the ultrasonic horn at least in part by an isolating member to isolate the agitating member from mechanical vibration of the horn.
An ultrasonic treatment system for ultrasonically treating a substance, said ultrasonic treatment system comprising an elongate ultrasonic horn positionable within the substance and excitable to vibrate ultrasonically to energize the substance, said horn having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface for contact with the substance, said system further comprising a plurality of agitating members disposed on the ultrasonic horn in longitudinal relationship with each other, at least one of the agitating members being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the horn during ultrasonic vibration of said horn to agitate the substance, the at least one of the agitating members being mounted on the ultrasonic horn by an isolating member to at least in part isolate the agitating member from mechanical vibration of the horn.
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