US3224680A
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Atomizing apparatus having a liquid accumulation cavity
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1964-06-11
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1984-06-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gilbert L Burnside
- 👤 John W Mistele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:13
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B3/00; B05B3/02; B05B3/10; B05B3/1057; B05B5/00; B05B5/025; B05B5/04; B05B5/0403; B05B5/0407
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
AN APPARATUS FOR ATOMIZING LIQUIDS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE ATOMIZING HEAD, DRIVING MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID ATOMIZING HEAD, SAID ATOMIZING HEAD CONPRISING A CUP-SHAPED BODY PORTION ON ONE END INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH A HUB PORTION AT THE OTHER END, SAID CUPSHAPED BODY PORTION HAVING A CONCAVE FEEDING ZONE TERMINATING IN A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL EDGE, AN ANNULAR RECESSED LIQUID RECEIVING CAVITY LOCATED IN SAID HUB PORTION, SAID LIQUID RECEIVING CAVITY HAVING A CONTINUOUS RECESSED INNER CORNER AND A CONTINUOUS RECESSED OUTER CORNER CONNECTED BY A BOTTOM SURFACE, AT LEAST ONE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY FOR INTRODUCING LIQUIDS TO BE ATOMIZED AT THE RECESSED INNER CORNER OF SAID LIQUID RECEIVING CAVITY, AND A PLURALITY OF PASSAGE LEADING FROM SAID RECESSED OUTER CORNER OF SAID CAVITY TO SAID FEEDING ZONE, EACH OF SAID PASSAGE BEING OF A SIZE THAT CAUSES SAID LIQUID TO BE ACCUMULATED IN SAID CAVITY BEFORE BEING FORCED THROUGH SAID PASSAGES AT A UNIFORM PRESSURE AND RATE TO SAID ENTIRE FEEDING ZONE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CENTRIFUGAL AND INERTIAL FORCES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
AN APPARATUS FOR ATOMIZING LIQUIDS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE ATOMIZING HEAD, DRIVING MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID ATOMIZING HEAD, SAID ATOMIZING HEAD CONPRISING A CUP-SHAPED BODY PORTION ON ONE END INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH A HUB PORTION AT THE OTHER END, SAID CUPSHAPED BODY PORTION HAVING A CONCAVE FEEDING ZONE TERMINATING IN A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL EDGE, AN ANNULAR RECESSED LIQUID RECEIVING CAVITY LOCATED IN SAID HUB PORTION, SAID LIQUID RECEIVING CAVITY HAVING A CONTINUOUS RECESSED INNER CORNER AND A CONTINUOUS RECESSED OUTER CORNER CONNECTED BY A BOTTOM SURFACE, AT LEAST ONE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY FOR INTRODUCING LIQUIDS TO BE ATOMIZED AT THE RECESSED INNER CORNER OF SAID LIQUID RECEIVING CAVITY, AND A PLURALITY OF PASSAGE LEADING FROM SAID RECESSED OUTER CORNER OF SAID CAVITY TO SAID FEEDING ZONE, EACH OF SAID PASSAGE BEING OF A SIZE THAT CAUSES SAID LIQUID TO BE ACCUMULATED IN SAID CAVITY BEFORE BEING FORCED THROUGH SAID PASSAGES AT A UNIFORM PRESSURE AND RATE TO SAID ENTIRE FEEDING ZONE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CENTRIFUGAL AND INERTIAL FORCES.
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