Multipurpose electrically melting wire metalizing machine provided with a multiple injection port

Claim 1

In an apparatus for spraying molten metal onto a substrate of the type wherein two or more metallic wires are conveyed through a casing in contact with electrical conductors, said wires being brought into close proximity after passing through said casing so as to cause an electric arc therebetween to melt the metal wires, said melted metal is conveyed to the substrate by a stream of high pressure fluid, the improvements comprising: a. a spraying cylinder (1) removably affixed to the end of said casing such that said wires are brought into proximity along the approximate axis of said spraying cylinder, said spraying cylinder having a plurality of radial aperatures therethrough adjacent the end affixed to said casing, b. a hollow, generally conical wall body (2) attached to the inner surface of said spraying cylinder (1) at one end thereof, said conical wall body (2) having a plurality of aperatures (40) therethrough, the axes of said aperatures forming an acute angle with the central axis of said conical wall body (2), c. an annular injection port body (5) attached to the interior of the distal end of said spraying cylinder (1), the inner diameter of said injection port body and the outer diameter of said conical wall body defining a first injection port (18) therebetween, d. first injection means to inject a pressurized fluid through a wall of said spraying cylinder (1) into a high pressure chamber (31) defined by the inner surface of said spraying cylinder (1), said conical wall body and said annular injection port body, and e. second injection means (24) to inject a pressurized fluid interiorly of said conical wall body.