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Powder spray apparatus and powder spray method
Assignee: Nordson Corp
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Filing: 1985-05-09
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2005-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A powder spray gun and method of spraying powder wherein an inverted air flow amplifier is located adjacent to the inlet of the gun to enhance blending of powder within the gun and to facilitate sharp cut off and start up of powder flow from the gun. From the inverted air flow amplifier, the blended powder is supplied to a downstream air flow amplifier operable to draw ambient air into the downstream air flow amplifier and to impact the air entrained powder passing through the downstream amplifier with a high velocity stream of compressed air so as to accelerate the velocity of powder emitted from the gun. Powder is supplied to the upstream inverted air flow amplifier through a pair of intersecting inlet ports between which there is a separating baffle.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas C. Mulder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:55
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B7/00; B05B7/14; B05B7/1481; B05B7/1486
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of spraying solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which gun includes a barrel and a nozzle at the discharge end of said barrel, which barrel has a central axis, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity air stream directed generally upstream of said barrel so as to homogenize the distribution of said air entrained powder and thereby more evenly distribute said power throughout said air stream.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of spraying solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which gun includes a barrel and a nozzle at the discharge end of said barrel, which barrel has a central axis, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity air stream directed generally upstream of said barrel so as to homogenize the distribution of said air entrained powder and thereby more evenly distribute said power throughout said air stream.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of spraying solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which gun includes a barrel and a nozzle at the discharge end of said barrel, which barrel has a central axis, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity air stream directed generally upstream of said barrel so as to homogenize the distribution of said air entrained powder and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, subsequently passing said air entrained powder through an air flow amplifier wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a high velocity air stream directed generally downstream and parallel to the axis of said barrel and operable to increase the velocity of said solid particulate material.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of spraying solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which gun includes a barrel and a nozzle at the discharge end of said barrel, which barrel has a central axis, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity air stream directed generally upstream of said barrel so as to homogenize the distribution of said air entrained powder and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, subsequently passing said air entrained powder through an air flow amplifier wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a high velocity air stream directed generally downstream and parallel to the axis of said barrel and operable to increase the velocity of said solid particulate material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 2 which further comprises passing said air entrained powder over a diverging surface so as to increase the width of the pattern sprayed from said gun nozzle.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of spraying solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which gun has a nozzle at the discharge end and a central axis, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, impacting said air entrained power with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, subsequently passing said air entrained powder axially through an air flow amplifier having a central axis extending parallel to the axis of said gun, supplying compressed air to said air flow amplifier, impacting said air entrained powder with a high velocity stream of said compressed air directed generally downstream and parallel to the axis of said amplifier and operable to increase the velocity of said solid particulate powder in a downstream axial direction.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of spraying solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which gun has a nozzle at the discharge end and a central axis, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, impacting said air entrained power with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, subsequently passing said air entrained powder axially through an air flow amplifier having a central axis extending parallel to the axis of said gun, supplying compressed air to said air flow amplifier, impacting said air entrained powder with a high velocity stream of said compressed air directed generally downstream and parallel to the axis of said amplifier and operable to increase the velocity of said solid particulate powder in a downstream axial direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 4 which further comprises passing said air entrained powder over a diverging surface so as to increase the width of the pattern sprayed from said gun nozzle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 5 which further comprises varying the pressure of said compressed air in said air flow amplifier so as to vary the width of the pattern sprayed from said gun.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
145 words
A powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder material, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, means for transporting solid particulate powder entrained in an air stream to said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, and air flow amplifier means connected to said gun upstream of said gun outlet and downstream of said impacting means, said air flow amplifier means being operable to impact said air entrained powder with a high velocity air stream directed generally downstream of said gun in the course of passage of said air entrained powder through said gun.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
145 words
A powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder material, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, means for transporting solid particulate powder entrained in an air stream to said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, and air flow amplifier means connected to said gun upstream of said gun outlet and downstream of said impacting means, said air flow amplifier means being operable to impact said air entrained powder with a high velocity air stream directed generally downstream of said gun in the course of passage of said air entrained powder through said gun.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The powder spray gun of claim 7 wherein said impacting means comprises an inverted air flow amplifier having a downstream end open to ambient air and an upstream end in communication with said powder receiving means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The powder spray gun of claim 7 which further includes a powder dispersing deflector adjacent said outlet end of said barrel, said deflector having a diverging surface over which the air entrained powder is passed in the course of being discharged from said gun so as to establish a wide dispersion pattern of said powder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
94 words
The powder spray gun of claim 7 wherein said air flow amplifier means comprises an amplifier nozzle having a central axial bore aligned with the flow path of powder through said gun, said amplifier nozzle having an inlet open to ambient air and in fluid communication with said impacting means, an annular air chamber surrounding said amplifier nozzle, an air inlet into said annular air chamber, means for connecting said air inlet to a source of compressed air, and an annular orifice connecting said annular air chamber to said bore of said amplifier nozzle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The powder spray gun of claim 10 wherein said air flow amplifier means has an annular lip surrounding said annular orifice, said lip being operable to deflect air emitted from said orifice toward said outlet end of said gun.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The powder spray gun of claim 7 wherein said receiving means comprises a pair of intersecting inlet ports, and a baffle separating said inlet ports at the point of intersection thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The powder spray gun of claim 12 wherein said inlet ports intersect at an included acute angle and wherein said baffle substantially bisects the conjugate angle of said included acute angle.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
105 words
The powder spray gun of claim 7 which further includes transport means for transporting said air entrained powder from an outlet of said air flow amplifier to said discharge end of said gun, said transport means including an air flow restrictor having a bore through which said air entrained powder passes in the course of passage from said outlet of said air flow amplifier to said gun outlet, said restrictor bore having an upstream end and a downstream end, said restrictor bore having a restricted orifice therein, and said restrictor bore being tapered inwardly from said upstream end of said restrictor to said restricted orifice.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The powder spray gun of claim 14 wherein said downstream end of said restrictor bore is generally cylindrical in configuration.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
143 words
A powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate material, which gun comprises an inlet end and a discharge end, means for connecting said inlet end to a source of air entrained powder, a nozzle on the discharge end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, and air flow amplifier means downstream of said impacting means, said air flow amplifier means being operable to draw ambient air into said air flow amplifier and to impact said air entrained powder with a high velocity stream of compressed air in the course of passage of said air entrained powder through said gun.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
143 words
A powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate material, which gun comprises an inlet end and a discharge end, means for connecting said inlet end to a source of air entrained powder, a nozzle on the discharge end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, and air flow amplifier means downstream of said impacting means, said air flow amplifier means being operable to draw ambient air into said air flow amplifier and to impact said air entrained powder with a high velocity stream of compressed air in the course of passage of said air entrained powder through said gun.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
36 words
The powder spray gun of claim 16 wherein said impacting means comprises an inverted air flow amplifier having a downstream end open to ambient air and an upstream end in communication with said powder receiving means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
58 words
The powder spray gun of claim 16 which further includes a powder dispersing deflector adjacent the discharge end of said barrel of said gun, said deflector having a diverging surface over which the air entrained powder is passed in the course of being discharged from said gun so as to establish a wide dispersion pattern of said powder.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
135 words
A powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, means for receiving solid particulate powder entrained in an air stream at said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, said impacting means comprising an inverted air flow amplifier having a downstream end open to ambient air and an upstream end in communication with said powder receiving means, and means for transporting said air entrained powder from said inverted air flow amplifier to said discharge end of said gun.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
135 words
A powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, means for receiving solid particulate powder entrained in an air stream at said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogenity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, said impacting means comprising an inverted air flow amplifier having a downstream end open to ambient air and an upstream end in communication with said powder receiving means, and means for transporting said air entrained powder from said inverted air flow amplifier to said discharge end of said gun.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of sharply cutting off the flow of solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises, transporting solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier to which high pressure air is supplied and wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity stream of said high pressure air directed generally upstream of said barrel, and terminating the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining said high pressure air flow to said inverted air flow amplifier so as to sharply cut off the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of sharply cutting off the flow of solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises, transporting solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier to which high pressure air is supplied and wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity stream of said high pressure air directed generally upstream of said barrel, and terminating the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining said high pressure air flow to said inverted air flow amplifier so as to sharply cut off the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of sharply cutting off the flow of powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogeneity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, and terminating the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to sharply cut off the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of sharply cutting off the flow of powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an air stream, impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to create homogeneity of said powder in said air stream and thereby more evenly distribute said powder throughout said air stream, and terminating the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to sharply cut off the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
125 words
A powder spray system including a powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, supply means including a powder pump for supplying solid particulate powder entrained in an air stream to said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun, and control means for terminating the flow of powder from said supply means to said inlet end of said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity air stream of compressed gas directed generally upstream of said gun so as to sharply cut off the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
125 words
A powder spray system including a powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, supply means including a powder pump for supplying solid particulate powder entrained in an air stream to said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity air stream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun, and control means for terminating the flow of powder from said supply means to said inlet end of said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity air stream of compressed gas directed generally upstream of said gun so as to sharply cut off the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
79 words
The powder spray system of claim 22 which further includes an air flow amplifier means connected to said gun upstream of said gun outlet and downstream of said impacting means, said air flow amplifier means being operable to draw ambient air into said air flow amplifier means and to impact said air entrained powder with a high velocity air stream directed generally downstream of said gun in the course of passage of said air entrained powder through said gun.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
36 words
The powder spray gun of claim 23 wherein said impacting means comprises an inverted air flow amplifier having a downstream end open to ambient air and an upstream end in communication with said powder receiving means.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
94 words
The powder spray gun of claim 23 wherein said air flow amplifier means comprises an amplifier nozzle having a central axial bore aligned with the flow path of powder through said gun, said amplifier nozzle having an inlet open to ambient air and in fluid communication with said impacting means, an annular air chamber surrounding said amplifier nozzle, an air inlet into said annular air chamber, means for connecting said air inlet to a source of compressed air, and an annular orifice connecting said annular air chamber to said bore of said amplifier nozzle.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
39 words
The powder spray gun of claim 25 wherein said air flow amplifier means has an annular lip surrounding said annular orifice, said lip being operable to deflect air emitted from said orifice toward said outlet end of said gun.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of sharply starting up and sharply cutting off the flow of solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises, transporting solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an airstream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier to which high pressure air is supplied and wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity stream of said high pressure air directed generally upstream of said barrel, and terminating and restarting the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining said high pressure air flow to said inverted air flow amplifier so as to sharply cut off and sharply restart the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of sharply starting up and sharply cutting off the flow of solid particulate powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises, transporting solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an airstream, passing said air entrained powder through an inverted air flow amplifier to which high pressure air is supplied and wherein said air entrained powder is impacted by a relatively high velocity stream of said high pressure air directed generally upstream of said barrel, and terminating and restarting the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining said high pressure air flow to said inverted air flow amplifier so as to sharply cut off and sharply restart the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of sharply starting up and sharply cutting off the flow of powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises, transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an airstream, impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity airstream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun, and terminating and restarting the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity airstream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to sharply cut off and restart the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of sharply starting up and sharply cutting off the flow of powder from a powder spray gun, which method comprises, transporting said solid particulate powder to said gun while entrained in an airstream, impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity airstream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun, and terminating and restarting the flow of said powder to said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity airstream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun so as to sharply cut off and restart the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
129 words
A powder spray system including a powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, supply means including a powder pump for supplying solid particulate powder entrained in an airstream to said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity airstream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun, and control means for repeatedly terminating and restarting the flow of powder from said supply means to said inlet end of said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity airstream of compressed gas directed generally upstream of said gun so as to repeatedly sharply cut off and sharply restart the flow of powder from said gun.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
129 words
A powder spray system including a powder spray gun for spraying air entrained solid particulate powder, which gun has an inlet end and a discharge end, supply means including a powder pump for supplying solid particulate powder entrained in an airstream to said inlet end of said gun, impacting means for impacting said air entrained powder with a relatively high velocity airstream of compressed air directed generally upstream of said gun, and control means for repeatedly terminating and restarting the flow of powder from said supply means to said inlet end of said gun while maintaining the flow of said high velocity airstream of compressed gas directed generally upstream of said gun so as to repeatedly sharply cut off and sharply restart the flow of powder from said gun.
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