Liquid atomizing device and method

Claim 1

I claim: .[.1. A device for aerosolizing a liquid with a gas comprising: a. a container for holding said liquid; b. a venturi tube having an upstream opening adapted for connection to a source of pressurized gas, a throat portion, a gas discharge opening, and a liquid and gas discharge opening; c. liquid conduit means connected to said container holding said liquid and having a liquid discharge opening adjacent the downstream end of said throat portion of said venturi tube; d. said venturi tube is dimensioned and positioned to withdraw said liquid fluid from said container through said conduit means and to project a mixture of said liquid and gas out said liquid and gas discharge opening at high velocity in a directed stream in a first direction; e. a deflector member positioned adjacent and disposed from said discharge opening of said venturi tube and having a surface formed with a generally planar surface intersecting said directed stream and causing a dispersion of said liquid and gas forming a flow mass in a second direction at an angle to said first direction; and f. said deflector member is formed with a projection member disposed at an angle to said deflector surface and disposed at an angle from said liquid and gas discharge opening of said venturi tube, causing turbulence in said flow mass; g. said structure resulting in said liquid being dispersed as a fine mist in a flow of said gas; h. said liquid and gas discharge opening is formed in a discharge surface which is generally parallel with said deflector surface; and i. said discharge surface is formed with a plurality of concentric ring projections for creating turbulence in said flow mass..]. .Iadd.2. A device for aerosolizing a liquid with a gas comprising: a. a container for holding said liquid; b. a venturi tube having an upstream opening adapted for connection to a source of pressurized gas, a throat portion, a gas discharge opening, and a liquid and gas discharge opening; c. liquid conduit means connected to said container holding said liquid and having a liquid discharge opening adjacent the down stream end of said throat portion of said venturi tube; d. said venturi tube is dimensioned and positioned to withdraw said liquid fluid from said container through said conduit means and to project a mixture of said liquid and gas out said liquid and gas discharge opening at high velocity in a directed stream in a first direction; e. a deflector member positioned adjacent and disposed from said discharge opening of said venturi tube and having a surface formed with a generally planar surface intersecting said directed stream and causing a dispersion of said liquid and gas forming a flow mass in a second direction at an angle to said first direction; and f. said deflector member is formed with a projection member disposed at an angle to said deflector surface and disposed at an angle from said liquid and gas discharge opening of said venturi tube, causing turbulence in said flow mass; g. said structure resulting in said liquid being dispersed as a fine mist in a flow of said gas; h. said deflector member being a disc whose perimeter is substantially encircled by said projection member and from which disc a plurality of concentric projecting rings depend, disposed inwardly from said projection member, said projecting rings projecting a lesser distance from said surface of said deflector member than said projection member. .Iaddend.