EP 1104332 B1 20060125 - NUTATING FLUID DELIVERY APPARATUS
Title (en)
NUTATING FLUID DELIVERY APPARATUS
Title (de)
TAUMELNDE AUSTRAGVORRICHTUNG FÜR FLUIDE
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF OSCILLANT POUR LA DISTRIBUTION DE FLUIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9915985 W 19990714
- US 11536298 A 19980714
- US 15048098 A 19980909
- US 10862798 P 19981116
- US 11235798 P 19981215
- US 14151199 P 19990628
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0003810A2] The present invention provides an apparatus comprising: a body having a fluid inlet; a wobble turbine disposed downstream of the fluid inlet, the wobble turbine being configured to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet; and a fluid redirecting means, such as a moving or stationary shroud or a chamber, disposed downstream of the wobble turbine to redirect the stream. While the wobble turbine may be placed downstream of the fluid inlet in various ways, it is preferred that the wobble turbine is disposed in an axially spaced relationship to the fluid inlet, such as by coupling the wobble turbine to the body in a loose, post and sleeve relationship. The preferred wobble turbine includes a convex conical upper surface with angular momentum inducing members formed therein/thereon, wherein the angular momentum inducing members are selected from grooves, vanes, blades and combinations thereof. The apparatus may further comprise a wobble limiting member, such as a stator ring, engaging the wobble turbine.
[origin: WO0003810A2] The present invention provides an apparatus comprising: a body having a fluid inlet (550); a wobble turbine (554) disposed downstream of the fluid inlet, the wobble turbine being configured to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet; and a fluid redirecting means (567), such as a moving or stationary shroud or a chamber, disposed downstream of the wobble turbine to redirect the stream. While the wobble turbine may be placed downstream of the fluid inlet in various ways, it is preferred that the wobble turbine is disposed in an axially spaced relationship to the fluid inlet, such as by coupling the wobble turbine to the body in a loose, post and sleeve relationship. The preferred wobble turbine includes a convex conical upper surface (558), with angular momentum inducing members formed therein/thereon, wherein the angular momentun inducing members are selected from grooves, vanes, blades (560) and combinations thereof. The apparatus may further comprise a wobble limiting member, such as a stator ring, engaging the wobble turbine.
IPC 8 full level
A47K 3/28 (2006.01); B05B 1/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01); B05B 3/04 (2006.01); B05B 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B05B 3/008 (2013.01); B05B 3/04 (2013.01); B05B 3/0445 (2013.01); B05B 3/0486 (2013.01); B05B 1/185 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0003810 A2 20000127; WO 0003810 A3 20000330; WO 0003810 A9 20010705; AU 4996899 A 20000207; BR 9912818 A 20010925; CA 2337336 A1 20000127; CA 2337336 C 20120124; CN 1089644 C 20020828; CN 1324272 A 20011128; DE 69929610 D1 20060413; DE 69929610 T2 20060803; EP 1104332 A2 20010606; EP 1104332 B1 20060125; ES 2257065 T3 20060716; JP 2002520156 A 20020709; MX PA01000451 A 20030714
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9915985 W 19990714; AU 4996899 A 19990714; BR 9912818 A 19990714; CA 2337336 A 19990714; CN 99808579 A 19990714; DE 69929610 T 19990714; EP 99934049 A 19990714; ES 99934049 T 19990714; JP 2000559941 A 19990714; MX PA01000451 A 19990714