CA2337336A1 - Nutating fluid delivery apparatus - Google Patents

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CA2337336A1
CA2337336A1 CA002337336A CA2337336A CA2337336A1 CA 2337336 A1 CA2337336 A1 CA 2337336A1 CA 002337336 A CA002337336 A CA 002337336A CA 2337336 A CA2337336 A CA 2337336A CA 2337336 A1 CA2337336 A1 CA 2337336A1
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Joseph H. Clearman
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B3/00—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
    • B05B3/008—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements comprising a wobbling or nutating element, i.e. rotating about an axis describing a cone during spraying
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B3/00—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
    • B05B3/02—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements
    • B05B3/04—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B3/00—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
    • B05B3/02—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements
    • B05B3/04—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet
    • B05B3/0409—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet with moving, e.g. rotating, outlet elements
    • B05B3/0418—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet with moving, e.g. rotating, outlet elements comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine
    • B05B3/0422—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet with moving, e.g. rotating, outlet elements comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine with rotating outlet elements
    • B05B3/0445—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet with moving, e.g. rotating, outlet elements comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine with rotating outlet elements the movement of the outlet elements being a combination of two movements, one being rotational
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B3/00—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
    • B05B3/02—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements
    • B05B3/04—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet
    • B05B3/0486—Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet the spray jet being generated by a rotary deflector rotated by liquid discharged onto it in a direction substantially parallel its rotation axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B05B1/185—Roses; Shower heads characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor

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Abstract

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.

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1. 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 disposed downstream of the wobble turbine to redirect the stream.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble turbine is disposed in an axially spaced relationship to the fluid inlet.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid redirecting means is a shroud.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble limiting member is a stator ring.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a wobble limiting member engaging the wobble turbine.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble turbine is coupled to the body in a post and sleeve relationship.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble turbine has a convex conical upper surface with angular momentum inducing members formed therein.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the angular momentum inducing members are selected from grooves, vanes, blades and combinations thereof.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a track formed adjacent the fluid inlet;

the wobble turbine having a first surface extending into rolling contact with the track.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the wobble turbine has a plurality of blades configured to cause the wobble turbine to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the fluid redirecting means is a downwardly angled deflector.
12. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the post and sleeve relationship includes a post extending from the wobble turbine and a sleeve supported by the body.
13. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the post and sleeve relationship includes a sleeve extending from the wobble turbine and a post supported by the body.
14. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein atleast a portion of the post and a portion of the sleeve are frusto-conical.
15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the fluid redirecting means is coupled to the wobble turbine.
16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the fluid redirecting means is coupled to the body.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the body forms a housing having a first end including a fluid inlet and a second end including a collar; and further comprising a nozzle assembly comprising a first end forming a post and sleeve relationship with the wobble turbine in the housing, a second end having an fluid outlet, and a fluid conduit extending through the collar to provide fluid communication between the housing and the fluid outlet.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the nozzle assembly further comprising a wobble limiting member.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the wobble limiting member of the nozzle assembly is a wobble plate.
20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the wobble plate has a convex frustoconical surface that engages the housing adjacent the collar to limit movement of the nozzle assembly.
21. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising an intermediate sleeve loosely disposed between the post and the sleeve.
22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the fluid outlet comprises a spray nozzle having a plurality of outlet channels formed in the spray nozzle.
23. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a sealing element disposed between the collar and the middle portion of the nozzle assembly.
24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the fluid conduit comprises an annular channel around the post.
25. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the post has a lifting ring, and wherein the sleeve has an annular lip engaging the lifting ring and a second wobble limiting member.
26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the wobble limiting member is a ring attached to the wobble turbine.
27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble turbine provides aeration of a fluid .
28. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble turbine has an annular groove to provide aeration of a fluid.
29. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wobble turbine has an air supply channel formed therein to provide aeration of a fluid.
30. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein wobble limiting member is a tracking ring.
31. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:
means for adjusting the range that the nozzle assembly can wobble.
32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for adjusting the range comprises a sleeve adjacent the wobble plate and a cam coupled to the sleeve
33. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising means for adjusting the velocity of fluid directed at the means for wobbling.
34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the means for adjusting the velocity is a flow control valve.
35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the means for adjusting the velocity is a bypass valve.
36. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a bypass valve having a first outlet providing selective communication from the fluid inlet towards the wobble inducing member and a second outlet providing selective communication from the fluid inlet around the wobble inducing member.
37. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a fluid channel having a first end in fluid communication with the second outlet of the bypass valve and a second end in fluid communication with the second end of the nozzle assembly.
38. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a fluid channel having a first end in fluid communication with the second outlet of the bypass valve and a second end having one or more nozzles.
39. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the fluid conduit of the nozzle assembly includes a velocity tube.
40. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a third fluid outlet providing selective communication from the fluid inlet to a fluid channel, the fluid channel having a first end in fluid communication with the third fluid outlet and a second end in fluid communication with the second end of the nozzle assembly.
41. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means for adjusting the range that the nozzle assembly can wobble.
42. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:
a control valve disposed in the fluid inlet;
a passive flow control member disposed in the fluid conduit, the passive flow control member having an opening therethrough having a first cross-sectional area; and a spray nozzle in fluid communication with the fluid outlet, wherein the spray nozzle comprises a fluid pathway having a cross-sectional area that is greater than the cross-sectional area of the opening through the passive flow control member.
43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the passive flow control member is a flow control washer.
44. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the spray nozzle is a moving spray nozzle.
45. The apparatus of claim 44, wherein the moving spray nozzle is a wobbling spray nozzle.
46. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:
a velocity tube formed in the fluid conduit;
a spray nozzle having a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the velocity tube and a plurality of outlet channels;
a bypass channel providing fluid communication between the chamber and the fluid inlet of the spray nozzle; and a bypass valve disposed in the bypass channel, wherein the bypass channel and bypass valve provide fluid to the spray nozzle at a velocity that is less than the velocity of fluid passing through the velocity tube.
47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the spray nozzle comprises a plurality of open slots.
48. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the spray nozzle is coupled to the wobble turbine.
49. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:
a velocity tube formed in the fluid conduit;
a spray nozzle having a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the velocity tube;
and a flow constricting member coupled to the spray nozzle, wherein the flow constricting member is adjustably extendable into the velocity tube to reduce the effective cross-sectional area of the velocity tube.
50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the spray nozzle has a plurality of fluid outlet channels having a collective cross-sectional area greater than the velocity tube cross-sectional area.
51. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the spray nozzle is a moving spray nozzle, and further comprising a gripping member coupled to the housing adjacent the spray nozzle, wherein the gripping member may be urged against the spray nozzle to eliminate movement of the spray nozzle.
52. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the flow constricting member is a needle valve in threaded engagement with the spray nozzle.
53. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid redirecting means is stationary
54. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid redirecting means is allowed limited movement.
55. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a tracking ring extending from the fluid redirecting means.
56. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid redirecting means wobbles independently of the wobble turbine.
57. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the deflector has an annular wobble plate freely engaging the body portion.
58. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the deflector is engaged with the body in a post and sleeve relationship located downstream of the fluid inlet.
59. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the post has a rounded distal end.
60. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sleeve is attached to the body by a plurality of radially extending fins.
61. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the wobble turbine defines a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, the sleeve defines a bore axially aligned with the wobble turbine bore, and the sleeve comprises an element for selectively opening and closing the bore in the sleeve.
62. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the wobble turbine defines a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, the sleeve defines a bore axially aligned with the wobble turbine bore, and further comprising a wobble limiting ring in an adjustable spaced relationship with the top of the wobble turbine.
63. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body defines space limiting means about the fluid inlet; and further comprising a housing having an annular wobble plate freely engaged between the space limiting means.
64. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the wobble turbine is engaged in a post and sleeve relationship with the housing.
65. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:
a wobble limiting member secured to the housing, wherein the wobble limiting member encircles the nozzle assembly.
66. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the wobble limiting member is a track formed in the housing adjacent the fluid inlet and the wobble turbine is in rolling contact with the track.
67. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the wobble limiting member is an elongated cylindrical collar.
68. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the nozzle assembly has a wobble plate and the wobble limiting member is a slot formed in the housing for receiving the wobble plate.
69. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the nozzle assembly has a slot formed around the circumference of the nozzle assembly, and wherein the wobble limiting member is secured to the housing and forms a plate extending into the slot.
70. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the wobble limiting member is a wall forming part of the housing.
71. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the wobble limiting member is a cylindrical sleeve disposed around a portion of the nozzle assembly.
72. The apparatus of claim 71, wherein the portion of the nozzle assembly is a post.
73. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the fluid conduit includes one or more radial channels.
74. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the housing further comprises an air passage extending into fluid communication with the fluid outlet.
75. The apparatus of claim 74, wherein the air passage extends into a position adjacent to the fluid outlet.
76. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the nozzle assembly forms a shoulder having a greater diameter than the collar.
77. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the fluid outlet forms a plurality of flow channels.
78. The apparatus of claim 77, wherein the flow channels form an angle with the centerline of the nozzle assembly.
79. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the body forms a housing having a first end including a fluid inlet and a second end including a collar; and further comprising a nozzle assembly comprising a first end having a wobble turbine disposed in the housing, a second end having an fluid outlet, and a fluid conduit extending through the collar to provide fluid communication between the housing and the fluid outlet, wherein the nozzle assembly is rigidly coupled to the wobble turbine.
80. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the nozzle assembly has a wobble plate and the wobble limiting member is a slot having an adjustable width.
81. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the collar forms an annular groove therein facing the fluid conduit.
82. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the fluid conduit forms an annular groove therein facing the collar.
83. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the collar includes a resilient gasket surrounding the fluid outlet.
84. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the fluid conduit has a slidable member therein, and wherein a biasing member is coupled to the slidable member to cause sliding contact with the fluid conduit when the fluid pressure changes.
85. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the wobble limiting member is track disposed around an upper portion of the nozzle assembly.
86. The apparatus of claim 65, further comprising a nozzle in fluid communication with the fluid conduit, the nozzle having a pressurized fluid chamber with a plurality of outlet orifices and a reduced pressure fluid chamber having a plurality of outlet channels.
87. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the collar in is an axially spaced relationship to the fluid inlet.
88. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the body forms a housing having a first end including the fluid inlet and a second end including a collar; and further comprising:
a cradle assembly post extending into the collar and forming a sleeve for receiving a post of the wobble turbine in a post and sleeve relationship; and a wobble limiting member secured to the housing, wherein the wobble limiting member encircles the cradle assembly post.
89. The apparatus of claim 88, further comprising an output member rotationally coupled to the cradle assembly post by one or more bearings affixed to the housing.
90. The apparatus of claim 89, wherein the output member is a ring.
91. The apparatus of claim 90, wherein the ring forms drive gears thereon.
92. The apparatus of claim 89, wherein the output member is a shaft.
93. The apparatus of claim 89, wherein the fluid outlet is in the side of the housing.
94. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body forms a track adjacent the fluid inlet, and wherein the wobble turbine has a first surface extending into rolling contact with the track,
95. The apparatus of claim 94, wherein the wobble turbine comprises a plurality of blades configured to cause the wobble turbine to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet and a downwardly angled annular deflector.
96. The apparatus of claim 94, wherein the track has a diameter greater than the fluid inlet.
97. The apparatus of claim 94, wherein the wobble turbine is engaged with a support member of the body downstream of the fluid inlet in a loose male-female relationship.
98. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the loose male-female relationship is a post and sleeve relationship.
99. The apparatus of claim 94, wherein the first surface of the wobble turbine is conical.
100. The apparatus of claim 99, wherein the plurality of blades are disposed downstream of the first surface.
101. The apparatus of claim 95, wherein the plurality of blades extend radially outward having distal ends coupled to the deflector.
102. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the body has an upper portion including the track that is adjustably engaged with a lower portion including the support member to allow adjustment of the distance therebetween.
103. The apparatus of claim 102, wherein adjusting the distance between upper and lower portions changes the angle at which the turbine surface contacts the track.
104. The apparatus of claim 102, wherein adjusting the distance provides a variable spray width.
105. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein a flow control valve is disposed in the fluid inlet to provide variable fluid impact control.
106. The apparatus of claim 105, wherein the flow control valve is an insertion member.
107. The apparatus of claim 105, further comprising a flow control device upstream of the flow valve.
108. The apparatus of claim 105, characterized in that restricting the flow control valve increases the impact of fluid.
109. The apparatus of claim 107, characterized in that the flow control device maintains a substantially constant fluid flow rate through the fluid inlet.
110. The apparatus of claim 95, wherein the body has a bearing in an axially spaced relationship with the fluid inlet downstream of the fluid inlet, and wherein the wobble turbine has a first end disposed within the bearing.
111. The apparatus of claim 110, wherein the wobble turbine has a second end forming a conical surface.
112. The apparatus of claim 110, wherein the bearing is a sleeve.
113. The apparatus of claim 110, wherein the fluid channels are formed around the perimeter of the turbine.
114. The apparatus of claim 113, wherein the outlet channels are aligned to receive fluid from the fluid inlet as the fluid passes over the second end of the turbine.
115. The apparatus of claim 114, wherein the fluid channels are configured to discharge fluid adjacent the first end.
116. The apparatus of claim 111, wherein the first end of the wobble turbine is a post and the bearing is a sleeve.
117. The apparatus of claim 110, further comprising a bearing connection between the first and second ends of the wobble turbine.
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