EP1613436A2 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum vernebeln - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zum vernebeln

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EP1613436A2
EP1613436A2 EP04719462A EP04719462A EP1613436A2 EP 1613436 A2 EP1613436 A2 EP 1613436A2 EP 04719462 A EP04719462 A EP 04719462A EP 04719462 A EP04719462 A EP 04719462A EP 1613436 A2 EP1613436 A2 EP 1613436A2
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liquid
nozzle
nebulization
duct
nebulized
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Karim Benalikhoudja
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Prolitec Inc
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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
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/0012—Apparatus for achieving spraying before discharge from the apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/004—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area comprising sensors for monitoring the delivery, e.g. by displaying the sensed value or generating an alarm
    • B05B12/006—Pressure or flow rate sensors
    • B05B12/008—Pressure or flow rate sensors integrated in or attached to a discharge apparatus, e.g. a spray gun
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/08—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means
    • B05B12/081—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to the weight of a reservoir or container for liquid or other fluent material; responsive to level or volume of liquid or other fluent material in a reservoir or container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B05B7/2402—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device
    • B05B7/2405—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle
    • B05B7/2424—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle the carried liquid and the main stream of atomising fluid being brought together downstream of the container before discharge

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  • the present invention relates to a nebulization method and device comprising a nebulization nozzle which may be that which is the subject of the filing of the patent application for "Nebulization nozzle and device comprising it", carried out this same pure by the applicant
  • the invention s applies, in particular, to devices for diffusing liquids, for example for diffusing perfumes, liquid fuels, etc.
  • the first object of the present invention is to obtain fine particles of liquid dispersed in the air
  • the currently known nebulization devices have an open nebulization zone in the direction of the exit of nebulized liquid particles from said device. It follows that either large particles escape from the device, or a device must be provided in the device. means for recovering these large particles The present invention intends to remedy these drawbacks
  • the present invention relates to a nebulization device comprising a liquid reservoir, a liquid supply duct in a nebulization zone and an exhaust opening of the nebulization zone through which the flow of liquid particles. nebulized escapes from the nebulization zone, characterized in that said exhaust opening opens into the liquid reservoir above the liquid level and in that the liquid reservoir comprises an opening for releasing the particles of liquid nebulized by which part of the nebulized liquid particles from the exhaust opening leaves the tank
  • the nebulization device comprises a nozzle of nebulization comprising a pressurized air inlet duct, the air inlet duct and the liquid supply duct each having at least one nozzle opening towards a nebulization zone in which the pressurized air coming from the air inlet duct nebulizes the liquid from the liquid supply duct and a means for adjusting the position of the nozzle of the liquid supply duct.
  • the device comprises a free air intake duct having a nozzle in the nebulization zone and an opening to the open air in the liquid reservoir. Thanks to these provisions, part of the flow of particles of nebulized liquid returns to the nebulization zone, via the free air intake duct, and the particle concentration of the flow is thus increased
  • the device comprises
  • an air suction duct having a nozzle in the nebulization zone and, at another opening of the air suction duct, a vacuum sensor and a means for processing a signal from said sensor and representative of the vacuum inside the suction duct
  • the suction duct further comprises an opening to the open air in the liquid tank.
  • the present invention also relates to a nebulization method comprising.
  • a step of injecting liquid to be nebulized into a nebulization zone characterized in that it further comprises
  • the method further comprises a step of sucking air into the reservoir and
  • the method also comprises
  • a step for processing said measurement According to particular characteristics, during the processing step, the operation of an air compressor is stopped or an alarm signal is generated, when the pressure measurement responds to predetermined variation criteria
  • the measurement step is carried out by a vacuum measurement sensor located in a suction duct having an opening to the free year and a nozzle in the nebulization zone.
  • FIG. 1 represents, in section, a nozzle according to a first particular embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention
  • Figure 1a shows on an enlarged scale of the details of Figure 1
  • Figure 2 shows, in section, a nozzle according to a second particular embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention
  • Figure 3 shows, in section, a nozzle according to a third particular embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 shows, in section, a nozzle according to a fourth particular embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 represents, in cut perspective, a nozzle according to another particular embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 represent, in section, a particular embodiment of a nebulization device according to another aspect of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a detailed view of FIG. 6,
  • FIG. 9 represents a nebulization device comprising alarm generation means
  • FIG. 10 schematically represents a flow diagram of the operation of a nebulization device, according to a particular embodiment of a method which is the subject of an aspect of the present invention
  • FIG. 11 schematically represents a shutter adaptable to the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9, and
  • FIG. 12 schematically represents a variant form of nozzle for the liquid supply duct which can be used in each of the embodiments of the present invention
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 are perspective views of an open box (fig 13) and closed (fig 14) intended to receive the device according to the invention.
  • a nozzle 61 to 64 each comprising a nozzle body, an air inlet duct 10, a duct for supplying liquid to be nebulized 20, a nebulization zone 30 in which there is a nozzle 15 of the air inlet conduit 10 and a nozzle 25 of the liquid supply conduit 20, a free air conduit 40 having a nozzle 45 in the nebulization zone 30 , the nebulization zone being formed in the nozzle body and the various conduits penetrating into said body, more precisely these said conduits being engaged in practical holes in the nozzle body, an appropriate seal being produced between the cylindrical external faces of the conduits and the cylindrical faces of the corresponding holes
  • the conduit 20 enters the nebulization zone 30 which is formed by a cylindrical chamber
  • the conduit 20 can be formed from a contiguous part enante and a contained part mounted in the containing part according to an adjustment of the tight or slightly tight type, the nozzle
  • the type of adjustment can allow the sliding of the part contained in the containing part or prohibit it.
  • the nozzle 45 is in a geometric plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conduit 40 and that the nozzle 15 is arranged in a geometric plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conduit 10.
  • the longitudinal axes of the conduits 10, 20 and 40 are intersecting with each other, that the longitudinal axis of the conduit 10 is perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the conduits 40 and 20.
  • the conduits 40 and 20 are axially aligned .
  • the air inlet duct 10 is connected to a compressor (FIG. 9) which supplies it with pressurized air, for example between one and ten times atmospheric pressure.
  • the nebulizing liquid supply pipe 20 is connected, at one end, to a reservoir of nebulizing liquid (FIGS. 6, 7 and 9).
  • the nozzle 15 of the air inlet duct 10 and the nozzle 25 of the liquid supply duct 20 are positioned respectively so that, by effect Ventu ⁇ , the liquid is sucked into the nebulization zone 30 where the air flow leaving the nozzle 15 causes the generation of a flow of nebulized liquid particles, directed towards an outlet 50 of the nebulization zone 30, of known way
  • the nozzle 61 to 64 comprises a means of adjusting 70 of the position of the nozzle 25 of the liquid supply conduit 20
  • the adjustment can be made by longitudinal sliding and / or rotation of the liquid supply conduit 20 in the nozzle 61 to 64
  • the liquid supply conduit may have a threaded section and the bore of the nozzle body intended to receive said conduit will be tapped, the thread of the conduit cooperating in this case with the tapping of the bore.
  • the axial displacement of the duct is inseparable from its rotation.
  • the liquid suction duct 20 and the corresponding bore are smooth, which allows the longitudinal adjustment of the duct independently of its rotation adjustment.
  • the adjustment of the position of the nozzle 25, by using the adjustment means 70, makes it possible to vary the operating parameters of the nozzle 61 to 64, to compensate, at least partially, for the manufacturing dispersions and to adapt the flow of nebulized liquid particles at each use
  • the nozzles 15 and 25 touch each other, to the thickness near the conduit 25
  • the nozzle 25 is distant from the nozzle 15 by a distance of the same order of magnitude as the diameter the nozzle 25, i.e. between half and three times this diameter
  • FIG. 3 the same elements are observed as in FIG. 2, to which is added a conical flaring 75 extending axially the nebulization zone 30
  • FIG. 4 the same elements are observed as in FIG. 3, to which are added a extension of the conical flare 75 in the form of a cylindrical chamber 80 acting as a diaphragm, that is to say laterally retaining the flow of nebulized liquid particles
  • the coarsest particles which are generally located in the lateral parts of this flow are deposited on the cylindrical lateral surface of the chamber 80 and flow under the effect of gravity, to be recovered either in the nebulization zone or in the reservoir of liquid to be nebulized (see figs 6 at 8)
  • the nozzles 25 and 45 are arranged in parallel geometric planes, and that the nozzle 25 is in a geometric plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conduit 20, while in FIG. 4,.
  • the liquid inlet nozzle 25 does not exhibit symmetry of revolution, with respect to the axis of the liquid supply duct: the plane of the nozzle 25 has, with respect to the axis longitudinal of the duct 25, an angle different from 90 degrees
  • the absence of symmetry of revolution results in a non-circular shape of the duct 20
  • the adjusting means 70 is adapted to adjust at least the angular position of the nozzle liquid inlet 25, relative to the axis of the liquid supply conduit 20
  • the rotation of this conduit 20 makes it possible to vary the operation of the nozzle 64
  • the means 70 for adjusting the position of the nozzle 25 further allows adjustment of the distance between this nozzle 25 and the nozzle 15 along the axis of the nozzle 15, an
  • a nozzle 65 comprising an air inlet duct 10, a cylindrical duct 85 for supplying liquid to be nebulized on one side and free air supply on the other side, a nebulization zone 30 in which there is a nozzle 15 of the air intake duct 10 and two openings 86 and 87 of the duct 85.
  • the duct 85 is adapted to slide in a cylindrical bore made in the body of the nozzle 65.
  • the adjustment means 70 constituted by this bore, makes it possible to slide the conduit 85 both in rotation with respect to its axis and in translation the along its axis, which makes it possible to vary the position of the openings 86 and 87 relative to the nozzle 15 and therefore constitutes two parameters for adjusting the operation of the nozzle 65.
  • the conduit 85 has at one of its ends an opening to the open air and at the other end an opening in a tank of liquid to be nebulized.
  • the openings 86 and 87 are circular and have diameters substantially equal to the diameter of the nozzle 15 They are placed symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the conduit 85 They are therefore diametrically opposite
  • a reservoir of liquid to be nebulized 100 is observed, a conduit for supplying liquid to be nebulized 120 consisting of a hollow rod 121 immersed in the liquid contained in the reservoir 100 and a secondary conduit 122 inserted into a nozzle 160, said secondary conduit being in communication relation with conduit 120
  • the nozzle 160 rests on the rim of the container by means of a centering collar 161 independent or rooted in the nozzle body.
  • a tamper-evident ring 162 is positioned around the upper part of the container and comes by a locking collar 163, which it presents in the upper part, pressing against the centering collar 161.
  • This tamper-evident ring 162 is fixed so non-removable on the upper part of the container. Furthermore, the nozzle 160 is covered with a cap 164 in which an air inlet duct 110a and an outlet duct for the nebuliser 195 are formed.
  • the air inlet duct 110a is advantageously extended by a nozzle 110b for sealing connection to a source of pressurized air, for example the outlet of compressed air from a compressor.
  • This connection end piece 110b can be vertical as shown and extend either downwards or upwards, but said endpiece can also occupy a horizontal position.
  • the cap 164 is fixed to the centering collar 161 by screws and overlaps the locking collar 163 which has the tamper-evident ring 162.
  • Each of the screws is engaged in a through hole in the collar 161 and in a blind tapping practiced in the cap 164. Due to this arrangement the screw heads are in the internal volume of the tank or opposite the latter and therefore are inaccessible.
  • This device can then be for single use and disposable after the liquid in the tank has been used up.
  • the various conduits accessible from outside the device may be fitted with security means such as non-return valves and the like.
  • the nozzle 160 comprises an air inlet duct 110 in communication relation with the duct 110a formed in the cap, the secondary duct 122, a nebulization zone 130 in which there is a nozzle 115 of the inlet duct of air 110 and a nozzle 125 of the liquid supply duct 120, an outlet 150 of the nebulization zone 130, a means of adjusting 170 of the position of the secondary duct 122, a conical flare 1 5 extending the outlet 150 of the zone nebulization and a cylindrical chamber 180 extending the conical flare
  • the adjustment means 170 consists of a screwing with micrometric pitch
  • the nozzle 160, pou ⁇ has moreover a free air duct 140 having a nozzle 145 in the nebulization zone 130.
  • This free air duct will be in communication relation with a through duct 140a made in the cap.
  • the liquid pipe to be nebulized 121 has a filter 121a at the lower end. This filter plunges into the liquid present in the reservoir.
  • the free air pipe or suction pipe 140 also has - an opening 142 intended to receive a vacuum sensor (see FIG. 9)
  • the nozzle 115 of the air inlet duct 110 and the nozzle 125 of the liquid supply duct 120 are positioned respectively so that, by effect
  • the suction duct sucks air into the chamber 180, part of the flow coming from the nozzle is reinjected into the nebulization zone, which makes it possible to increasing the concentration of nebulized liquid particles in the flow leaving the chamber 180
  • one aspect of the present invention is the exhaust opening 190 through which the flow leaving the chamber 180 leaves the nozzle 160 opens into the liquid tank 100 and the liquid tank 100 has an opening 195 for release of nebulized liquid particles through which a part of the nebulized liquid particles coming from the exhaust opening 190 leaves the tank 100 and the liquid nebulization to be diffused in the atmosphere surrounding this nebulization device
  • the largest particles of nebulized liquid are deposited, by gravity or due to their inertia, in the tank 100 where they join the liquid to be nebulized.
  • the exhaust opening 190 is directed towards the surface of the liquid contained in the reservoir.
  • FIG. 9 shows a nebulization device 200 comprising the reservoir 100 and the nozzle 160, a compressor 210, an electrical supply 220 of the compressor 210, a pressure sensor 230, a processing means 240, a signal generator d alarm 250, a sound transmitter 260, a light 270 and a computer network 280
  • the piession sensor 230 is positioned on the opening 142 of the conduit 140 and emits a signal representative of the pressure (or depression) in the lateral parts of the nebulization zone 130
  • the processing means 240 for example an electronic card (possibly with a microprocessor), a computer or a threshold circuit, receives the signal emitted by the pressure sensor 230 and, depending on the variation in this predetermined signal, causes the generation of alarm signals by the alarm signal generator 250, intended for the sound transmitter 260, the indicator light 270 and / or the computer network 280
  • the predetermined criteria are, for example
  • the value of the vacuum sensed by the pressure sensor 230 is different from the vacuum value when said nozzle contains liquid to be nebulized
  • the value of the pressure measured is, when there is no longer of liquid in nozzle 125, less than it is when there is still liquid to be nebulized in nozzle 125
  • the alarm signal generator 250 is suitable for controlling
  • the emission of sound signals by the sound transmitter 260 for example consisting of a loudspeaker
  • the emission of signals visible by the indicator 270 for example consisting of a light-emitting diode and / or the transmission of alarm signals by the computer network 280, for example consisting of a wired or non-wired link connected to an acquisition card itself connected to a computer system
  • the processing means is also suitable, when it has detected that there is no longer any liquid to be nebulized, to stop the electrical supply to the compressor 210
  • FIG. 10 shows an initialization step 300 during which a nozzle is connected to a reservoir of liquid to be nebulized, in such a way that the projection, by the nozzle, of nebulized liquid particles takes place at the inside the tank
  • an air compressor is started to cause the suction of liquid to be nebulized in a tank.
  • step 320 of injection into a nebulization zone For each part of the liquid sucked up during step 310, there then takes place a step 320 of injection into a nebulization zone and a step 330 of spraying the particles of nebulized liquid from the nebulization zone into said tank.
  • step 360 part of the air in the tank is sucked into a free air duct, step 350, and injected into the nebulization zone, step 360
  • a step 370 of measuring the pressure in the nebulization zone is carried out and a step of processing 380 of said measurement.
  • the pressure is measured in a duct. suction with a nozzle in the nebulization zone and, optionally, an opening to the open air, for example in the tank
  • the operation of the air compressor is stopped or an alarm signal is generated, when the measurement of the pressure meets predetermined variation criteria, as explained with regard to fig. 9
  • FIG. 11 represents a circular part or diaphragm 196 having three lateral openings 197 which can be inserted into the exhaust opening 190 preferably in a epauleme ⁇ t which this opening has in the terminal part, namely opposite to the nebulization chamber ( see figure 6).
  • This circular part has the function of retaining the largest particles of nebulized liquid so that they form large drops, relative to the particles of nebulized liquid, which fall, under the effect of gravity, into the tank 100 This prevents this form an emulsion which may cause oxidation of the liquid to be nebulized
  • FIG. 12 a variant 26 of the shape of the nozzle 25 is observed (see FIGS. 1 to 4).
  • the opening of the nozzle 25 has a shape which is not planar, and is formed by the intersection of the cylinder. of the liquid supply duct 70 and of a cylinder surrounding the nozzle of the pressurized air supply duct 10, having for axis the pressurized air supply duct.
  • this form particular 26 allows good performance of the nebulization nozzle 61 to 64
  • the device as described will advantageously be placed in a compartmentalized protective box as shown in FIGS.
  • this box has a shutter flap with lock
  • One of the compartments of the box will be provided to receive the device according to the invention and one of the other compartments will be provided to receive the compressed air compressor
  • the compressed air outlet of the compressor will be connected by a flexible or rigid pipe to a female end piece fixed in the first compartment and designed to receive I female nozzle of the cap of the nebulization device
  • Another compartment will be provided to receive the electronics of the device
  • the latter is equipped with a blocking lever intended to cooperate by pivoting with two fixed anchoring pads in the first compartment.

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