EP3827902B1 - Kit für sprühpistole, anwendungsverfahren und entsprechende pistole - Google Patents

Kit für sprühpistole, anwendungsverfahren und entsprechende pistole Download PDF

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EP3827902B1
EP3827902B1 EP20210226.5A EP20210226A EP3827902B1 EP 3827902 B1 EP3827902 B1 EP 3827902B1 EP 20210226 A EP20210226 A EP 20210226A EP 3827902 B1 EP3827902 B1 EP 3827902B1
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  • the present invention relates to a kit capable of pressurizing a fluid from a reservoir of a cup of a spray gun.
  • the present invention further relates to a method of using the spray gun kit and a gun comprising such a kit.
  • the supply of the product in a cup gun is usually done by suction or by gravity, in particular by the venturi effect /
  • the cup can be pressurized
  • a compressed air compressor is used to pressurize the fluid.
  • the characteristics of the compressed air compressor are chosen according to the flow rate and the pressure planned for the spray gun, to allow an optimal adaptation of the gun according to the fluid to be applied.
  • An additional pipe is thus provided between the body of the gun and the cup to put the cup under pressure.
  • a hole is provided in the body of the gun to allow connection of the additional hose.
  • WO 2016/180863 A1 discloses a safety and regulating device for a pressure vessel for application devices for liquid media.
  • An object of the invention is therefore to provide a kit for a spray gun capable of pressurizing a fluid from a reservoir of a bucket of a spray gun, which is simple and practical to use.
  • Such a kit also makes it possible to adapt a spray gun for use under pressure without requiring drilling on the body of the gun.
  • the connector then makes it possible to recover the pressure, at least partially, of a fluid at a location of the spray gun in order to pressurize the fluid included in the reservoir of a cup.
  • the invention also relates to a spray gun comprising a main body, a cup and a spray gun kit as described above, in which the jacket is connected to an open chamber of the main body, so that the open chamber and the internal volume of the liner together define a single volume, the cup defining a reservoir, the connection end being connected to the cup, the internal volume of the liner being fluidically connected to the tank of the cup by the connection.
  • a spray gun 10 according to a first embodiment is shown in the figure 1 and 2 .
  • the spray gun 10 is intended for spraying a fluid product.
  • the fluid product preferably has a viscosity of between 0.1 mPa.s and 100,000 mPa.s, more particularly between 1 and 1000 mPa.s.
  • Gun 10 includes main body 12, cup 14 and spray gun kit 16.
  • the main body 12 has a first part 18, hereinafter referred to as “barrel”, similar to the barrel of a pistol, and a second part 20, hereinafter referred to as “stock”, similar to the butt of a pistol.
  • the body 12 also comprises a third part 22, hereinafter referred to as the “breech”, similar to the breech of a pistol.
  • Barrel 18 has a front end 24 which defines the front end of body 12.
  • Stock 20 extends from a rear end 26 of barrel 18.
  • the butt 20 here extends perpendicular to the barrel 18.
  • Stock 20 has a distal end 28 opposite barrel 18.
  • distal end 28 constitutes the end of stock 20 farthest from barrel 18.
  • the butt 20 forms a handle for gripping the pistol 10 by an operator.
  • the breech 22 extends from the rear end 26 of the barrel 18 in the extension of the barrel 18.
  • the breech 22 defines a cavity 30 with the stock 20 and the barrel 18.
  • the body 12 defines an inlet 32 for pressurized fluid, a supply orifice 33 for supplying the gun 10 with a fluid product and an ejection orifice 34 for ejecting the fluid product from the gun 10 .
  • Body 12 includes an internal duct 36 fluidly connecting pressurized fluid inlet 32 to cavity 30.
  • the body 12 includes a supply conduit 37 fluidly connecting the supply port 33 to the ejection port 34.
  • the pressurized fluid inlet 32 is suitable for connecting a member (not shown) for supplying the gun 10 with a pressurized fluid, this supply member typically consisting of a flexible tube.
  • the fluid under pressure is, for example, air.
  • the pressurized fluid has a pressure greater than 200,000 hPa.
  • the pressurized fluid has a pressure of less than 1,000,000 hPa.
  • the pressurized fluid inlet 32 is here formed at the distal end 28 of the butt 20.
  • the supply orifice 33 is suitable for connecting a member for supplying the gun 10 with a fluid product.
  • This gun supply member is here the bucket 14 comprising a reservoir 15 containing or capable of containing the fluid product.
  • the cup 14 is connected to the second supply orifice by a connecting member.
  • the connecting member here comprises a first end fitted into the supply orifice 33 and a second end fitted into the reservoir 15.
  • the fluid product is, for example, paint.
  • the feed orifice 33 is here delimited on the barrel 18 of the gun.
  • Bucket 14 extends above barrel 18, i.e. on an opposite side of barrel 18 with respect to stock 20.
  • the bucket 14 extends below the barrel 18, that is to say on the same side of the barrel 18 as the stock 20.
  • the ejection port 34 is formed in the front end 24 of the barrel 18.
  • the ejection orifice 34 is suitable for mounting a nozzle 38 for shaping the fluid product at the outlet of the spray gun 10.
  • the internal duct 36 is housed in the butt 20.
  • the spray gun 10 comprises a device for regulating the flow of pressurized fluid in the internal duct 36.
  • the spray gun 10 includes a needle 44 arranged in the internal conduit 36.
  • the internal duct 36 comprises, for example, a distal portion here rectilinear and a proximal portion here rectilinear, the pressurized fluid inlet orifice 32 being arranged at the level of the distal portion.
  • the needle 44 extends in the continuity of the proximal portion.
  • the needle 44 comprises an obturator at the interface between the distal portion and the proximal portion and is able to regulate the flow of pressurized fluid passing from the distal portion to the proximal portion. More particularly, the shutter is movable in translation to adjust the passage surface between the distal portion and the proximal portion.
  • the body 12 also has an actuation duct 42 from the cavity 30 to the ejection orifice 34.
  • the actuation duct 42 extends along a main axis of extension, corresponding here to the axis of extension of the barrel 18 and of the breech 22.
  • the actuation conduit 42 defines a chamber 46 upstream of the ejection orifice 34.
  • Chamber 46 is provided with a seat 47 at the junction between chamber 46 and supply conduit 37.
  • the seat 47 in particular has a shape that widens towards the chamber 46.
  • the actuation duct 42 has a constriction 49 between the cavity 30 and the chamber 46, that is to say a portion in which the diameter of the actuation duct 42 is strictly less than that of the chamber 46 and than that of the cavity 30, the diameter being taken radially relative to the direction of extension of the duct 42.
  • the spray gun 10 comprises an actuation system 48, said actuation system 48 here being arranged in the actuation conduit 42.
  • the actuation system 48 comprises a shutter member 50 movable relative to the body 12 between a release position of the supply conduit 37, in which it allows the circulation of the fluid product between the supply orifice 33 and the ejection orifice 34, and a closed position of the supply duct 37, in which it opposes the circulation of the fluid product between the supply orifice 33 and the ejection orifice 34.
  • the closure member 50 is in particular movable in translation relative to the body 12 between its release and closure positions in the direction of extension of the actuating conduit 42.
  • the shutter member 50 comprises a rod 52 extending in the actuation duct 42 and a head 54 extending in the chamber 46.
  • the supply duct 37 emerges at the inlet of the chamber 46 opposite the ejection orifice 34, upstream of the head 54 of the closure member 50.
  • the rod 52 has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the constriction 49 of the actuation duct 42.
  • the shutter member 50 forms a needle which, when the shutter member 50 is in its shutter position, bears against the seat 47 and, when the shutter member 50 is in its release, is away from the seat 47. This offers great flexibility in adjusting the output flow rate of the fluid product coming from the supply orifice 33 according to the movement of the closure member 50 between its shutter and release positions.
  • Actuation system 48 further comprises a member 54 for returning shutter member 50 to its closed position.
  • This return member 54 is here formed by a compression spring oriented in the direction of extension of the cylinder head 22 and compressed between, on the one hand, a bottom of the cylinder head 22 and, on the other hand, an abutment integral with the shutter member 50.
  • the spray gun 10 includes a trigger 58 provided to activate the actuation system 48 in the release position.
  • the trigger 58 comprises a main branch 59 and two flanges 60.
  • the main branch 59 defines a gripping surface intended to receive at least one finger of an operator holding the stock 20 in his palm.
  • the flanges 60 are spaced apart and each extend upward from a respective side edge of the main leg 59.
  • the flanges 60 sandwich the body 12, and more particularly the barrel 18.
  • the trigger 58 is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis A-A', transverse, relative to the body 12, this pivot axis A-A' being, in the example shown, above the barrel 18.
  • the flanges 60 of the trigger 58 are traversed by a common shaft 61 engaged through the body 12.
  • the common shaft 61 extends along the pivot axis A-A'.
  • the common shaft 61 forms a pivot connection between the sear 58 and the body 12 so that the sear 58 is rotatable about the pivot axis A-A' relative to the body 12 between an actuated position, in which the sear 58 is moved towards the butt 20 and the obturation member 50 is in its release position, and a priming position, in which the sear 58 is away from the butt 20 and the obturation member 50 is in its closed position.
  • the body 12 also has a pressurized fluid passage conduit.
  • the pressurized fluid passage conduit comprises a chamber 62.
  • the chamber 62 has an outlet 63 for pressurized fluid.
  • the exit 63 is here delimited at the front of the chamber 62.
  • the outlet 63 is fluidically connected to at least one, here two, outlets 92 arranged at the level of the ejection of the fluid product from the spray gun, for example by an intermediate conduit 90 and/or an intermediate chamber 91.
  • the intermediate duct here surrounds the supply duct 37 and the intermediate chamber surrounds the chamber 46 of the actuation duct 42.
  • the chamber 62 has a secondary outlet through at least one conduit, here a plurality of conduits 93, arranged in a central portion of the chamber 62.
  • the secondary outlet is fluidically connected to at least one orifice 96 arranged at the front end 24 of the barrel, for example via one or more chambers 94, 95 surrounding the chamber 46 of the actuation duct 42.
  • the chamber 62 is also fluidically connected to the cavity 30, and thus to the pressurized fluid inlet 32.
  • the chamber 62 has an opening opposite its outlet 63 along a direction of extension D of the chamber.
  • Kit 16 includes liner 64, fitting 66 and ring 68.
  • the sleeve 64 has, for example, the general shape of a hollow cylinder.
  • Sleeve 64 extends along a main extension axis between a distal end and a proximal end.
  • the jacket 64 delimits an internal volume 70, the internal volume being designed to contain a fluid.
  • the sleeve 64 has an outer circumferential surface 72, forming a radial periphery of the sleeve 64, and an inner circumferential surface 74 delimiting the internal volume 70.
  • Sleeve 64 includes a fluid outlet on its outer circumferential surface 72 as described below.
  • the outer circumferential surface 72 has a recess 73 on a circumference of the sleeve 64, here a cylindrical recess.
  • Recess 73 is spaced from each of the distal and proximal ends of sleeve 64.
  • the inner circumferential surface 74 has a recess 75, here cylindrical.
  • the recess 75 extends over a portion of the inner circumferential surface 74 from the proximal end of the sleeve 64.
  • the sleeve 64 delimits at least one orifice 76.
  • the or each orifice 76 passes through the wall of the sleeve 64.
  • the or each orifice 76 opens onto the radial periphery 72 and fluidically connects the internal volume 70 and the radial periphery 72.
  • the or each orifice 76 passes through the sleeve 64 from the outer circumferential surface 72 to the inner circumferential surface 74.
  • the or each orifice 76 fluidically connects the recess 73 of the outer circumferential surface 72 and the recess 75 of the inner circumferential surface 74.
  • the recess 73 here defines the fluid outlet of the sleeve 64, here from the internal volume 70.
  • the fluid outlet from the sleeve 64 is, for example, defined by the or each orifice 76 opening into the outer circumferential surface 72.
  • the sleeve 64 delimits one or more orifices 76 distributed over the circumference of the sleeve 64.
  • Each orifice 76 passes through sleeve 64 along a respective axis.
  • the respective axis of each orifice 76 forms with the main extension axis of the jacket 64 an angle of between 30° and 90°, more particularly between 45° and 75°.
  • the orifices 76 are here, more particularly, distributed so that their respective axes are located on the same cone having as generatrix the main extension axis of the sleeve 64.
  • Jacket 64 is configured to be connected to main body 12.
  • the sleeve 64 is here connected to an open chamber of the main body, here the chamber 62 of the pressurized fluid passage conduit, so that the open chamber and the internal volume of the sleeve together define a single common volume.
  • the main axis of extension of the sleeve 64 extends along the direction of extension D of the chamber 62.
  • the proximal end of the sleeve 64 is inserted into the opening of the chamber 62 of the pressurized fluid passage conduit.
  • the opening has, for example, a thread and a portion of the outer circumferential surface 72 of the sleeve 64 has a complementary thread from the proximal end of the sleeve 64.
  • the spray gun 10 further comprises a needle 78 arranged in the internal volume of the jacket 64 and in the open chamber 62, the needle 78 being able to regulate the passage of fluid between the chamber 62 of the pressurized fluid passage conduit and the intermediate duct 90.
  • the needle 78 comprises a movable shutter in translation in the chamber 62 arranged to adjust the passage surface of the outlet 63 of the chamber 62.
  • the needle 78 cooperates with the inner circumferential surface 74 of the sleeve 64.
  • the sleeve 64 has, for example, a thread on a part of the inner circumferential surface 74 from the distal end, the needle having a complementary thread.
  • the needle 78 here occupies the entire internal volume 70 of the sleeve 64 with the exception of the volume defined by the recess 75.
  • the pressurized fluid passage conduit thus makes it possible to selectively insert pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid inlet 32 to the outlet or outlets 92 arranged at the level of the ejection of the fluid product from the spray gun.
  • Connector 66 has a tapping end 80 and a connecting end 82.
  • the connector 66 here comprises a pipe extending between the sampling end 80 and the connection end 82.
  • the sampling end 80 is directly connected to the fluid outlet of the sleeve 64 on its radial periphery.
  • connection end 82 is here connected to the cup 14 so as to fluidically connect the cup 14, more particularly the reservoir 15, to the air outlet of the jacket 64.
  • the connector 66 is advantageously provided with a regulator 84 capable of controlling the fluid pressure passing through the sampling end 80.
  • the regulator 84 makes it possible, for example, to adjust the passage of fluid such that the pressure of the fluid is between 0 and 6 bar.
  • the regulator 84 is able to control the fluid flow passing through the sampling end 80.
  • the regulator 84 is screwed directly at the outlet of the ring 68.
  • Ring 68 surrounds sleeve 64.
  • the ring 68 covers the entire fluid outlet of the sleeve 64 on the radial periphery, more particularly here of the recess 73, with the exception of the connection of the sampling end 80 of the connector 66.
  • the ring 68 comprises a cylindrical portion surrounding the jacket 64 at least around the fluid outlet of the jacket 64.
  • the cylindrical portion comprises a radial orifice for the passage of the sampling end 80 of the connector 66.
  • the ring 68 and/or the sleeve 64 is provided with O-rings 86 located on either side of the recess 73.
  • Such a kit allows the selective removal of pressurized fluid to pressurize the fluid product contained in the cup 14.
  • the fluid product 14 is, for example, placed under a pressure of between 0 and 6 bar.
  • the ring 68 is also here free to rotate around the main axis of extension of the sleeve 64 at least over a given angular interval.
  • the given angular interval is, for example, substantially equal to 180°.
  • the given angular interval is equal to 360°.
  • the ring 68 is here free to rotate between a right position and a left position.
  • the sampling end 80 of the connector 66 is connected to the jacket 64 to the right of the main body 12, more particularly of the pressurized fluid passage duct, with respect to a user of the gun.
  • valve of the regulator 84 of the connection 66 is then easily accessible from the right, in particular by the right hand of the user.
  • the sampling end 80 of the connector 66 is connected to the jacket 64 to the left of the main body 12, more particularly of the pressurized fluid passage duct, with respect to a user of the gun.
  • valve of the regulator 84 of the connection 66 is then easily accessible from the right, in particular by the left hand of the gun.
  • the ring has at least one indexing element, here two indexing elements.
  • the main body has at least one complementary indexing element, here a single complementary indexing element, provided to cooperate with the at least one indexing element to block the ring 68 in at least one given position relative to the body main 12.
  • the or each given position corresponds to a given angular position of the ring around the main axis.
  • the at least one given position comprises the right position and the left position.
  • the indexing elements of the ring are, for example, flats, the complementary indexing element of the main body 12 being a flat arranged to cooperate with a first of the flats of the ring in the straight position and with a second of the flats of the ring in the left position.
  • the indexing elements of the ring are retractable fingers, the complementary indexing element of the main body 12 being a hole provided to cooperate with a first of the fingers in the right position and with a second of the fingers in the left position.
  • the indexing elements of the ring are holes, the complementary indexing element of the main body 12 being a finger retractable designed to be inserted into a first of the holes in the right position and into a second of the holes in the left position.
  • the recess is dug in the ring 68, more particularly in an inner circumferential surface of the ring 68 extending opposite the outer circumferential surface 72 of the sleeve 64.
  • the orifice 76 then fluidically connects the outer circumferential surface 72 of the sleeve 64 facing the recess dug in the ring 68 and the recess 75 of the inner circumferential surface 74 of the sleeve 64.
  • the recess is dug both in the sleeve 64 and in the ring 68, more particularly in the outer circumferential surface 72 of the sleeve 64 and an inner circumferential surface of the ring 68 s' extending opposite the outer circumferential surface 72 of the liner 64.
  • the regulator is mounted in line between the kit 16 without regulator, for example as represented on the figure 4 , and the cup 14. More particularly, the regulator comprises an inlet fluidically connected, for example by a pipe, to the kit, more particularly to the fluid outlet of the jacket, and an outlet fluidly connected, for example by a pipe, to the bucket.
  • FIG. 5 An alternative example of a kit is shown in the figure 5 . Similar items are referenced similarly with a reference incremented by 100. Only the points in which the alternative example differs from the kit previously described are described below.
  • Regulator 184 is incorporated directly into ring 168 of kit 116.
  • regulator 184 is integral with the cylindrical portion surrounding sleeve 164.
  • the radial orifice of the cylindrical portion of ring 168 is fluidly connected to regulator 184.
  • Regulator 184 has an outlet 165 for connecting a hose.
  • the regulator 184 is capable of adjusting the flow rate and/or the pressure of the fluid passing through it, that is to say between the radial orifice of the cylindrical portion of the ring 168 and the outlet 165.
  • connection between the radial port of the cylindrical portion and the cup comprises, in said example, the regulator 184 and the pipe extending from the outlet 165.
  • the proximal end of the sleeve 64, 164 is here inserted into the open chamber 62. More particularly, the sleeve 64, 164 is screwed into the opening of the chamber 62.
  • the needle 78, 178 is further inserted into the internal volume 70 of the sleeve 64, 164. More particularly, the needle 78, 178 is screwed onto the thread of the inner circumferential surface 74.
  • the spray gun is provided so that the pressurized kit is connected to another location of the gun.
  • the chamber of the pressurized fluid passage conduit is, for example, closed directly by the needle fitted into the chamber, for example using a sleeve.
  • the kit is, for example, designed to be fixed around the needle 44 of the pressurized fluid inlet 32.
  • the kit can be designed to attach to the inlet port fitting 32.
  • the kit is designed to be fixed around the cavity 30 of the actuation duct 42.
  • Such a kit therefore makes it possible to easily adapt the spray gun to provide for a withdrawal of pressurized fluid in the direction of the tank of the cup if necessary.
  • the kit is able to be removed, the chamber of the pressurized fluid passage duct being adapted to be closed directly by the needle 78, for example, by fitting the needle into the chamber, in particular using a sleeve.
  • the regulator 84 is adjusted so that the passage surface of a circumference in the connector 66 is zero.
  • the kit is easily placed on the gun at the desired location.
  • the connector then makes it possible to recover the pressure, advantageously selectively, of the pressurized fluid at a location of the spray gun in order to pressurize the fluid comprised in the reservoir of a cup.
  • the pressurized gun with the kit is also easily handled by a user.

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  1. Kit (16, 116) für Sprühpistole (10), umfassend:
    - einen Mantel (64, 164), der ein Innenvolumen (70) begrenzt, wobei das Innenvolumen (70) vorgesehen ist, um ein unter Druck stehendes Fluid zu enthalten, wobei der Mantel (64, 164) konfiguriert ist, um mit einem Hauptkörper (12) einer Sprühpistole (10) verbunden zu werden,
    wobei der Mantel (64, 164) einen radialen Umfang (72) aufweist,
    der Mantel (64, 164) mit mindestens einer Öffnung (76) versehen ist, wobei die oder jede Öffnung (76) in den radialen Umfang (72) mündet und das Innenvolumen (70) und den radialen Umfang (72) fluidisch verbindet, wobei der radiale Umfang (72) einen Fluidauslass aus dem Mantel (64, 164) begrenzt,
    - ein Verbindungsstück (66), das ein Entnahmeende (80) und ein Verbindungsende (82) aufweist, wobei das Entnahmeende (80) mit dem Fluidauslass des Mantels (64, 164) verbunden ist, wobei das Verbindungsende (82) dazu geeignet ist, mit einem Becher (14) verbunden zu werden, um den Becher (14) fluidisch mit dem Innenvolumen (70) des Mantels (64, 164) zu verbinden,
    - einen Ring (68, 168), der den Mantel (64, 164) umgibt, wobei der Ring (68, 168) den Fluidauslass an dem radialen Umfang (72) außerhalb des Entnahmeendes (80) des Verbindungsstücks (66) abdeckt.
  2. Kit für Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 1, wobei die oder jede Öffnung (76) den Mantel (64, 164) entlang einer jeweiligen Achse durchdringt, wobei die jeweilige Achse der oder jeder Öffnung (76) mit der Haupterstreckungsachse des Mantels (64, 164) einen Winkel zwischen 30° und 90°, insbesondere zwischen 45° und 75°, bildet.
  3. Kit für Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, umfassend einen Regler (84, 184), der geeignet ist, um den Druck oder die Strömung von Fluid durch das Entnahmeende (80) zu steuern.
  4. Kit für Sprühpistole nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei der Mantel (64, 164) und/oder der Ring (68, 168) an dem radialen Umfang (72) eine Aussparung (73) aufweist, wobei die oder jede Öffnung (76) in die Aussparung (73) mündet.
  5. Kit für Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 4, wobei die Aussparung (73) zumindest teilweise in den Mantel (64, 164) eingearbeitet ist, wobei die Aussparung (73) den Fluidauslass aus dem Mantel (64, 164) bildet.
  6. Kit für Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei der Ring (68, 168) und/oder der Mantel (64, 164) mit O-Ringen (86) versehen sind, die sich auf beiden Seiten der Aussparung (73) befinden.
  7. Verwendungsverfahren eines Kits (16, 116) für Sprühpistole nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, umfassend die folgenden Schritte:
    - Bereitstellen eines Kits (16, 116) für Sprühpistole nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
    - Bereitstellen einer Sprühpistole (10), umfassend einen Hauptkörper (12), der eine offene Kammer (62) definiert, und einen Becher (14), der einen Behälter (15) definiert,
    - Befestigen des Mantels (64, 164) an dem Hauptkörper (12), sodass die offene Kammer (62) und das Innenvolumen (70) des Mantels (64, 164) zusammen ein einziges Volumen definieren, und
    - Verbinden des Verbindungsendes (82) mit dem Becher (14), um das Innenvolumen (70) des Mantels (64, 164) fluidisch mit dem Behälter (15) des Bechers (14) zu verbinden.
  8. Sprühpistole (10), umfassend einen Hauptkörper (12), einen Becher (14) und ein Kit (16, 116) für Sprühpistole nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Mantel (64, 164) mit einer offenen Kammer (62) des Hauptkörpers (12) verbunden ist, sodass die offene Kammer (62) und das Innenvolumen (70) des Mantels (64, 164) zusammen ein einziges Volumen definieren, wobei der Becher (14) einen Behälter (15) definiert, wobei das Verbindungsende (82) mit dem Becher (14) verbunden ist, wobei das Innenvolumen (70) des Mantel (64, 164) über das Verbindungsstück (66) fluidisch mit dem Behälter (15) des Bechers (14) verbunden ist.
  9. Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 8, umfassend eine Nadel (78, 178), die sich teilweise in die offene Kammer (62) erstreckt, wobei der Mantel (64, 164) die Nadel (78, 178) umgibt, wobei das Innenvolumen (70) des Mantels (64, 164) zwischen der Nadel (78, 178) und dem Mantel (64, 164) definiert ist.
  10. Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei die offene Kammer (62) fluidisch mit einer Einlassöffnung (32) für Fluid unter Druck verbunden ist.
  11. Sprühpistole nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 10, wobei der Ring (68, 168) mindestens ein Indexierungselement aufweist, wobei der Hauptkörper (12) mindestens ein komplementäres Indexierungselement aufweist, das vorgesehen ist, um mit dem mindestens einen Indexierungselement zusammenzuwirken, um den Ring (68, 168) in mindestens einer gegebenen Position in Bezug auf den Hauptkörper (12) zu arretieren.
  12. Sprühpistole nach Anspruch 11, wobei der Ring (68, 168) frei um eine Hauptachse um das Mantel (64, 164) drehbar ist, wobei die gegebene Position des Rings (68, 168) einer Winkelposition des Rings (68, 168) um die Hauptachse entspricht.
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