AIR SPRAY DEVICE FOR HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE COATING SOLUTION, USING PULSE OPENING AND CLOSING OPERATIONS OF NEEDLE VALVE

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air spray device for a heterogeneous mixture coating solution without a separate stirring device. The air spray device 100 comprises: a main body 110 provided with a heterogeneous mixture coating solution inlet 111 and an inlet 112 for compressed air from the outside; an extension block 120 coupled in a downwardly extended shape at the lower end of the main body; a nozzle assembly 130 coupled at the lower end of the extension block; a communication path 140 vertically formed in the centers of the main body, the extension block and the nozzle assembly; a needle valve 150 provided inside the communication path; and a plunger 160 formed in a plate shape to be positioned in proximity to the bottom side of the communication path of the extension block to stir the heterogeneous mixture coating solution.

Claims

1. An air spray device for heterogeneous mixture coating solution, using pulse opening and closing operations of needle valve, the air spray device comprising: a main body provided with a heterogeneous mixture coating solution inlet and a compressed air inlet from outside; an extension block engaged with a lower end of the main body in a form extending downwards; a nozzle assembly engaged with a lower end of the extension block and formed with a discharge hole of coating solution for discharging the heterogeneous mixture coating solution passing the extension block to outside; a communication path formed vertically at the center of the main body, the extension block, and the nozzle assembly; a needle valve that is installed in the communication path, receiving rising and falling force from the main body, and performing pulse opening and closing operations for opening and closing the discharge hole for coating solution; and a plunger formed in a planar form, inserted to the needle valve so as to be disposed close to a floor side of the communication path of the extension block, performing pulse opening and closing operations with the needle valve, and generating fluid resistance in the communication path, so as to stir the heterogeneous mixture coating solution.

2. The air spray device for heterogeneous mixture coating solution, using pulse opening and closing operations of needle valve of claim 1, wherein the plunger comprises an outer diameter surface encountering closely an inner diameter surface of the communication path and a separating portion forming a separating gap with respect to the inner diameter surface of the communication path, so as to adjust magnitude of the fluid resistance.

3. The air spray device for heterogeneous mixture coating solution, using pulse opening and closing operations of needle valve of claim 1, wherein the plunger is a disc with an outer diameter close to the inner diameter surface of the communication path, and wherein at least one groove portion penetrating for top to bottom is formed in the plunger, so as to adjust magnitude of the fluid resistance.

4. The air spray device for heterogeneous mixture coating solution, using pulse opening and closing operations of needle valve of claim 3, wherein the groove portion is formed so that a plurality of grooves are formed along the outer diameter surface with even intervals.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional air spray device.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an air spray device for heterogeneous mixture coating solution of the invention.

[0025] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3.

[0026] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3.

[0027] FIG. 6 is a plan view of a plunger of the invention, showing a state formed with groove portion.

[0028] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the invention, showing a state applied with the plunger of FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF INVENTION

[0029] Features and advantages of the invention will be seen clearly by the detailed description of preferred embodiments referring to the attached figures. First of all, the terms and words used in this specification and the claims must be interpreted in meanings and concepts adapted to the spirit of technology of the invention in the principle that the inventor is able to define the concepts of terms in order to explain the invention to the best.

[0030] Below, in the following detailed description of an embodiment of the invention referring to the drawings, equivalent numerals have been used for equivalent structures, and the explanation will be mainly about the different portions for clarity.

[0031] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the air spray device 100 of the invention provides basically the main body 110, the extension block 120, and the nozzle assembly 130.

[0032] The main body 110 provides a heterogeneous mixture coating solution inlet 111 and a compressed air inlet 112 from outside, and the extension block 120 engages in a form of extending downwards from the lower end of the main body 110, and the nozzle assembly 130 is engaged to the lower end of the extension block 120 and the coating solution discharge hole 131 is formed at the nozzle assembly 130 for discharging to the outside the heterogeneous mixture coating solution passing through the extension block 120.

[0033] And, the communication path 140 is formed vertically through the center of the main body 110, the extension block 120, and the nozzle assembly 130, and in the communication path 140 is installed the needle valve 150, which receives rising and falling force from the main body 110 and operates opening and closing motion in pulse, so as to open and close the coating solution discharge hole 131.

[0034] Since the main body 110, the extension block 120, the nozzle assembly 130, and the needle valve 150 as shown in the above are similar to the prior arts, the detailed description of them are going to be omitted.

[0035] According to the invention, in the needle valve 150 is inserted the plunger 160. The plunger 160 is inserted at one portion of the needle valve 150, operates opening and closing motion, and generates fluid resistance in the communication path 140, so as to stir the heterogeneous mixture coating solution.

[0036] The plunger 160 is preferably installed close to the floor side of the communication path 140 of the extension block 120. For since the communication path 140 of the extension block 120 has a structural feature of extending long downwards from the lower end of the main body 110 and it is where the heterogeneous mixture coating solution is congested most and closet to the coating solution discharge hole 131, it can maintain the dispersing state of powder to the coating solution discharge hole 131 most effectively.

[0037] On the other hand, the plunger 160 is preferably formed in a planar form, at the center of which the needle valve through-hole 160a is formed, so as to generate the fluid resistance effectively.

[0038] In such a case, the plunger 160 comprises an outer diameter surface (161) encountering closely an inner diameter surface of the communication path (140) and a separating portion (162) forming a separating gap with respect to the inner diameter surface of the communication path (140). Also, the separating portion 162 is preferably formed symmetrically when viewing the plunger 160 in a plan view, so that even magnitude of the fluid resistance is applied to the plunger 160.

[0039] The plunger 160 formed as in the above moves through sliding stably along the communication path 140 through the outer diameter surface 161 and at the same time provides a path through which the heterogeneous mixture coating solution in the communication path 140 moves up and down through the separating gap formed by the separating portion 162. As a result, if the needle valve 150 performs the pulse opening and closing operations, the plunger 160 moves up and down along the needle valve 150, and as a vortex is generated around the plunger 160 in the process, stirring of powder can be obtained actively.

[0040] Furthermore, since the plunger 160 is installed close to the floor side of the communication path 140 and moves in sliding stably in a state close to the inner diameter surface of the plunger 160, the needle valve 150 does not shake from side to side even when performing pulse opening and closing operations in a high speed. Therefore, the pulse opening and closing operations of the needle valve 150 is done precisely.

[0041] On the other hand, the shape of the separating portion 162 does not have to be limited, but the number and size of the separating portion 162 can be changed appropriately according to the speed of the pulse opening and closing operations of the needle valve 150, which is set by the required magnitude of stirring. That is, the magnitude of fluid resistance can be adjusted by adjusting the number and size of the separating portion 162 in proportion to the speed of pulse opening and closing operations of the needle valve 150.

[0042] Even though not shown, the plunger 160 may be formed with a disc having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the communication path 140, so as to form a separating gap with respect to the inner diameter of the communication path 140 along the entire edge.

[0043] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, as another embodiment of the plunger, the plunger 160 is formed with a disc having an outer diameter surface close to the inner diameter surface of the communication path 140 so as to move in sliding stably along the communication path 140, and in the plunger 160 may be formed at least one or more groove portions (163). The groove portion 163 provides a path through which the heterogeneous mixture coating solution in the communication path 140 moves up and down. The groove portion 163 can be preferably formed with a given interval along the outer diameter surface of the plunger 160 that is farthest from the center of the needle valve 150 in order to maximize the generating of the vortex.

[0044] On the other hand, the shape and location of the groove portion 163 does not have to be limited, but the number and size of the groove portion 163 may be changed appropriately according to the speed of the pulse opening and closing operations of the needle valve 150, which is set by the required magnitude of stirring. That is, the magnitude of the fluid resistance can be adjusted as adjusting the number and size of the groove portion 163 in proportion to the opening and closing speed of the needle valve 150.

[0045] Like this, even though the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described, the invention is not limited by the embodiments in the above, one skilled in the field of technology may be able to modify without leaving the spirit of the invention, and such modifications will belong to the scope of right of the invention.