EP0044842B1 - Powder spraying device provided with a rinsing device - Google Patents

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EP0044842B1
EP0044842B1 EP81900271A EP81900271A EP0044842B1 EP 0044842 B1 EP0044842 B1 EP 0044842B1 EP 81900271 A EP81900271 A EP 81900271A EP 81900271 A EP81900271 A EP 81900271A EP 0044842 B1 EP0044842 B1 EP 0044842B1
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  • the invention relates to a powder atomizer with a spray nozzle for spraying powder supplied in a conveying gas stream, with a baffle arranged in the spray direction in front of the spray nozzle, the front side of which facing the nozzle directs the sprayed-on powder particles radially outwards, and with a flushing device, the flushing gas for cleaning powder particles adhering to the impact body can escape under pressure on the back of the impact body facing away from the spray nozzle from a flushing nozzle formed in the center thereof along the back of the impact body.
  • the invention is based on the powder atomizer described at the outset and pursues the task of improving the flushing effect exerted on the rear and edge of the impact body while reducing the amount of flushing gas used.
  • a rotationally symmetrical swirl chamber is immediately connected upstream of the spinneret opening and the back of the impactor is expanded centrally from the flushing nozzle opening, starting from this concavely in the manner of a conical surface up to an outer, sharp ring edge.
  • the back of the impact body does not have to be made exactly conical with straight surface lines, but can be concave, so that the cone angle is larger in the middle than at the edge. This further facilitates the guidance of the purge gas, which can then emerge more radially and may be deflected more towards the edge in the purge direction. The sharper the edge or the smaller the edge angle, the greater the entrainment effect from the scavenging air and the greater the uniformity of the subsequent flow.
  • the rotational flow is evened out to a greater extent by the swirl chamber upstream of the nozzle opening, that is, it sweeps along with a greatly reduced axial component at high speed over a large radial area along the rear of the impact body.
  • the purge effect improved in this way enables a considerable reduction in the purge gas quantity, which in electrostatic devices leads to an improvement in the charging and the precipitation efficiency.
  • the tip angle of the rear side of the impact body in the immediate area of the flushing nozzle is expediently between 110 'and 120', in particular between 130 "and 150 '.
  • the rotation effect can be by helical or spiral guide vanes or ribs or by just one oblique inlet hole can be achieved.
  • the tangential and thus also the radial speed component is then substantially greater than the axial one.
  • the cleaning is promoted by the "Coanda effect", which means that an air jet once applied to a surface sweeps along this surface and cannot detach itself from it.
  • the adhesive effect on the concave or hollowed-out rear surface sought here is greater than on a flat or even convex surface.
  • the impact body is preferably seated on the front end of a feed pipe, which is in particular guided lengthways through a spray gun and the rear end of which can be connected to a purge gas source.
  • devices for introducing extinguishing gas on the way of the purge gas to the rear of the impact body are now provided, i. H. the extinguishing gas is led directly to where the fire can start.
  • larger amounts of gas can then be supplied than in the normal rinsing, i.e. H. one will work with larger pressures of approx. 2 to 3 bar.
  • a pressure-influenced movable valve element can also be provided, which automatically enlarges the smallest valve cross-section when extinguishing gas is supplied at a higher pressure.
  • a switch for switching from a purge air source to an extinguishing gas source is then expediently provided in the purge gas guide.
  • This changeover switch or such a changeover valve is expediently controlled automatically by a smoke gas button in order to enable an immediate response.
  • 1 denotes a powder spray gun, as its design is essentially widely known and therefore need not be explained further.
  • a conveying gas stream with finely divided spray powder is fed to this gun and sprayed through a spray nozzle 2 to the right in the drawing.
  • a tube rod 3 is guided through the whole powder gun, on the rear end of which a connecting sleeve 4 sits, which also serves as a sliding handle.
  • the distance a between the spray nozzle 2 and an impact body 5 can be set, which sits on the front end of the tubular rod 3 by means of a counterbore and an annular seal 6.
  • This impact body 5 has a rotationally symmetrical front surface 7 which merges from a slender conical hub 8 over a central toroidal surface into a blunt conical surface 9 which forms a sharp edge 11 and an angle of less than 10 ° with the conical rear 10 of the impact body.
  • the rear side 10 is designed here as a conical surface with a straight surface line, but it can also expediently be designed somewhat bombshell with slightly hollowed flanks.
  • the conveying gas emerging from the spray nozzle 2 is deflected with the powder particles carried by it through the front side 7 of the impact body 5 and closes more downstream in the direction of the spray axis downstream of the impact body 5. Most of the time, the flow breaks off at the edge 11 to form a vortex braid, and a vacuum is built up just behind the impact body, which results in irregular inflows and causes powder particles swirled inwards to adhere to the back and later detach in an uncontrolled manner.
  • a rotationally symmetrical swirl chamber 22 is provided on the inside, which is connected to the rear side 10 in a circular nozzle opening 23 within an annular edge 24 and to which the purge air is fed from the central bore 26 on a screw path through a tangential oblique bore 25.
  • the rear connection sleeve 4 is connected via a hose 17 to an electrically controllable changeover valve 18, which normally maintains a flow connection from a compressed air source 19 to the hose 17.
  • the changeover valve 18 is controlled by a smoke gas button 20 and switches immediately to a connection of an extinguishing gas source 21 to the hose 17 as soon as Traces of flue gas can be found in the room.
  • Extinguishing gas as it is commercially available under the name Halon (fluorinated halogenated hydrocarbon), is then led directly to the impact body on the purge gas path, precisely to the point where ignition can occur.
  • an approximately mushroom-shaped element could also be slidably mounted in the flushing gas flow against spring force in order to increase the width of the supply cross section as a result of the higher supply pressure.
  • the purging gas When the purging gas is introduced into the swirl chamber, it is rotated centrally to the purging axis and emerges along the ring edge 24 primarily in a tangential direction. In any case, the flow takes place in a widening vortex according to the arrows 6 on the rear 10, whereby an increased adhesive effect is achieved.
  • guide ribs in the form of screws or spirals provided centrally to the chamber can also be provided.
  • FIG. 3 Such an embodiment is illustrated by FIG. 3.
  • the impact body 52 which otherwise corresponds to the impact body 5 from FIG. 2, has an elongated cylinder chamber 29 with respect to the swirl chamber 22, which is connected to the bore of the tubular rod 3 with a central inflow channel 33.
  • an essentially cylindrical guide body 27 In the middle of the cylinder chamber 29 is an essentially cylindrical guide body 27, which has alternating helical guide ribs 28 and screw grooves 30 on the outside and separates a prechamber 31 from the downstream swirl chamber 22a.
  • the purge air flowing from the tubular rod 3 into the prechamber 31 essentially in a laminar manner is first decelerated there and introduced evenly into the screw grooves 30. From there it is introduced into the swirl chamber 22a in a rotational flow about the impact body axis, where it is fed to the nozzle opening 23 essentially in the same way as in FIG.

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A cylindrical rod (3) longitudinally movable is arranged centrally in relation to the spray (2) of a powder spraying pistol (1). A conical deflector (5) is mounted on its free end. The lateral surface (9) of the deflector forms a sharpe edge (11) with the conical concave front face (10). In the central exhaust channel (12) of the deflector (5) a rinsing nozzle is arranged provided with an outlet approximatively radial for the rinsing air supplied by a pressurized air source (19). The rinsing tip comprises a head (14) in the form of a mushroom forming a deflecting body disposed adjacent to the exhaust channel end (12). The nozzle may also be made in the form of a rotation nozzle by means of a sharpe annular edge and a whirling chamber or of a helical guiding flange. The rinsing air flows continuously along the front face (10) thus preventing any powder packing at this place. A switch valve (18) controlled by a key (20) can switch automatically the exhaust channel on a source of fire extinguishing gas (21) which blows the gas in the spraying region where there is the greatest danger of inflammation.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Pulverzerstäuber mit einer Sprühdüse zum Versprühen von in einem Fördergasstrom zugeführtem Pulver, mit einem in Sprührichtung vor der Sprühdüse angeordneten Prallkörper, dessen der Düse zugewandte Vorderseite die aufgesprühten Pulverpartikel radial nach außen lenkt, und mit einer Spülvorrichtung, die Spülgas zum Abreinigen von am Prallkörper anhaftenden Pulverteilchen unter Druck auf der der Sprühdüse abgewandten Rückseite des Prallkörpers aus einer in dessen Mitte ausgebildeten Spüldüse entlang der Rückseite des Prallkörpers austreten läßt.The invention relates to a powder atomizer with a spray nozzle for spraying powder supplied in a conveying gas stream, with a baffle arranged in the spray direction in front of the spray nozzle, the front side of which facing the nozzle directs the sprayed-on powder particles radially outwards, and with a flushing device, the flushing gas for cleaning powder particles adhering to the impact body can escape under pressure on the back of the impact body facing away from the spray nozzle from a flushing nozzle formed in the center thereof along the back of the impact body.

Bei Pulverzerstäubern mit Prallkörper bilden sich auf der der Sprühdüse abgewandten Rückseite des Prallkörpers ein Unterdruck und ein Wirbelzopf. Dies hat zwar zur Folge, daß Teile der außenströmenden Förderluft mit einzelnen Pulverpartikeln wieder nach innen gezogen werden. Diese Pulverteilchen werden aber nicht vollständig weitergeleitet und bilden an der Rückseite des Prallkörpers Pulverablagerungen. Dies ist vor allem deshalb störend, weil sich von Zeit zu Zeit einzelne Pulver-Agglomerate zum Prallkörper wieder ablösen, in kompakter Form auf die zu beschichtenden Werkstücke auftreffen und dort Oberflächenstörungen verursachen.In powder atomizers with an impact body, a negative pressure and a vortex are formed on the rear side of the impact body facing away from the spray nozzle. Admittedly, this has the consequence that parts of the externally flowing conveying air are pulled inwards again with individual powder particles. However, these powder particles are not completely passed on and form powder deposits on the rear of the impact body. This is particularly troublesome because, from time to time, individual powder agglomerates separate from the impact body, hit the workpieces to be coated in a compact form and cause surface defects there.

Um solche Unregelmäßigkeiten zu vermeiden, ist es durch die DE-A-2 509 851 bekannt, den gesamten Prallkörper oder Teile desselben aus porösem Material herzustellen und durch Luftzufuhr vom Inneren her die Oberfläche frei von Ablagerungen zu halten. Die Praxis zeigt jedoch, daß diese Methode beträchtliche Nachteile aufweist. Die üblichen porösen Materialien aus Kunststoff verspröden unter dem Einfluß des im Hochspannungsfeld entstehenden Ozons besonders rasch und platzen. Die gleichen Materialien werden von abrasiven Pulvermaterialien relativ rasch weggewaschen und müssen dann unter entsprechenden Kosten ersetzt werden. Die Verwendung poröser keramischer Materialien vermeidet zwar diese Nachteile, unterliegt jedoch besonders stark einem anderen, nachstehend geschilderten Einfluß: Da die verwendete Druckluft auch unter Verwendung der üblichen Kältetrockner nie völlig wasserfrei ist, kommt es zu einem Verkleben der porösen Oberfläche mit feinsten Pulverteilchen. Trotz erheblicher hier eingesetzter Spülgasmengen wird daher keine zuverlässige Reinigung erzielt.In order to avoid such irregularities, it is known from DE-A-2 509 851 to produce the entire impact body or parts thereof from porous material and to keep the surface free of deposits by supplying air from the inside. Practice shows, however, that this method has considerable disadvantages. The usual porous plastic materials become brittle and burst under the influence of the ozone generated in the high-voltage field. The same materials are washed away relatively quickly by abrasive powder materials and then have to be replaced at corresponding costs. The use of porous ceramic materials avoids these disadvantages, but is particularly subject to another influence, as described below: Since the compressed air used is never completely water-free even with the usual refrigeration dryers, the porous surface is stuck with the finest powder particles. Despite considerable amounts of flushing gas used here, reliable cleaning is therefore not achieved.

Die Erfindung geht aus von dem eingangs geschilderten Pulverzerstäuber und verfolgt die Aufgabe, die auf Rückseite und Rand des Prallkörpers ausgeübte Spülwirkung unter Minderung der verbrauchten Spülgasmenge zu verbessern. Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß der Spiildüsenöffnung unmittelbar eine rotationssymmetrische Wirbelkammer vorgeschaltet und die Rückseite des Prallkörpers zentrisch zur Spüldüsenöffnung von dieser ausgehend konkav nach Art einer Kegelfläche bis zu einer äußeren scharfen Ringkante erweitert.The invention is based on the powder atomizer described at the outset and pursues the task of improving the flushing effect exerted on the rear and edge of the impact body while reducing the amount of flushing gas used. To achieve this object, according to the invention, a rotationally symmetrical swirl chamber is immediately connected upstream of the spinneret opening and the back of the impactor is expanded centrally from the flushing nozzle opening, starting from this concavely in the manner of a conical surface up to an outer, sharp ring edge.

Hier sind zunächst die Nachteile vermieden, die sich bei der Verwendung poröser Materialien ergeben. An Stelle einer leichten Gasberieselung wird an der Rückseite ein ausgeprägter Spülstrahl entlang geführt. Auf diese Weise kann zwar das sich dort gebildete Vakuum nicht vollständig aufgefüllt werden, d. h. es wird weiterhin Fördergas von außen nach innen gesaugt, und in der Regel bildet sich noch ein begrenzter Wirbelzopf, aber die Rückseite des Prallkörpers wird von dieser Erscheinung praktisch nicht mehr unmittelbar beeinflußt. Dort können daher weder einzelne Pulverteilchen anhaften, noch Flocken, Verkrustungen oder dgl. ausgebildet werden, die sich später unbeabsichtigt wieder lösen könnten.Here the disadvantages that arise when using porous materials are initially avoided. Instead of a light gas sprinkling, a distinctive flushing jet is guided along the back. In this way, the vacuum formed there cannot be completely filled, i. H. Conveying gas continues to be sucked in from the outside, and as a rule a limited vortex is still formed, but the rear side of the impact body is practically no longer directly affected by this phenomenon. It is therefore not possible for individual powder particles to adhere there, nor for flakes, incrustations or the like to be formed, which could unintentionally dissolve later.

Die Rückseite des Prallkörpers muß nicht exakt kegelförmig mit geraden Mantellinien ausgeführt werden, sondern kann konkav ausgewölbt sein, daß also der Kegelwinkel in der Mitte größer ist als am Rand. Dies erleichtert noch die Führung des Spülgases, das dann stärker radial austreten kann und ggf. zum Rand hin mehr in Spülrichtung abgelenkt wird. Je schärfer die Kante bzw. je kleiner der Kantenwinkel, um so größer ist der Mitnahmeeffekt durch die Spülluft, und um so größer die Gleichmäßigkeit der anschließenden Strömung.The back of the impact body does not have to be made exactly conical with straight surface lines, but can be concave, so that the cone angle is larger in the middle than at the edge. This further facilitates the guidance of the purge gas, which can then emerge more radially and may be deflected more towards the edge in the purge direction. The sharper the edge or the smaller the edge angle, the greater the entrainment effect from the scavenging air and the greater the uniformity of the subsequent flow.

Zudem wird die Rotationsströmung durch die der Düsenöffnung vorgeschaltete Wirbelkammer unter verstärkter Ausprägung vergleichmäßigt, fegt also mit stark verminderter Axialkomponente mit hoher Geschwindigkeit über einen großen radialen Bereich an der Rückseite des Prallkörpers entlang. Der so verbesserte Spüleffekt macht eine erhebliche Minderung der Spülgasmenge möglich, was bei elektrostatischen Geräten eine Verbesserung der Aufladung und des Niederschlagswirkungsgrades mit sich bringt.In addition, the rotational flow is evened out to a greater extent by the swirl chamber upstream of the nozzle opening, that is, it sweeps along with a greatly reduced axial component at high speed over a large radial area along the rear of the impact body. The purge effect improved in this way enables a considerable reduction in the purge gas quantity, which in electrostatic devices leads to an improvement in the charging and the precipitation efficiency.

Der Einsatz einer mit Leitmitteln versehenen Rotationsdüse für Spülgas ist schon Gegenstand eines älteren Vorschlages, wie er durch die in der Prioritätsfrist veröffentliche GB-A-2 029 271 Anlaß für die Fassung eines gesonderten Hauptanspruchs (1B) für Großbritannien gewesen ist. Nach dieser nicht vorveröffentlichten Schrift wird ein Rotationswirbel dadurch erzeugt, daß man in einem axial frei geöffneten Ringzylinderraum das-Spülgas tangential einbläst, so daß die erzeugte Spülströmung sich vornehmlich axial schraubenförmig bewegen kann. Um hier einen hinreichenden Spüleffekt erzielen zu können, ist daher eine vielfach größere Spülgasmenge notwendig, als bei der erfindungsgemäßen Ausführung.The use of a rotary nozzle with flushing gas for flushing gas is already the subject of an older proposal, such as that which led to the publication of a separate main claim (1B) for Great Britain by GB-A-2 029 271 published in the priority period. According to this publication, which has not been previously published, a rotary vortex is generated by blowing the purging gas tangentially into an axially freely open annular cylinder space, so that the purging flow generated can move primarily in an axially helical manner. In order to be able to achieve a sufficient purging effect here, a much larger amount of purging gas is necessary than in the embodiment according to the invention.

Zweckmäßigerweise liegt der Spitzenwinkel der Rückseite des Prallkörpers im unmittelbaren Bereich der Spüldüse zwischen 110' und 120 , insbesondere zwischen 130" und 150'.The tip angle of the rear side of the impact body in the immediate area of the flushing nozzle is expediently between 110 'and 120', in particular between 130 "and 150 '.

Der Rotationseffekt kann durch schraubenförmige oder spiralenförmige Leitschaufeln oder -rippen oder auch durch lediglich eine einzige schräge Einleitbohrung erzielt werden. Beim Austritt aus der Düse ist dann die tangentiale und damit auch die radiale Geschwindigkeitskomponente wesentlich größer als die axiale. Begünstigt wird die Abreinigung dabei durch den »Coanda-Effekt«, der besagt, daß ein einmal an eine Fläche angelegter Luftstrahl an dieser Fläche entlangstreicht und sich nicht davon lösen kann. An der hier angestrebten konkaven bzw. ausgehöhlten Rückseitenfläche ist zudem die Haftwirkung größer als an einer ebenen oder gar konvexen Fläche.The rotation effect can be by helical or spiral guide vanes or ribs or by just one oblique inlet hole can be achieved. When it emerges from the nozzle, the tangential and thus also the radial speed component is then substantially greater than the axial one. The cleaning is promoted by the "Coanda effect", which means that an air jet once applied to a surface sweeps along this surface and cannot detach itself from it. In addition, the adhesive effect on the concave or hollowed-out rear surface sought here is greater than on a flat or even convex surface.

Der Prallkörper sitzt vorzugsweise auf dem vorderen Ende eines Zuführrohres, das insbesondere längsverstellbar durch eine Sprühpistole hindurchgeführt ist und dessen hinteres Ende an eine Spülgasquelle anschließbar ist. Es wird zwar derzeit als vorteilhaft angesehen, das Spülgas ständig ausströmen zu lassen, wobei man mit einem Förderdruck von 0,2 bis 1,3 bar auskommt, aber es ist auch eine periodisch vorzunehmende stoßartige Einleitung des Spülgases denkbar, soweit dadurch der Sprühvorgang selbst nicht beeinträchtigt wird.The impact body is preferably seated on the front end of a feed pipe, which is in particular guided lengthways through a spray gun and the rear end of which can be connected to a purge gas source. Although it is currently considered advantageous to let the purging gas flow out continuously, with a delivery pressure of 0.2 to 1.3 bar being sufficient, it is also conceivable for the purging gas to be introduced periodically, provided that the spraying process itself does not is affected.

Die Verwendung eines inerten Gases wie Halon als Löschgas für Brände beim Pulversprühen ist an sich bekannt. Meist wird das Gas jedoch durch gesonderte Zuleitungen in den weiteren Bereich der Brandquelle eingeleitet. Nun gehen Brände beim Pulversprühen fast ausnahmslos von der gerade wirksamen Sprühpistole aus und entwickeln sich stromabwärts des Prallkörpers, gerade dort, wo erfindungsgemäß das Spülgas in verhältnismäßig kräftigem Strom geleitet wird.The use of an inert gas such as halon as an extinguishing gas for fires in powder spraying is known per se. Most of the time, however, the gas is fed into the wider area of the fire source through separate supply lines. Fires in powder spraying now almost without exception start from the currently active spray gun and develop downstream of the impact body, precisely where, according to the invention, the purging gas is conducted in a relatively vigorous flow.

Erfindungsgemäß werden nun Vorrichtungen zum Einleiten von Löschgas auf dem Wege des Spülgases zur Rückseite des Prallkörpers vorgesehen, d. h. das Löschgas wird unmittelbar dort hingeleitet, wo der Brand entstehen kann. Es versteht sich, daß dann größere Gasmengen als beim üblichen Abspülen zugeführt werden können, d. h. man wird mit größeren Drücken von ca. 2 bis 3 bar arbeiten. Dabei kann auch durchaus ein druckbeeinflußtes bewegliches Ventilelement vorgesehen sein, das selbständig den kleinsten Ventilquerschnitt vergrößert, wenn Löschgas mit größerem Druck zugeführt wird.According to the invention, devices for introducing extinguishing gas on the way of the purge gas to the rear of the impact body are now provided, i. H. the extinguishing gas is led directly to where the fire can start. It is understood that larger amounts of gas can then be supplied than in the normal rinsing, i.e. H. one will work with larger pressures of approx. 2 to 3 bar. In this case, a pressure-influenced movable valve element can also be provided, which automatically enlarges the smallest valve cross-section when extinguishing gas is supplied at a higher pressure.

Zweckmäßigerweise wird dann in der Spülgasführung ein Umschalter zum Umschalten von einer Spülluftquelle zu einer Löschgasquelle vorgesehen. Dieser Umschalter bzw. ein solches Umschaltventil wird zweckmäßigerweise durch einen Rauchgastaster selbsttätig gesteuert, um ein unverzügliches Ansprechen zu ermöglichen.A switch for switching from a purge air source to an extinguishing gas source is then expediently provided in the purge gas guide. This changeover switch or such a changeover valve is expediently controlled automatically by a smoke gas button in order to enable an immediate response.

In der Zeichnung ist die Erfindung beispielsweise wiedergegeben. Es zeigt

  • Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Pulverzerstäubers,
  • Fig. einen vergrößerten Schnitt durch die Ausführung eines dort eingesetzten Prallkörpers, und
  • Fig.3 eine Abwandlung des Prallkörpers aus Fig. 2.
In the drawing, the invention is shown for example. It shows
  • 1 is a schematic representation of a powder atomizer according to the invention,
  • Fig. An enlarged section through the execution of an impact body used there, and
  • 3 shows a modification of the impact body from FIG. 2.

In der Zeichnung ist mit 1 eine Pulversprühpistole bezeichnet, wie sie in ihrer Bauart im wesentlichen vielfach bekannt ist und daher nicht weiter erläutert werden muß. Dieser Pistole wird ein Fördergasstrom mit fein verteiltem Sprühpulver zugeführt und durch eine Sprühdüse 2 nach rechts in der Zeichnung versprüht. Zentrisch zur Sprühdüse ist durch die ganze Pulverpistole hindurch ein Rohrstab 3 geführt, auf dessen rückseitigem Ende eine Anschlußmuffe 4 sitzt, die auch als Verschiebehandgriff dient. Auf diese Weise läßt sich der Abstand a zwischen der Sprühdüse 2 und einem Prallkörper 5 einstellen, der mittels einer Senkbohrung und einer Ringdichtung 6 auf dem vorderen Ende des Rohrstabes 3 sitzt.In the drawing, 1 denotes a powder spray gun, as its design is essentially widely known and therefore need not be explained further. A conveying gas stream with finely divided spray powder is fed to this gun and sprayed through a spray nozzle 2 to the right in the drawing. Centrally to the spray nozzle, a tube rod 3 is guided through the whole powder gun, on the rear end of which a connecting sleeve 4 sits, which also serves as a sliding handle. In this way, the distance a between the spray nozzle 2 and an impact body 5 can be set, which sits on the front end of the tubular rod 3 by means of a counterbore and an annular seal 6.

Dieser Prallkörper 5 hat eine rotationssymmetrische Vorderfläche 7, die aus einer schlanken kegelförmigen Nabe 8 über eine mittlere Torusfläche in eine stumpfe Kegelfläche 9 übergeht, die mit der kegelförmigen Rückseite 10 des Prallkörpers eine scharfe Kante 11 und einen Winkel von weniger als 10° bildet.This impact body 5 has a rotationally symmetrical front surface 7 which merges from a slender conical hub 8 over a central toroidal surface into a blunt conical surface 9 which forms a sharp edge 11 and an angle of less than 10 ° with the conical rear 10 of the impact body.

Die Rückseite 10 ist hier als Kegelfläche mit gerader Mantellinie ausgeführt, kann jedoch zweckmäßigerweise auch etwas bombig mit leicht gehöhlten Flanken ausgestaltet werden.The rear side 10 is designed here as a conical surface with a straight surface line, but it can also expediently be designed somewhat bombshell with slightly hollowed flanks.

Das aus der Sprühdüse 2 austretende Fördergas wird mit den von ihm mitgeführten Pulverpartikeln durch die Vorderseite 7 des Prallkörpers 5 nach außen abgelenkt und schließt sich stromabwärts von Prallkörper 5 wieder mehr in Richtung auf die Sprühachse zusammen. Meist reißt die Strömung an der Kante 11 unter Bildung eines Wirbelzopfes ab, und dicht hinter dem Prallkörper wird ein Unterdruck aufgebaut, der unregelmäßige Einströmungen zur Folge hat und bewirkt, daß nach innen gewirbelte Pulverteilchen an der Rückseite anhaften und sich später unkontrolliert ablösen.The conveying gas emerging from the spray nozzle 2 is deflected with the powder particles carried by it through the front side 7 of the impact body 5 and closes more downstream in the direction of the spray axis downstream of the impact body 5. Most of the time, the flow breaks off at the edge 11 to form a vortex braid, and a vacuum is built up just behind the impact body, which results in irregular inflows and causes powder particles swirled inwards to adhere to the back and later detach in an uncontrolled manner.

Die jetzt eingeführte Sprühströmung gemäß den Pfeilen 16 verhindert einmal ein solches Ansetzen einzelner Pulverteilchen an dieser Rückseitenfläche und vor allem an der Kante 11. Im Bereich dieser verhältnismäßig scharfen Kante treffen sich jetzt von innen und außen zwei annähernd gleichgerichtete Gasströmungen, wobei der äußere starke Fördergasstrom den inneren schwächeren Spülgasstrom mitzieht und damit die Spülwirkung vergrößert.The now introduced spray flow according to the arrows 16 prevents such powder particles from attaching to this rear face and especially to the edge 11. In the area of this relatively sharp edge, two gas flows of approximately the same direction meet from the inside and outside, the outer strong conveying gas flow internal weaker purge gas flow and thus increases the purge effect.

Im Prallkörper 5 ist innen eine rotationssymmetrische Wirbelkammer 22 vorgesehen, die in einer kreisförmigen Düsenöffnung 23 innerhalb einer Ringkante 24 mit der Rückseite 10 in Verbindung ist und der die Spülluft auf einer Schraubenbahn durch eine tangentiale Schrägbohrung 25 von der zentrischen Bohrung 26 zugeführt wird.In the impact body 5, a rotationally symmetrical swirl chamber 22 is provided on the inside, which is connected to the rear side 10 in a circular nozzle opening 23 within an annular edge 24 and to which the purge air is fed from the central bore 26 on a screw path through a tangential oblique bore 25.

Die rückseitige Anschlußmuffe 4 ist über einen Schlauch 17 mit einem elektrisch steuerbaren Umschaltventil 18 verbunden, das normalerweise eine Strömungsverbindung von einer Druckluftquelle 19 zum Schlauch 17 aufrechterhält. Das Umschaltventil 18 ist jedoch durch einen Rauchgastaster 20 gesteuert und schaltet unverzüglich auf eine Verbindung einer Löschgasquelle 21 mit dem Schlauch 17 um, sobald Rauchgasspuren im Raum festgestellt werden. Es wird dann Löschgas, wie es unter der Bezeichnung Halon im Handel ist (fluorierter Halogen-Kohlenwasserstoff), auf dem Spülgasweg unmittelbar zum Prallkörper geführt, genau dort hin, wo sich ggf. eine Entzündung einstellen kann.The rear connection sleeve 4 is connected via a hose 17 to an electrically controllable changeover valve 18, which normally maintains a flow connection from a compressed air source 19 to the hose 17. However, the changeover valve 18 is controlled by a smoke gas button 20 and switches immediately to a connection of an extinguishing gas source 21 to the hose 17 as soon as Traces of flue gas can be found in the room. Extinguishing gas, as it is commercially available under the name Halon (fluorinated halogenated hydrocarbon), is then led directly to the impact body on the purge gas path, precisely to the point where ignition can occur.

Um die Löschgaswirkung noch zu verbessern, könnte auch im Spülgasstrom ein etwa pilzförmiges Element gegen Federkraft verschiebbar angebracht werden, um infolge des höheren Zuführdruckes die Weite des Zuführungsquerschnittes zu vergrößern.In order to further improve the extinguishing gas effect, an approximately mushroom-shaped element could also be slidably mounted in the flushing gas flow against spring force in order to increase the width of the supply cross section as a result of the higher supply pressure.

Das Spülgas wird also beim Einleiten in die Wirbelkammer in Rotation zentrisch zur Spülachse versetzt und tritt entlang der Ringkante 24 vornehmlich mit tangentialer Richtung aus. Jedenfalls erfolgt die Strömung in einem sich erweiternden Wirbel gemäß den Pfeilen 6 an der Rückseite 10, wodurch eine gesteigerte Haftwirkung erzielt wird.When the purging gas is introduced into the swirl chamber, it is rotated centrally to the purging axis and emerges along the ring edge 24 primarily in a tangential direction. In any case, the flow takes place in a widening vortex according to the arrows 6 on the rear 10, whereby an increased adhesive effect is achieved.

Anstelle der tangentialen Einleitung mit noch verhältnismäßig grober Schraubensteigung können auch zentrisch zur Kammer vorgesehene Leitrippen in Schrauben- oder Spiralform vorgesehen sein.Instead of the tangential introduction with a still relatively coarse screw pitch, guide ribs in the form of screws or spirals provided centrally to the chamber can also be provided.

Eine solche Ausführung ist durch Fig. 3 veranschaulicht. Der Prallkörper 52, der im übrigen dem Prallkörper 5 aus Fig. 2 entspricht, hat eine gegenüber der Wirbelkammer 22 langgestreckte Zylinderkammer 29, die mit einem zentrischen Zuflußkanal 33 an die Bohrung des Rohrstabes 3 angeschlossen ist. In der Mitte der Zylinderkammer 29 sitzt ein im wesentlichen zylindrischer Leitkörper 27, der an seiner Außenseite einander abwechselnde schraubenförmige Leitrippen 28 und Schraubennuten 30 aufweist und eine Vorkammer 31 von der nachgeschalteten Wirbelkammer 22a trennt.Such an embodiment is illustrated by FIG. 3. The impact body 52, which otherwise corresponds to the impact body 5 from FIG. 2, has an elongated cylinder chamber 29 with respect to the swirl chamber 22, which is connected to the bore of the tubular rod 3 with a central inflow channel 33. In the middle of the cylinder chamber 29 is an essentially cylindrical guide body 27, which has alternating helical guide ribs 28 and screw grooves 30 on the outside and separates a prechamber 31 from the downstream swirl chamber 22a.

Die aus dem Rohrstab 3 im wesentlichen laminar in die Vorkammer 31 einströmende Spülluft wird dort zunächst verzögert und gleichmäßig in die Schraubennuten 30 eingeführt. Von dort wird sie in einer Rotationsströmung um die Prallkörperachse in die Wirbelkammer 22a eingeleitet, wo sie im wesentlichen in der gleichen Weise wie in Fig. 2 der Düsenöffnung 23 zugeführt wird.The purge air flowing from the tubular rod 3 into the prechamber 31 essentially in a laminar manner is first decelerated there and introduced evenly into the screw grooves 30. From there it is introduced into the swirl chamber 22a in a rotational flow about the impact body axis, where it is fed to the nozzle opening 23 essentially in the same way as in FIG.

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1B. Powder sprayer having a spraying nozzle (2) for spraying powder supplied in a propellant gas stream, having a deflector member (5) located in front of the spray nozzle, in the direction of spraying, the face (7) of which facing the nozzle (2) radially outwardly deflects powder particles sprayed thereon and having a scavenging device which permits scavenging gas, for cleaning off powder particles adhereing to the deflector to be emitted under pressure at the rear surface (10) facing away from the spray nozzle of the deflector member out of a scavenging nozzle (12-14) arranged in the middle of this member and adapted as a rotary nozzle with guide-means (27, 28) along the rear surface (10) of the deflector member, characterised by the feature that the scavenging nozzle aperture (23) communicates in front with a rotationally symmetrical vortex chamber (22, 22a) and that the rear surface of the deflector member is centrally enlarged at the scavenging nozzle aperture proceeding concavely therefrom in the manner of a conical surface up to a sharply acute ring edge (11).
2. Powder sprayer according to claim 1, characterised by the feature that the acute angle of the rear surface (10) of the deflector member (5) in the region of the scavenging nozzle (12-14) lies between 110° and 170°, more especially between 130° and 150°.
3. Powder sprayer according to claim 1 or 2, characterised by the feature that the nozzle aperture is defined by an inwardly facing ring edge (24).
4. Powder sprayer according to claim 3, characterised by the feature that in or in front of the vortex chamber (22a) a rotational symmetrical guide member (27) is arranged which, at least on its outer surface, is provided with helical guide ribs (28).
5. Powder sprayer according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterised by the feature that the deflector member (5) is mounted on the front end of a tubular supply tube (3) which is passed, more expecially longitudinally adjustable, through a spray gun (1) and the rear end of which may be connected to a scavenging gas source (19).
6. Powder sprayer having a spray nozzle (2) for spraying powder supplied in a stream of propellant gas, having a deflector member (5) located in the direction of spraying in front of the nozzle, the face of the deflector facing the nozzle deflecting powder particles sprayed thereon radially outwardly, and having a supply device for scavenging gas which, for cleaning-off powder particles adhering to the deflector, is emitted under pressure on the rear surface (10) of the conical deflector facing away from the spray nozzle, more especially according to any of the claims 1 to 5, characterised by devices (18, 20, 21) for introducing extinguisher gas along the path (17, 3, 22) of the scavenging gas to the rear surface (10) of the deflector member (5).
7. Powder sprayer according to claim 6, characterised by the feature that in the scavenging gas conduit a changeover valve (18) is provided for changing over from a scavenging gas source (19) to an extinguishing gas source (21).
8. Powder sprayer according to claim 7, characterised by the feature that the change-over valve (18) is automatically controllable by an exhaust gas key (20).
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