US 12,318,801 B2
Force-balancing spray nozzle devices
Ambarish J. Kulkarni, Glenville, NY (US); Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton (GB); Byron A. Pritchard, Loveland, OH (US); Todd William Danko, Niskayuna, NY (US); Bernard P. Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US); Stuart James Briggs, Bristol (GB); and Trevor Owen Hawke, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US); and OLIVER CRISPIN ROBOTICS LIMITED, Altrincham (GB)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US); and OLIVER CRISPIN ROBOTICS LIMITED, Altrincham (GB)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/986,202.
Prior Publication US 2024/0157383 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. B05B 7/08 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.01); B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC B05B 7/08 (2013.01) [B05B 13/0431 (2013.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.02); B25J 9/06 (2013.01); B25J 13/089 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spray nozzle, comprising:
a first conduit that provides a first flow path for a first fluid, the first flow path including a first inlet and a first outlet;
a second conduit that provides a second flow path for a second fluid that is different from the first fluid, the second flow path including a second inlet and a second outlet;
a first head including the first outlet and second outlet that ejects therefrom a spray in a first direction, wherein the spray includes at least one of the first fluid and the second fluid; and
at least one balancing outlet in fluid communication with the second conduit, the at least one balancing outlet configured to eject the second fluid as a balancing jet in a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction such that a spray force of ejection of the spray is at least partially offset by a balancing force of ejection of the balancing jet.