Nozzle head and electrospinning apparatus

US10745826B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10745826-B2
Application numberUS-201715460793-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 16, 2017
Priority dateMar 16, 2016
Publication dateAug 18, 2020
Grant dateAug 18, 2020

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Abstract

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According to one embodiment, a nozzle head includes a main body having a space in an interior of the main body, the space being capable of storing a source material liquid, a first nozzle provided at the main body, the first nozzle ejecting the source material liquid stored in the main body, and a second nozzle provided at the main body, the second nozzle supplying a cleaning liquid to a vicinity of an outlet of the first nozzle.

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What is claimed is: 1. A nozzle head, comprising: a main body having an interior space capable of storing a source material liquid; a first nozzle provided at the main body configured to eject the source material liquid stored in the interior space, the first nozzle comprising a first tip wherefrom the source material liquid is ejected; a second nozzle provided at the main body configured to supply a cleaning liquid while the first nozzle is not ejecting the source material liquid, the second nozzle comprising a hole with a second tip wherefrom the cleaning liquid is supplied; and a driver configured to move the main body between first and second positions, said first position being where the source material liquid is ejected from the first nozzle and said second position being where the cleaning liquid is supplied from the second nozzle, wherein, the first nozzle is provided inside the hole of the second nozzle such that the first tip protrudes from the second tip, and a protrusion amount of the first tip from the second tip is set to be not less than 1 mm and not more than 20 mm. 2. The nozzle head according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning liquid includes a solvent included in the source material liquid.

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  • discharged by cleaning nozzles · CPC title

  • Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads (B05B15/628, B05B15/652, B05B15/656 take precedence) · CPC title

  • characterised by the spinning section, e.g. capillary tube, protrusion or pin · CPC title

  • D01D4/04Primary

    Cleaning spinnerettes or other parts of the spinnerette packs (cleaning in general B08B) · CPC title

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What does patent US10745826B2 cover?
According to one embodiment, a nozzle head includes a main body having a space in an interior of the main body, the space being capable of storing a source material liquid, a first nozzle provided at the main body, the first nozzle ejecting the source material liquid stored in the main body, and a second nozzle provided at the main body, the second nozzle supplying a cleaning liquid to a vicini…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D01D4/04. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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