Outlet nozzle for a centrifugal drum, centrifugal drum and assembly tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11020754-B2
Application number	US-201716096072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2017
Priority date	Apr 29, 2016
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

An outlet nozzle for centrifugal drums has a nozzle body with at least one cylindrical portion and having an insert connected to the nozzle body. An inlet channel and an outlet channel, which is oriented at an angle with respect to the inlet channel, are formed in the nozzle body. The insert has a torque transmitting contour for arranging a tool with a complementary tool torque transmitting contour in position in order to rotatingly secure the nozzle body in an opening of a rotatable centrifugal drum and to release said nozzle body. The insert also has a polygonal cross-section, which is smaller than the cross-section of the cylindrical section. The insert starting from the polygonal, in particular, rectangular cross-section, merges with the cylindrical section of the nozzle body over rounded surfaces having a radius greater than 1.0 mm.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
an outlet nozzle; and
a tool for rotatingly installing an outlet nozzle,
wherein the outlet nozzle comprises a nozzle body having a cylindrical portion and a protrusion adjoining the nozzle body,
wherein an inlet channel and an outlet channel are arranged in the nozzle body, wherein the outlet channel is oriented at an angle to the inlet channel, and
wherein the protrusion is a torque transmitting contour configured for application of a tool having a complementarily configured tool/torque transmitting contour, in order to rotatingly fasten the nozzle body in an opening of a rotatable centrifugal drum and to release the nozzle body from the opening,
wherein the protrusion has a polygonal cross-section, which is smaller than a cross-section of the cylindrical portion,
wherein the protrusion, starting from the polygonal cross-section, merges into the cylindrical portion of the nozzle body via rounded surfaces having a radius larger than 1.0 mm,
wherein the tool has a socket wrench having a torque transmitting contour, and a sleeve, which is axially slidable in whole or in part over the socket wrench.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the sleeve is dimensioned such that the outlet nozzle is insertable in whole or in part into the sleeve, and that the outlet nozzle, in a state inserted in the sleeve, is held clampingly therein.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the outlet nozzle, in a state inserted in the sleeve, is held clampingly therein in the region of a sealing ring.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the socket wrench is rotatable in the sleeve.

Assignees

• Gea Mechanical Equipment Gmbh

Inventors

• Ketterer Kristin Katja

Classifications

• B04B1/10 Primary

  with discharging outlets in the plane of the maximum diameter of the bowl {(cleaning B04B15/06)} · CPC title

• B04B1/12

  with continuous discharge · CPC title

• B04B1/08

  of conical shape · CPC title

• B05B1/02 Primary

  designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, {or having an outlet of particular shape}(B05B1/26, B05B1/28, B05B1/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• B04B11/02

  Continuous feeding or discharging; Control arrangements therefor · CPC title