Low foam nozzle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11952252-B2
Application number	US-202217889498-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2022
Priority date	Aug 17, 2021
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

Techniques regarding multi-hole nozzle architectures and/or manufacturing methods are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a multi-hole nozzle component for a filling machine, the multi-hole nozzle component having a periphery, an inlet side having a surface, and an outlet side having a surface. The nozzle component can further comprise a plurality of separate passageways extending through the nozzle component from adjacent its inlet side to its outlet side. Also, the passageways can form a plurality of openings in the surface of the outlet side of the nozzle component. Further, each of the separate passageways can have a diameter of from about 1 mm to about 3 mm and a length of from about 5 mm to about 1.5 m.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-hole nozzle component for a filling machine, the multi-hole nozzle component having a periphery, an inlet side having a surface, and an outlet side having a surface, the nozzle component further comprising a plurality of passageways extending through the nozzle component from adjacent its inlet side to its outlet side, wherein the passageways form a plurality of openings in the surface of the outlet side of the nozzle component, wherein each of the separate passageways has a diameter of from about 1 mm to about 3 mm and a length of from about 5 mm to about 1.5 m, and wherein the passageways have a surface roughness of from about 0.2 to about 50 μm.

2. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the passageways extending through the nozzle component are substantially parallel to each other.

3. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 2 , wherein the passageways have substantially hexagonal cross-sections or substantially arc cross-sections or circular cross-sections.

4. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the passageways are sized and configured so that when liquid is dispensed through said nozzle, the liquid exits the outlet side in the form of separate streams from each passageway.

5. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the length of each of separate passageway is from about 5 mm to about 75 mm.

6. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a single opening on the inlet side of the nozzle component.

7. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the passageways form at between 4 and 1,000 openings in the surface of the outlet side of the nozzle component.

8. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the passageways have a distance from each other of from about 0.05 mm to about 5 mm.

9. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of inlet sides and a plurality of outlet sides, wherein the inlet side is from the plurality of inlet sides, and wherein the outlet side is from the plurality of outlet sides.

10. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the passageways comprise a bend between the inlet side and the outlet side.

11. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of passageways comprises a first passageway that splits into two or more separate passageways at a position between the inlet side and the outlet side.

12. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein two or more passageways merge to form a third passageway at a position between the inlet side and the outlet side.

13. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the passageways comprises a static mixer.

14. The multi-hole nozzle component of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the passageways or a nozzle body comprises a sensor.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Goecke Ryan Scott

Classifications

• B67C3/26 Primary

  Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks · CPC title

• B65B3/22

  Defoaming liquids in connection with filling · CPC title

• B67C2003/2671

  Means for preventing foaming of the liquid · CPC title

• B67C3/2608 Primary

  comprising anti-dripping means · CPC title