Spray gun

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12303927-B2
Application number	US-202217747206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2022
Priority date	Nov 19, 2019
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A spray gun includes a first shell, a fan module, a sleeve, a nozzle assembly and a spray bar assembly. The fan module includes a brushless motor. The sleeve is formed or mounted on the first shell. The nozzle assembly is disposed at an end of the sleeve. The spray bar assembly is received in the sleeve and configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly to open or close the liquid outlet. The fan module has a maximum outer diameter D1 between 30 mm and 80 mm, and a rotation axis of the brushless motor is parallel to or coincident with the longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly. In this way, the spray gun is more compact and consistent with ergonomics.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A spray gun for atomizing a liquid by an airflow, comprising:
a first shell;
a fan module, received in the first shell, for generating the airflow, the fan module comprising a brushless motor and a fan driven to rotate by the brushless motor;
a sleeve, formed or mounted on the first shell;
a nozzle assembly, disposed at an end of the sleeve away from the fan module and provided with a liquid outlet;
a spray bar assembly, received in the sleeve and configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly to open or close the liquid outlet, and
a handle for an operator to hold,
wherein the fan module has a maximum outer diameter D1 between 30 mm and 80 mm, and a rotation axis of the brushless motor is parallel to or coincident with the longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly,
in a case that the maximum outer diameter D1 is more than or equal to 30 mm and less than or equal to 45 mm, the rotation axis of the brushless motor is coincident with the longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly; or
in a case that the maximum outer diameter D1 is greater than 45 mm and less than or equal to 80 mm, the rotation axis of the brushless motor is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly at a distance L 1 satisfying (D1−45)/2+2.5 mm≤L 1 ≤20 mm, the rotation axis of the brushless motor is further away from the handle than the longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

2. The spray gun according to claim 1 , wherein the spray gun further comprises an air pressure chamber radially supported in the first shell, the fan module is received in the air pressure chamber.

3. The spray gun according to claim 2 , wherein the fan module further comprises a fan shell; the fan and the brushless motor are sequentially arranged in the fan shell in a movement direction of the airflow; the fan shell is provided with an air inlet ring cover and an air outlet; when the fan rotates, the airflow enters the fan shell from the air inlet ring cover and flows from the air outlet to the air pressure chamber.

4. The spray gun according to claim 3 , wherein the fan module is supported in the air pressure chamber by a vibration damping structure.

5. The spray gun according to claim 3 , wherein the fan is rotatably provided in the air inlet ring cover, and an outer diameter of the inlet ring cover corresponding to a location of a fan blade along an axis of the fan is the maximum outer diameter D1 of said fan module.

6. The spray gun according to claim 3 , wherein the fan module further comprises a circuit board configured to control an operation of the brushless motor, the circuit board is fixedly connected to the fan shell and arranged downstream of the brushless motor along the movement direction of said airflow.

7. The spray gun according to claim 6 , wherein an outer diameter of the fan shell corresponding to an axial position where the circuit board is located is D2, wherein D2≤D1.

8. The spray gun according to claim 7 , wherein a value of D2 ranges from 40 mm to 55 mm.

9. The spray gun according to claim 1 , wherein the brushless motor has a rated power between 250 W and 500 W and a speed range between 60000 rpm and 120000 rpm.

10. A spray gun for atomizing a liquid by an airflow, comprising:
a first shell;
a fan module, received in the first shell, for generating the airflow, the fan module comprising a brushless motor and a fan driven to rotate by the brushless motor;
a sleeve, formed or mounted on the first shell;
a nozzle assembly, disposed at an end of the sleeve away from the fan module and provided with a liquid outlet; and
a spray bar assembly, received in the sleeve and configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly to open or close the liquid outlet,
wherein the fan module has a maximum outer diameter D1 between 30 mm and 80 mm, and a rotation axis of the brushless motor is parallel to or coincident with the longitudinal axis of the spray bar assembly,
wherein the spray gun further comprises an air pressure chamber radially supported in the first shell, the fan module is received in the air pressure chamber,
wherein the fan module further comprises a fan shell; the fan and the brushless motor are sequentially arranged in the fan shell in a movement direction of the airflow; the fan shell is provided with an air inlet ring cover and an air outlet; when the fan rotates, the airflow enters the fan shell from the air inlet ring cover and flows from the air outlet to the air pressure chamber.

11. The spray gun according to claim 10 , wherein the fan module is supported in the air pressure chamber by a vibration damping structure.

12. The spray gun according to claim 10 , wherein the fan is rotatably provided in the air inlet ring cover, and an outer diameter of the inlet ring cover corresponding to a location of a fan blade along an axis of the fan is the maximum outer diameter D1 of said fan module.

13. The spray gun according to claim 10 , wherein the fan module further comprises a circuit board configured to control an operation of the brushless motor, the circuit board is fixedly connected to the fan shell and arranged downstream of the brushless motor along the movement direction of said airflow.

14. The spray gun according to claim 13 , wherein an outer diameter of the fan shell corresponding to an axial position where the circuit board is located is D2, wherein D2≤D1.

15. The spray gun according to claim 14 , wherein a value of D2 ranges from 40 mm to 55 mm.

16. The spray gun according to claim 10 , wherein the brushless motor has a rated power between 250 W and 500 W and a speed range between 60000 rpm and 120000 rpm.

Assignees

• Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Yimin
• Zhang Shisong
• Zhong Hongfeng

Classifications

• B05B7/2429

  the carried liquid and the main stream of atomising fluid being brought together after discharge (B05B7/2435 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F15/08

  with rubber springs {(grommet- or bushing-type resilient mountings F16F1/3732, F16F1/38); with springs made of rubber and metal (arrangement of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units B60K5/12; mounting of propulsion plants on vessels B63H21/30; mounting of vehicle drivers' cabs B62D33/0604)} · CPC title

• B05B7/066

  with an inner liquid outlet surrounded by at least one annular gas outlet · CPC title

• B05B7/0815

  with at least one gas jet intersecting a jet constituted by a liquid or a mixture containing a liquid for controlling the shape of the latter · CPC title

• B05B7/2427

  and a secondary stream of atomising fluid being brought together in the container or putting the carried liquid under pressure in the container · CPC title