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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wanjiao Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Richard John Ellwood, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Edward Nichols, Saline, MI (US);
Christopher Michael Seubert, New Hudson, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 17/00 (2006.01); B05B 17/06 (2006.01); B05B 3/14 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); B05B 3/02 (2006.01); B05B 15/628 (2018.01); B05B 12/36 (2018.01); B05B 15/625 (2018.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.01); B05B 7/14 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/00 (2018.01); B05B 15/68 (2018.01); B05B 1/26 (2006.01); B05D 1/02 (2006.01); B05B 15/00 (2018.01); B05D 1/12 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 17/0646 (2013.01); B05B 1/262 (2013.01); B05B 3/02 (2013.01); B05B 3/14 (2013.01); B05B 7/1481 (2013.01); B05B 12/00 (2013.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.02); B05B 12/36 (2018.02); B05B 13/0431 (2013.01); B05B 13/0452 (2013.01); B05B 15/00 (2013.01); B05B 15/625 (2018.02); B05B 15/628 (2018.02); B05B 15/68 (2018.02); B05B 17/06 (2013.01); B05B 17/063 (2013.01); B05B 17/0653 (2013.01); B05B 17/0669 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2013.01); B05D 1/12 (2013.01); B05D 3/067 (2013.01); B25J 11/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
An atomizer for applying a coating includes a nozzle plate, an actuator, and an acoustic focusing device. The nozzle plate defines at least one aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate to form pressure waves within a fluid to eject the fluid from the nozzle plate. The acoustic focusing device focuses the pressure waves toward the apertures.