Patent ID: 11857991
Assignee: GIFFIN, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A paint spray booth having a wet scrubber for scrubbing a fluid composed of air and entrained coating particles and for spraying an article with a coating,
the spray booth comprising an upper spraying section for positioning the article to be sprayed with the coating and an under section, the upper and under sections separated by a floor adapted for retaining a film of water, the wet scrubber positioned in the under section and receiving the water and the fluid from the upper section,
the wet scrubber comprising;
a scrubber inlet formed of metal and affixed to the spray booth floor,
a body forming a body inlet in communication with the scrubber inlet, which is rectangular in cross-section and a mixing chamber, at least one vortex chamber and at least one body outlet, the body composed of a plastic material; and
a nozzle insert formed of metal and removably received in the body inlet and inserted into the scrubber inlet, the scrubber inlet and the nozzle insert receiving the water and the fluid from the upper section and directing the water and the fluid into the mixing chamber and the at least one vortex chamber, the nozzle insert is rectangular in cross-section and forming an insert inlet, an insert outlet, opposed front and rear walls, and a pair of opposed side walls, wherein the opposed side walls are shorter in length than the opposed front and rear walls, further comprising the nozzle insert front and rear walls form a complementary shaped structure that engages the scrubber body to position the nozzle insert in the wet scrubber body.