Patent ID: 11919055
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An air rinsing apparatus, comprising:
a first enclosure having a plurality of first inlet ports and a first output port;
a second enclosure extending in a first direction within the first enclosure, the second enclosure comprising a second inlet port and a plurality of second output ports, the second output ports disposed on a same face of the first enclosure as the first inlet ports, wherein the second output ports include corresponding nozzles that extend through respective ones of the plurality of first inlet ports, wherein the plurality of first inlet ports and the plurality of second output ports are aligned in the first direction;
one or more air movers configured to:
urge first air into the second inlet port, the second enclosure configured to direct the first air from the second inlet port to the second output ports; and
pull second air from the first output port, the first enclosure configured to direct the second air from the first inlet ports to the first output port; and

an ionizer disposed within the second enclosure, the ionizer comprising a high voltage wire, a ground wire, and a reference wire each extending in the first direction along a length of the second enclosure adjacent the second output ports, and the ionizer configured to generate positive and negative ions, the second enclosure configured to direct the first air from the second inlet port to the second output ports such that the first air entrains the positive and negative ions.