Patent ID: 9421557
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A62C,B01J,B05B

Claim Text:
1. A spray nozzle for discharging at least one fluid in an atomized spray, comprising: a ceramic outlet defining at least one outlet aperture; a metallic inlet defining at least one inlet conduit for receiving the at least one fluid; and a metallic connector that connects the ceramic outlet to the metallic inlet and provides a compressive preload to the ceramic outlet to prevent looseness between the metallic inlet and the ceramic outlet following differential thermal expansion and contraction; wherein the metallic connector comprises a ring and a socket, the ring is sized to fit into the ceramic outlet and the socket, the ceramic outlet has a reverse step on an inside portion, the outlet engages the socket, and the ring has a first diameter at one end that is approximately equal to an inside diameter of the socket, and a second diameter at the opposite end that is larger than a smallest diameter of the outlet to engage the reverse step in the outlet.