Patent ID: 6250566
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A rotor nozzle comprising:a nozzle housing having an inlet opening at an axial end thereof and an outlet opening for liquid at another end thereof, the nozzle housing including a swirl chamber having a longitudinal axis and an inner wall;a rotationally driven rotor disposed in the swirl chamber, the rotor being inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the swirl chamber and supported at the inner wall of the swirl chamber, the rotor having a nozzle region at a first end pointing towards the outlet opening of the nozzle housing and supported in a cup bearing provided at the outlet opening, the rotor having an inflow opening at a second end opposite from the first end; anda nozzle member and a distributor member disposed in the nozzle housing and being rotatable relative to one another, the distributor member having at least one distributor cutout communicating with the inlet opening of the nozzle housing, via the at least one distributor cutout a plurality of functional openings formed in the nozzle member are controllable, the functional openings each respectively communicating with the swirl chamber or with at least one auxiliary outlet in the nozzle housing, separate nozzle elements being insertable into the auxiliary outlet.