Patent ID: 6045874
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B08B,C23F,C25D,F26B,H05K

Abstract:
A method of fluid treatment of articles being conveyed along a pre-determined generally longitudinal path, comprising conveying articles along a pre-determined longitudinal path from an upstream direction toward a downstream direction, and:(a) providing a first fluid dispenser manifold arranged generally transverse to said generally longitudinal path;(b) providing a second fluid dispenser manifold arranged generally transverse to said generally longitudinal path;(c) disposing the first and second fluid dispenser manifolds generally opposite each other with the longitudinal article path therebetween;(d) with first and second fluid dispenser manifolds having respectively associated first and second multi-port fluid dispenser nozzle plates; disposing the nozzle plates generally transverse of and adjacent to said path, with one said nozzle plate on each side of said path and terminating in a nozzle plate surface nearest said path;(e) with at least one of said first and second nozzle plates having at least one generally transverse row of nozzle openings for dispensing fluid from an associated said manifold therethrough, into contact with articles being conveyed along the predetermined path;(f) providing transverse groove means extending transverse of said longitudinal path along said nozzle plate surface, and connecting the nozzle openings in said nozzle plate surface nearest said path;(g) providing transversely extending screen-like fluid flow from said nozzle openings via the transverse groove means; and(h) with said nozzle plate being comprised of a base section and a removable nozzle section, with said nozzle openings being disposed in said removable nozzle section, and removing the removable nozzle section from the base section.