Patent ID: 8936032
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B08B,G10K

Abstract:
1. A processing apparatus comprising: a stationary tank having at least one wall, wherein the tank defines an interior for containing a liquid and one or more parts to be processed; one or more ultrasonic transducers for providing ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; an air blanket reflector located adjacent to and in closest proximity with an adjacent wall of the tank and directly mounted to the adjacent wall for reflecting ultrasonic energy that would otherwise hit the adjacent wall, wherein the adjacent wall of the tank has a uniform thickness, wherein the air blanket reflector includes a first face panel oriented toward the interior of the tank and a cavity containing no liquid located between the face panel and the adjacent wall of the tank, wherein the first face panel is substantially parallel to the adjacent wall of the tank, wherein the first face panel has a uniform thickness and has a uniform surface exposed to the interior of the tank, and wherein the uniform thickness of the first face panel is less than the uniform thickness of the adjacent wall of the tank.