Patent ID: 8728211

Claim:
A nozzle for spraying a liquid, the nozzle comprising: a central body which comprises a connecting portion for connecting the nozzle to a supply of liquid, an atomizing portion forming droplets of the liquid, and a liquid supply pipe forwarding liquid from the connecting portion to the atomizing portion and comprising a first opening in the connecting portion and a second opening in the atomizing portion, wherein the atomizing portion comprises a deflecting plate extending from a starting portion, at which the deflecting plate is connected to the atomizing portion, to an end portion and arranged in the path of liquid ejected from the second opening to make the liquid flow over a deflection surface of the deflecting plate and form a spray, and wherein the nozzle further comprises a sleeve mounted on the central body, the sleeve comprising a central aperture, which at least partly encloses the atomizing portion of the central body, and a spray angle controlling rim which at least partly encircles the atomizing portion in a position located between the second opening and the end portion of the deflecting plate.