EP2986394B8 - Application nozzle - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP2986394B8
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: application nozzle; nozzle; application
Prior art date: 2013-05-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP14726179.6A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP2986394A1 (en

EP2986394B1 (en

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Thomas BRODBECK

Andreas Hufschmid

Manuel Buck

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Medmix Switzerland AG

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Medmix Switzerland AG

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2013-05-29

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2014-05-26

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2022-06-01

2014-05-26 Application filed by Medmix Switzerland AG filed Critical Medmix Switzerland AG

2016-02-24 Publication of EP2986394A1 publication Critical patent/EP2986394A1/en

2022-04-13 Publication of EP2986394B1 publication Critical patent/EP2986394B1/en

2022-06-01 Application granted granted Critical

2022-06-01 Publication of EP2986394B8 publication Critical patent/EP2986394B8/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2034-05-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
- B05C17/005—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes
- B05C17/00503—Details of the outlet element
- B05C17/00516—Shape or geometry of the outlet orifice or the outlet element
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
- B05B1/02—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
- B05C17/005—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes
- B05C17/01—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes with manually mechanically or electrically actuated piston or the like
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
- B05C17/005—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes
- B05C17/00553—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes with means allowing the stock of material to consist of at least two different components
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
- B05C17/005—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes
- B05C17/00553—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes with means allowing the stock of material to consist of at least two different components
- B05C17/00566—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes with means allowing the stock of material to consist of at least two different components with a dynamic mixer in the nozzle

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Coating Apparatus (AREA)
Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)
Nozzles (AREA)
Adhesives Or Adhesive Processes (AREA)
Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)

EP14726179.6A 2013-05-29 2014-05-26 Application nozzle Active EP2986394B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP13169808		2013-05-29
PCT/EP2014/060864 WO2014191369A1 (en)	2013-05-29	2014-05-26	Application nozzle

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EP2986394A1 EP2986394A1 (en)	2016-02-24
EP2986394B1 EP2986394B1 (en)	2022-04-13
EP2986394B8 true EP2986394B8 (en)	2022-06-01

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US (1)	US9937518B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2986394B8 (en)
JP (1)	JP6438942B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN105612009B (en)
BR (1)	BR112015030026B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2913099C (en)
ES (1)	ES2917380T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2014191369A1 (en)

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BR112015030026A2 (en)	2017-07-25
JP6438942B2 (en)	2018-12-19
CA2913099A1 (en)	2014-12-04
CN105612009B (en)	2018-12-14
US9937518B2 (en)	2018-04-10
EP2986394A1 (en)	2016-02-24
EP2986394B1 (en)	2022-04-13
CN105612009A (en)	2016-05-25
JP2016520424A (en)	2016-07-14
ES2917380T3 (en)	2022-07-08
BR112015030026B1 (en)	2021-01-12
CA2913099C (en)	2021-10-26

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