|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS

SEPARATING AND MIXING

|  | B05 |
SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (apparatus or processes, restricted to a purpose fully provided for in a single other class, see the relevant class covering the purpose; domestic cleaning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L; cleaning in general by methods essentially involving the use or presence of liquid Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B08B 3/00; sandblasting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B24C; for secondary classification of forming layered products, see Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B32B; printing, copying Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B41; conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G 49/02; handling webs or filaments in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65H; paints, varnishes, lacquers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C09D; enamelling of metals, applying a vitreous layer to metals, chemical cleaning or de-greasing of metallic objects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23; electroplating Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C25D; treating of textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D06B; laundering Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D06F; treating roads Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01C; processing photographic materials Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G03D)

|  | B05 |
Note(s) In this class, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated: "Other fluent materials" is to be interpreted as including semiliquids, pastes, melts, solutions, dispersions, suspensions, particulate materials, gases or vapours. "Particulate materials" is to be intepreted as including powders, granules, short fibres or chips. "Coating" means the materials applied. The coating may be a liquid having become solid after drying, e.g. paint.

|  | B05B |
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01F 5/20; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05D; means for pumping fluids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F04; valves, e.g. water-taps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16K)

|  | B05B |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05. This sub-class is particularly concerned with apparatus for the release or projection of drops or droplets into the atmosphere or into a chamber to form a mist or the like. For this purpose, the materials to be projected may be suspended in a stream of gas or vapour.

|  | B05B 1/00 |
Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 3/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 5/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/00 take precedence; devices for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by contact Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05C; closures for containers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D; nozzles for liquid-dispensing, e.g. in vehicle service stations, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B67D 5/37)

|  | B05B 1/02 |
· | designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/26, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/28, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/34 take precedence)

|  | B05B 1/04 |
· · | in flat form, e.g. fan-like, sheet-like

|  | B05B 1/06 |
· · | in annular, tubular or hollow conical form

|  | B05B 1/08 |
· · | of pulsating nature, e.g. delivering liquid in successive separate quantities

|  | B05B 1/10 |
· · | in the form of a fine jet, e.g. for use in wind-screen washers

|  | B05B 1/12 |
· | capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/16 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 1/14 |
· | with multiple outlet openings (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/02, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/26 take precedence); with strainers in or outside the outlet opening

|  | B05B 1/16 |
· · | having selectively-effective outlets

|  | B05B 1/18 |
· · | Roses; Shower heads

|  | B05B 1/20 |
· · | Perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms; Outlet elements therefor

|  | B05B 1/22 |
· | Spouts (anti-splash devices for water-taps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E03C 1/08)

|  | B05B 1/24 |
· | incorporating means for heating the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. electrically

|  | B05B 1/26 |
· | with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets

|  | B05B 1/28 |
· | with integral means for shielding the discharged liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to limit area of spray; with integral means for catching drips or collecting surplus liquid or other fluent material (means for any of these purposes, per se, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 15/04)

|  | B05B 1/30 |
· | designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/02 takes precedence; valves per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16K)

|  | B05B 1/32 |
· · | in which a valve member forms part of the outlet opening

|  | B05B 1/34 |
· | designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/30 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 1/36 |
· | Outlets for discharging by overflow

|  | B05B 3/00 |
Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 5/00 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 3/02 |
· | with rotating elements

|  | B05B 3/04 |
· · | driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet

|  | B05B 3/06 |
· · · | by jet reaction

|  | B05B 3/08 |
· · | in association with stationary outlet or deflecting elements

|  | B05B 3/10 |
· · | discharging over substantially the whole periphery of the rotating member

|  | B05B 3/12 |
· · | with spray booms or the like rotating around an axis by means independent of the liquid or other fluent material discharged

|  | B05B 3/14 |
· | with oscillating elements; with intermittent operation

|  | B05B 3/16 |
· · | driven or controlled by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet

|  | B05B 3/18 |
· | with elements moving in a straight line, e.g. along a track; Mobile sprinklers

|  | B05B 5/00 |
Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means

|  | B05B 5/02 |
· | Electrostatic spraying apparatus

|  | B05B 5/04 |
· · | Apparatus with rotary outlet or deflecting elements

|  | B05B 5/06 |
· | using electric arc

|  | B05B 5/08 |
· | Plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects

|  | B05B 7/00 |
Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 3/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 5/00 take precedence; outlets not specially modified for two media Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/00)

|  | B05B 7/02 |
· | Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/14, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/24 take precedence)

|  | B05B 7/04 |
· · | with arrangements for mixing liquids or other fluent materials before discharge (mixing in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01F, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01F 5/00; mixing valves Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16K 11/00)

|  | B05B 7/06 |
· · | with one outlet orifice surrounding another approximately in the same plane (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/10 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 7/08 |
· · | with separate outlet orifices, e.g. to form parallel jets, to form intersecting jets

|  | B05B 7/10 |
· · | producing a swirling discharge

|  | B05B 7/12 |
· · | designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages (valves per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16K)

|  | B05B 7/14 |
· | designed for spraying particulate materials (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/16 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 7/16 |
· | incorporating means for heating the material to be sprayed

|  | B05B 7/18 |
· · | the material having originally the shape of a wire, rod, or the like

|  | B05B 7/20 |
· · | by flame or combustion

|  | B05B 7/22 |
· · | electrically, e.g. by arc

|  | B05B 7/24 |
· | with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/14, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 7/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 11/00 take precedence)

|  | B05B 7/26 |
· · | Apparatus in which liquids or other fluent materials from different sources are brought together before entering the discharge device

|  | B05B 7/28 |
· · · | in which one liquid or other fluent material is fed or drawn through an orifice into a stream of a carrying fluid

|  | B05B 7/30 |
· · · · | the first liquid or other fluent material being fed by gravity, or sucked into the carrying fluid

|  | B05B 7/32 |
· · · · | the fed liquid or other fluent material being under pressure

|  | B05B 9/00 |
Spraying apparatus characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material without essentially mixing with gas or vapour

|  | B05B 9/02 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 9/08 )

|  | B05B 9/04 |
· | with pressurised or compressible container (aerosol containers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D 83/14); with pump

|  | B05B 9/043 |
· · | having pump readily separable from container for liquid or other fluent material [2]

|  | B05B 9/047 |
· · | supply being effected by follower, e.g. membrane, floating piston, in container for liquid or other fluent material [2]

|  | B05B 9/06 |
· · | the delivery being related to the movement of a vehicle, e.g. the pump being driven by a vehicle wheel

|  | B05B 9/08 |
· · | Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 11/00 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 11/00 |
Single-unit, i.e. unitary, hand-held apparatus in which flow of liquid or other fluent material is produced by the operator at the moment of use

|  | B05B 11/02 |
· | the flow being effected by a follower, e.g. membrane, floating piston, in container for liquid or other fluent material [2]

|  | B05B 11/04 |
· | the flow being effected by deformation of container for liquid or other fluent material [2]

|  | B05B 11/06 |
· | the spray being effected by gas or vapour flow from a compressible bulb [2]

|  | B05B 12/00 |
Arrangements or special adaptations of delivery controlling means in spraying systems (controlling in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05) [2]

|  | B05B 12/02 |
· | for controlling time, or sequence, of delivery [2]

|  | B05B 12/04 |
· · | for sequential operation or multiple outlets [2]

|  | B05B 12/06 |
· · | for effecting pulsating flow [2]

|  | B05B 12/08 |
· | responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material discharged, of ambient medium or of target [2]

|  | B05B 12/10 |
· · | responsive to temperature or viscosity of liquid or other fluent material discharged [2]

|  | B05B 12/12 |
· · | responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature [2]

|  | B05B 13/00 |
Stationary machines or plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 5/08 takes precedence; means for supplying or discharging liquid or other fluent material for this purpose, see the relevant preceding groups; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05D)

|  | B05B 13/02 |
· | Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 13/06 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 13/04 |
· · | the spray heads being moved during operation

|  | B05B 13/06 |
· | specially designed for treating the inside of hollow bodies (spray heads Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/00-B05B 7/00)

|  | B05B 15/00 |
Details of spraying plant or apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories (spray booths, accessories applicable to other methods of applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05C)

|  | B05B 15/02 |
· | Arrangements or devices for cleaning discharge openings

|  | B05B 15/04 |
· | Control of spray area, e.g. masking, side shields; Means for collection or re-use of excess material (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/28 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 15/06 |
· | Mountings, supporting or holding means, or rests for spray heads or other outlets when in use or out of use (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 15/10 takes precedence)

|  | B05B 15/08 |
· · | Means for adjusting position of spray heads

|  | B05B 15/10 |
· | Arrangements for moving spray heads automatically to or from the working position

|  | B05B 17/00 |
Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by the preceding groups

|  | B05B 17/02 |
· | Arrangements essentially involving the use of aircraft

|  | B05B 17/04 |
· | operating with special methods

|  | B05B 17/06 |
· · | using ultrasonic vibrations

|  | B05B 17/08 |
· | Fountains (drinking fountains Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E03B 9/20; wash fountains Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E03C 1/16)