Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Particle separator for an additive manufacturing system and method of operation
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Application No.: US15109020Application Date: 2015-01-15
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Publication No.: US10434545B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Thomas J. Martin , Alexander Staroselsky , Sergey Mironets , Thomas N. Slavens , Brooks E. Snyder
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: O'Shea Getz P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2015/011597 WO 20150115
- International Announcement: WO2015/109091 WO 20150723
- Main IPC: B07B7/08
- IPC: B07B7/08 ; B07B7/083 ; B07B13/04 ; B22F3/105 ; B33Y40/00 ; B23K26/342 ; B23K15/00 ; B07B4/02 ; B29C64/153 ; B29C64/20 ; B29C64/35 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29K105/00

Abstract:
A aerodynamic particle separator for an Additive Manufacturing System (AMS) has an air supply device to entrain a mixed powder in an airstream flowing through a housing. Each particle in the mixed powder is imparted with a momentum dependent upon the particle weight and size. Utilizing this momentum characteristic, the heavier particles are capable of crossing streamlines of the airstream at a bend portion of the housing and the lighter particles generally stay within the streamlines. Utilizing this dynamic characteristic, the particles of specific weight ranges are collected through respective offtake holes in the housing and controllably fed to a spreader of the AMS.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160318072A1 PARTICLE SEPARATOR FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2016-11-03
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