Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Removal of unfused powder from an additive-manufactured part using piezoelectric transducers
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Application No.: US15864265Application Date: 2018-01-08
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Publication No.: US10946443B2Publication Date: 2021-03-16
- Inventor: Nigel Palmer
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
- Main IPC: B22F3/24
- IPC: B22F3/24 ; B22F3/105 ; B08B7/02 ; B29C64/35 ; B33Y40/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/40 ; B22F5/04 ; B23P15/02

Abstract:
Removing unfused powder from internal passages of an additive-manufacture part includes attaching piezoelectric transducers to a plurality of locations on an exterior of the part. The part is vibrated by driving the piezoelectric transducers at varying amplitudes and frequencies. An amount of the unfused powder that exits the part is monitored.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190210107A1 REMOVAL OF UNFUSED POWDER FROM AN ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURED PART USING PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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