公开(公告)号：US20220266517A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17633031

申请日：2020-08-05

申请人： PostProcess Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Matthew J. Noble ,  Nicholas Cultrara ,  Daniel Joshua Hutchinson ,  Rich Caplow ,  Robert Bosinski ,  Rowan Paris ,  Michael Valvo

IPC分类号： B29C64/35 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B22F10/68 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B08B3/14

摘要： An apparatus and method for removing support material from and/or smoothing surfaces of an additively manufactured part (the “AM part”) is disclosed. The apparatus may include a chamber, a support surface within the chamber, one or more nozzles within the chamber, a tank positioned below the nozzles, and a diverter positioned between the nozzles and the tank. The support surface may be configured to support the AM part and may have one or more openings configured to allow the fluid to pass through the opening(s). The nozzles may be configured to spray a fluid at the AM part, and the spray may be an atomized or semiatomized spray of the fluid. The diverter comprises an umbrella or a diverter shield and diverts sprayed fluid from directly impacting the fluid being collected in the tank, whereby foaming of the fluid in the tank is reduced.