公开(公告)号：US10144064B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15481186

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Christopher Hood ,  Daniel Clark

IPC: B22F3/12 ,  B22F3/00 ,  B22F3/15 ,  B22F5/00 ,  B28B13/02 ,  B30B11/00 ,  B30B11/02 ,  B30B15/02 ,  C04B35/645

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an article from powder material including a first table, a second table rotatably mounted on the first table about a first axis and a third table rotatably mounted on the second table about a second axis. A hollow canister is supported by the third table. A vibrator is arranged to vibrate the canister. A first device is arranged to rotate the second table about the first axis and a second device is arranged to rotate the third table about the second axis. A hopper is arranged to supply powder material into the canister and a valve controls the flow of powder material from the hopper into the canister. A processor is arranged to control the valve, the vibrator, the first device and the second device to control the filling and packing density of the canister.

公开(公告)号：US09649689B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US13895753

申请日：2013-05-16

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

Inventor： Christopher Hood ,  Daniel Clark

IPC: B22F3/12 ,  B22F3/00 ,  B22F3/15 ,  B22F5/00

CPC classification number: B22F3/12 ,  B22F3/004 ,  B22F3/15 ,  B22F5/009 ,  B22F2003/153 ,  B22F2203/15 ,  B22F2998/10 ,  B22F2999/00 ,  B28B13/02 ,  B30B11/005 ,  B30B11/022 ,  B30B15/022 ,  C04B35/6455 ,  B22F2202/01

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an article from powder material including a first table, a second table rotatably mounted on the first table about a first axis and a third table rotatably mounted on the second table about a second axis. A hollow canister is supported by the third table. A vibrator is arranged to vibrate the canister. A first device is arranged to rotate the second table about the first axis and a second device is arranged to rotate the third table about the second axis. A hopper is arranged to supply powder material into the canister and a valve controls the flow of powder material from the hopper into the canister. A processor is arranged to control the valve, the vibrator, the first device and the second device to control the filling and packing density of the canister.