公开(公告)号：US20020146967A1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-10

申请号：US09827581

申请日：2001-04-05

申请人： Universal Ice Blast, Inc.

发明人： Sam Visaisouk ,  Norman W. Fisher

IPC分类号： B24C007/00 ,  B24C003/00

CPC分类号： B24C3/02 ,  B24C1/003

摘要： The invention provides an apparatus and method for partitioning continuously produced ice particulates and delivering them at a high velocity onto a substrate for treating the surface of the substrate. The apparatus includes a refrigerated curved surface that is brought into contact with water to form a thin, substantially uniform, ice sheet on the surface. This ice sheet is of such thickness as to contain stresses so that the sheet is predisposed to fracture into particulates. A harvesting blade is mounted to intercept a leading edge of the ice sheet and to fragment the ice sheet to produce ice particulates. These ice particulates enter into an inlet where they are fluidized and drawn into a manifold that extends substantially along the length of the harvesting blade. The manifold partitions the particulates into separate delivery tubes where they are ejected from nozzles to the workpiece. The manifold can be created to either evenly or unevenly distribute ice particulates to the delivery tubes. The flow of particulates through the nozzles can also be individually controlled by using a pressure regulator to control the amount of pressurized air entering the nozzles.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于分隔连续生产的冰颗粒并以高速度将其输送到基板上以处理基板的表面的装置和方法。 该装置包括与水接触以在表面上形成薄的，基本均匀的冰盖的冷藏曲面。 这种冰盖具有如此厚度，以至于包含应力，使得片材易于断裂成颗粒。 安装收割刀片以拦截冰盖的前缘并分裂冰盖以产生冰颗粒。 这些冰颗粒进入入口，在那里它们被流化并被拉入基本上沿着收获刀片的长度延伸的歧管。 歧管将颗粒分隔成分离的输送管，在那里它们从喷嘴喷射到工件。 可以将歧管均匀地或不均匀地分布到输送管中。 也可以通过使用压力调节器来控制进入喷嘴的加压空气的量来分别控制通过喷嘴的颗粒流。