Rotary powder feed through apparatus
Abstract
A device for increasing the uniformity of solids within a solids fabrication system, such as a direct light fabrication (DLF) system in which gas entrained powders are passed through the focal point of a moving high-power light which fuses the particles in the powder to a surface being built up in layers. The invention provides a feed through interface wherein gas entrained powders input from stationary input lines are coupled to a rotating head of the fabrication system. The invention eliminates the need to provide additional slack in the feed lines to accommodate head rotation, and therefore reduces feed line bending movements which induce non-uniform feeding of gas entrained powder to a rotating head.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874066
- Patent Number(s):
- 6305884
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- rotary; powder; feed; apparatus; device; increasing; uniformity; solids; fabrication; direct; light; dlf; gas; entrained; powders; passed; focal; moving; high-power; fuses; particles; surface; built; layers; provides; interface; input; stationary; lines; coupled; rotating; head; eliminates; provide; additional; slack; accommodate; rotation; reduces; line; bending; movements; induce; non-uniform; feeding; provide additional; /406/
Citation Formats
Lewis, Gary K, and Less, Richard M. Rotary powder feed through apparatus. United States: N. p., 2001.
Web.
Lewis, Gary K, & Less, Richard M. Rotary powder feed through apparatus. United States.
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"Rotary powder feed through apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874066.
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title = {Rotary powder feed through apparatus},
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abstractNote = {A device for increasing the uniformity of solids within a solids fabrication system, such as a direct light fabrication (DLF) system in which gas entrained powders are passed through the focal point of a moving high-power light which fuses the particles in the powder to a surface being built up in layers. The invention provides a feed through interface wherein gas entrained powders input from stationary input lines are coupled to a rotating head of the fabrication system. The invention eliminates the need to provide additional slack in the feed lines to accommodate head rotation, and therefore reduces feed line bending movements which induce non-uniform feeding of gas entrained powder to a rotating head.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2001},
month = {1}
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