RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR REACTIVE METAL POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: ARCHIE LEE SWANNER JR, AARON TODD SELLINGER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 05.10.2017
• Subjects: CASTING; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; TRANSPORTING; WORKING METALLIC POWDER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reclamation system for a metal powder, such as a reactive metal powder.SOLUTION: A system 100 may include: a container 162; and a pressure source 164 in fluid communication with the container 162 for creating a selected pressure within the container 162. The container includes: an inlet to a lower portion of a tank 170 that is configured to hold a liquid; and an outlet. A controller 190 controls the pressure source 164 to control the pressure applied within the container 162 between: a vacuum state creating a flow of air entrained metal powder to enter the inlet for forming a reclaimed metal powder by removing the metal powder from the air by immersion in the liquid; and an evaporation state that causes evaporation of the liquid to a gas that exits through the outlet. A condenser 200 condenses the gas to a condensed liquid.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】反応性金属粉末などの金属粉末の回収システムの提供。【解決手段】システム１００は、容器１６２と、液体を保持するように構成されているタンク１７０の下部への入口と出口とを備えた容器１６２内に選択した圧力を作り出すために容器１６２と流体連通している圧力源１６４とを備えることができる。コントローラ１９０は、入口に入るように空気連行金属粉末の流れを生み出し、液体に浸漬させることによって空気から金属粉末を除去することで回収済み金属粉末を形成する真空状態と、液体から気体への蒸発を引き起こし、気体が出口を通じて出ていく蒸発状態との間で、容器１６２内でかけられる圧力を制御するように圧力源１６４を制御する。凝縮器２００は、気体を凝縮済み液体へ凝縮する。【選択図】図１