Powder supplier
US11504931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22F3/204
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A powder supplier, which supplies a powder material to a pressure molding mechanism that continuously generates a molded body, including: a casing having an inlet to which the powder material is supplied and an outlet from which the powder material is discharged; one or a plurality of screws being disposed inside the casing and rotationally driven to transport the powder material in an axial direction; motors being disposed outside the casing and rotationally driving screws; and a regulator being disposed between the screws, and the outlet inside the casing, and regulating a flow of the powder material. The regulator has a rotation shaft perpendicular to the axial direction of the screws, and a width direction of the powder material discharged from the outlet, and being configured to rotate about the rotation shaft.
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