Multiple-station centrifugal blasting apparatus
US4577441A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24C3/18
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotatable drum having a plurality of receiving stations for loading workpieces to be processed is rotated about a horizontal central axis through a plurality of work stations including at least one blasting station and a loading and unloading station. Each receiving chamber forms a sealed blasting chamber in the area of the blasting process station and flow off of the blasting medium and the blasted particles occurs by an arrangement of flow off channels defined between each of the receiving chambers and connected with the chambers in a labyrinthine manner in the central area of the drum.
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