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US 10,794,519 B2Granted
Additively manufactured gas distribution manifold
AssigneeLam Research Corporation
InventorsChristopher William Burkhart, Andrew C. Lee, David J. Hemker
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for additively manufactured tubular passages, additively manufactured manifolds, and additively manufactured heaters are provided.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a manifold constructed by additive manufacturing, the manifold including:
- a mixing chamber;
- and
- portions of a plurality of flow paths, each flow path including:
- a first fluid flow component interface including a first fluid flow component interface inlet and a first fluid flow component interface outlet;
- a second fluid flow component interface including a second fluid flow component interface inlet and a second fluid flow component interface outlet;
- a first tubular passage fluidically connecting the mixing chamber with the first fluid flow component interface outlet of that flow path;
- and
- a second tubular passage fluidically connecting the first fluid flow component interface inlet of that flow path with the second fluid flow component interface outlet of that flow path, wherein:
- each first tubular passage has a first inner diameter and a first outer diameter,
- each second tubular passage has a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter,
- the first fluid flow component interface, the second fluid flow component interface, the first tubular passage, and the second tubular passage of each flow path are a unitary body,
- each first fluid component interface is fluidically interposed between the first tubular passage of that flow path and the second tubular passage of that flow path, and
- for at least one flow path, the second tubular passage has one or more bends with a bend radius less than ten times the second outside diameter of the second tubular passage.
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