Apparatus and method for dispensing powdered material
AssigneeRalf Edinger
InventorRalf Edinger
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Abstract
Examples of an apparatus for dispensing a powdered material are described. The dispensing apparatus comprises a dispenser with an inlet and a dispensing opening, and a vibrating system that is in communication to the dispenser and which provides a continuing periodic oscillation of the dispenser. The apparatus further comprises a controller in communication with a driver of the vibrating system to control a frequency, amplitude and duration of the vibrations such that the powdered material continuously flows out through the dispensing opening during vibration of the dispenser.
Claims20
An apparatus for dispensing a powdered material comprising:
- a dispenser having a housing defining an inner cavity with an inlet and a dispensing opening;
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- a vibrating system having a driver, the vibrating system being in communication to the dispenser to provide a continuing periodic oscillation of the dispenser,
- wherein the powdered material continuously flows out through the dispensing opening during vibration of the dispenser.
The additive manufacturing system of claim 15, wherein the energy source is an electron-beam gun and the working chamber is a vacuum chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.