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US 5,201,150 AGranted
Wet abrasive blasting apparatus using pressurized slurry
AssigneeFuji Seiki Machine Works, Ltd.
InventorsMatao Kuboyama, Mamoru Iwanabe, Mutsuhiko Suzuki
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AssigneeFuji Seiki Machine Works, Ltd.
InventorsMatao Kuboyama, Mamoru Iwanabe, Mutsuhiko Suzuki
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A blasting apparatus for blasting a pressurized slurry against a workpiece, including an enclosed pressure vessel which is adapted to contain and hold a slurry of abrasive particles and liquid, a piping branch connected to the upper part of the pressure vessel for introducing compressed air in order to pressurize the interior of the vessel, a complementary air circuit which connect the upper part of the pressure vessel with the bottom of the vessel, the circuit having a pressure modulating device which sucks compressed air from the upper part of the vessel and delivers it to the bottom of the vessel, and a blasting gun connected for receiving pressurized slurry from the pressure vessel and discharging it against a workpiece.
Blasting apparatus for blasting a pressurized slurry against a workpiece, comprising a completely enclosed pressure vessel which is adapted to contain and hold a slurry of abrasive particles and liquid, a piping branch connected to the upper end of said pressure vessel for introducing compressed air in order to pressurize the interior of said pressure vessel, a secondary air circuit which connects the upper end of said pressure vessel with the bottom of said pressure vessel, said circuit having a pressure modulating device which sucks compressed air from the upper end of said pressure vessel and delivers it to the bottom of said pressure vessel, and a blasting gun connected by a slurry delivery conduit for receiving pressurized slurry from said pressure vessel and discharging it against a workpiece.
In a wet abrasive blasting apparatus using a slurry comprised of abrasive and a liquid carrier therefor, comprising a pressure vessel for containing the slurry, means for applying compressed air to the upper end of said pressure vessel above the surface of the slurry therein, a blasting gun connected by a slurry delivery conduit to said vessel and adapted for receiving the pressurized slurry and blasting the slurry against a workpiece, a secondary compressed air circuit connected to and extending between the upper and lower ends of said pressure vessel, said secondary compressed air circuit including a pressure modulating device which is effective to withdraw air from the upper end of said pressure vessel and above the surface of the slurry therein and deliver the air to the lower end of said pressure vessel so that the slurry in said pressure vessel is continuously agitated by air flowing upwardly therethrough.
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