Shot-blasting installation for blasting work pieces made from light metal alloys
AssigneeDisa Industrie AG
InventorMarkus Indlekofer
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Abstract
A shot-blasting installation (1) for blasting work pieces (30) made from light metal alloys, comprising at least one blasting chamber (3) for receiving the work pieces that are to be blasted, at least two blasting wheels (6) arranged in walls of the blasting chamber for introducing a blasting agent into the blasting chamber, and a separator (8) for separating the mixture of blasting agent and material that has been removed by blasting, wherein the separator (8) is arranged directly beneath the blasting chamber (3), and wherein a manipulator (10) for handling the cast work piece (30) during blasting is arranged in the blasting chamber (3).
Claims20
Shot-blasting installation (1) for blasting work pieces (30) made from light metal alloys, comprising at least one blasting chamber (3) for receiving the work pieces that are to be blasted, at least two blasting wheels (6) arranged in walls of the blasting chamber for introducing a blasting agent into the blasting chamber, and a separator (8) for separating the mixture of blasting agent and material that has been removed by blasting, wherein the separator (8) is arranged directly beneath the blasting chamber (3), and in that a manipulator (10) for handling the cast work piece (30) during blasting is arranged in the blasting chamber, wherein the separator comprises:
- a baffle plate (20);
- and
- a rocker (16) cooperating with the baffle plate to control a flow of the mixture.
A shot-blasting installation (1) for blasting work pieces (30) made from light metal alloys, comprising:
- at least one blasting chamber (3) for receiving the work pieces that are to be blasted;
- at least two blasting wheels (6) arranged in walls of the blasting chamber for introducing a blasting agent into the blasting chamber;
- a manipulator (10) in the blasting chamber for handling the work piece (30) during blasting;
- a computer system (28) coupled to the manipulator to control the movements of the work piece (30);
- and
- a separator (8) directly beneath the blasting chamber for separating the mixture of blasting agent and material that has been removed by blasting, the separator comprising:
- a baffle plate (20) positioned to receive the mixture;
- a screen (21) positioned to receive the mixture dropped from the baffle plate;
- and
- a rocker (16) cooperating with the baffle plate to control a flow of the mixture to the screen.
A method for blasting cast work pieces (30) made from light metal alloys, comprising:
- with a robot (2), introducing a said cast work piece (30) into at least one blasting chamber (3);
- with the robot, transferring the work piece to a manipulator (10);
- with at least two blasting wheels (6), introducing a blasting agent into the blasting chamber to blast the work piece;
- with the manipulator, handling the work piece (30) during the blasting
- with the robot, removing the work piece following the blasting
- with a separator (8), directly below the chamber, separating the mixture of blasting agent and material that has been removed by blasting, the separating comprising:
- dropping the mixture off a baffle plate (20) onto a screen (21);
- and
- with a rocker (16) cooperating with the baffle plate, controlling a flow of the mixture to the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.