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US 9,849,559 B2Granted
Sand blaster with reduced vibration and wear
AssigneeAmerican Fab, Inc.
InventorsMario Haramboure, Ken Hedrick, Bobby L. Hawkins, Reinhold Schliesseit
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Abstract
A sand blaster is provided that includes an engine carried by an engine mounting plate. A frame is included and an engine support isolator engages the frame and carries the engine mounting plate. The engine support isolator has a stud that extends through a first coil and a stud guide that has a tapered inner surface. The stud extends through the stud guide. In other arrangements an air regulator that is adjustable is provided, and a nozzle that features reduced wear is provided.
Claims11
A sand blaster, comprising:
- a hopper that includes sand;
- an air sand mixer that receives the sand from the hopper, the air sand mixer comprising a base that engages the hopper and a mixing chamber that extends into the hopper, the mixing chamber comprising walls with a portion of the walls extending to the base and a portion of the walls being spaced from the base such that a gap is present between a section of the mixing chamber and the base through which the sand in the hopper is transferable;
- wherein the air sand mixer has an air inlet through which air is transferred into the mixing chamber through an air conduit, wherein the air sand mixer has an air sand opening through which combined air and sand is transferred into an air sand conduit;
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- an air regulator that has an air inlet, wherein air is transferred from the air regulator to the air inlet of the air sand mixer, wherein the air regulator is adjustable to regulate the air flowing through the air regulator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.