Patents Assigned to Toshiba Kikai Kohuchiki Kichs
  • Patent number: 11534968
    Abstract: A nozzle according to one embodiment has an inner surface and an outer surface, and is provided with a first passage through which an energy ray passes, and a second passage that is provided between the inner surface and the outer surface, and through which powder and fluid pass. The second passage includes a second open end on one end thereof in a first direction. A first surface that is one of the inner surface and the outer surface includes a first edge on one end thereof in the first direction. A second surface that is the other one of those includes a second edge on one end thereof in the first direction, and is distanced from the first edge toward the first direction. The fluid ejected from the second open end flows along the second surface, and separates at the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Technology Research Association for Future Additive Manufacturing, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Kikai Kohuchiki Kichs
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Satoshi Tsuno, Mitsuo Sasaki, Tomohiko Yamada, Yasutomo Shiomi, Shimpei Fujimaki