Metal powder manufacturing device, and crucible apparatus and molten metal nozzle for metal powder manufacturing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11925987-B2
Application number	US-201917263739-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2019
Priority date	Feb 8, 2019
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

A metal powder manufacturing device includes: an atomization tank; a crucible in which a molten metal is stored; a molten metal nozzle that allows the molten metal stored in the crucible to flow downward into the atomization tank; and a fluid spraying nozzle including a plurality of spraying holes that spray a fluid to an atomization tank side end part of the molten metal nozzle to pulverize a molten metal flow flowing downward from the molten metal nozzle. The molten metal nozzle includes a molten metal nozzle body and an orifice part having an inside diameter equal to or smaller than an inside diameter of the molten metal nozzle body, and a material of the orifice part is harder than a material of the molten metal nozzle body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A metal powder manufacturing device comprising:
an atomization tank;
a crucible in which a melting metal is stored;
a molten metal nozzle that allows the melting metal stored in the crucible to flow downward into the atomization tank; and
a fluid spraying nozzle including a plurality of spraying holes that spray a fluid to an atomization tank-side end part of the molten metal nozzle to pulverize the melting metal flowing downward from the molten metal nozzle, wherein
the molten metal nozzle includes a molten metal nozzle body, and an orifice part having an inside diameter equal to or smaller than an inside diameter of the molten metal nozzle body,
a material of the orifice part is harder than a material of the molten metal nozzle body, and
an atomization tank-side end part of the orifice part, in an axial direction, is located above an atomization tank-side end part of the molten metal nozzle body, in the axial direction.

2. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the orifice part is an annular member fixed to inside of the molten metal nozzle body.

3. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the orifice part is a member formed by being coated in an annular shape on an inside surface of the molten metal nozzle body.

4. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the molten metal nozzle is a plurality of molten metal nozzles that allow the melting metal stored in the crucible to flow downward into the atomization tank, and
the fluid spraying nozzle includes a plurality of spraying holes arranged in an annular pattern in a periphery of each of the plurality of molten metal nozzles.

5. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 1 , wherein
a crucible-side end part, in the axial direction, of the orifice part is located below a crucible-side end part, in the axial direction, of the molten metal nozzle body.

6. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 1 , wherein
an upper end part of the molten metal nozzle body and the orifice part are inserted in a nozzle fixing hole of the crucible.

7. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 6 , wherein
a lower end part of the orifice part is supported by the upper end part of the molten metal nozzle body.

8. The metal powder manufacturing device according to claim 7 , wherein
the orifice part is attachable to and detachable from the nozzle fixing hole of the crucible and the upper end part of the molten metal nozzle body.

9. A crucible apparatus for a metal powder manufacturing device comprising:
a crucible in which a melting metal is stored; and
a molten metal nozzle that allows the melting metal stored in the crucible to flow downward into an atomization tank, wherein
a fluid is sprayed from a fluid spraying nozzle including a plurality of spraying holes provided in a periphery of the molten metal nozzle to an atomization tank-side end part of the molten metal nozzle,
the molten metal nozzle includes a molten metal nozzle body and an orifice part having an inside diameter equal to or smaller than an inside diameter of the molten metal nozzle body,
a material of the orifice part is harder than a material of the molten metal nozzle body, and
an atomization tank-side end part of the orifice part, in an axial direction, is located above an atomization tank-side end part of the molten metal nozzle body, in the axial direction.

10. The crucible apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the orifice part is an annular member fixed to inside of the molten metal nozzle body.

11. The crucible apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the orifice part is a member formed by being coated in an annular shape on an inside surface of the molten metal nozzle body.

12. The crucible apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the molten metal nozzle is a plurality of molten metal nozzles that allow the melting metal stored in the crucible to flow downward into the atomization tank.

13. The crucible apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
a crucible-side end part, in the axial direction, of the orifice part is located below a crucible-side end part, in the axial direction, of the molten metal nozzle body.

14. The crucible apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
an upper end part of the molten metal nozzle body and the orifice part are inserted in a nozzle fixing hole of the crucible.

15. The crucible apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein
a lower end part of the orifice part is supported by the upper end part of the molten metal nozzle body.

16. The crucible apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the orifice part is attachable to and detachable from the nozzle fixing hole of the crucible and the upper end part of the molten metal nozzle body.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Shibayama Takashi
• Imano Shinya
• Eguchi Shigenobu

Classifications

• B22F9/082 Primary

  atomising using a fluid (using centrifugal force B22F9/10) · CPC title

• B22F2009/088

  Fluid nozzles, e.g. angle, distance · CPC title

• B22F2999/00

  Aspects linked to processes or compositions used in powder metallurgy · CPC title

• B22F2009/0892

  casting nozzle; controlling metal stream in or after the casting nozzle · CPC title

• B22F2009/0876

  by gas · CPC title