Patent ID: 11911967
Assignee: POSTPROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for support material removal, comprising:
a chamber operatively arranged to receive a part having support material;
a media placed within said chamber, said media encompassing said part;
an ultrasonic transducer arranged to agitate said support material at a resonant frequency in order to remove said support material from said part within said chamber;
a pump operatively arranged to circulate said media within said chamber;
a first ultrasonic frequency feedback sensor operatively arranged within said chamber to detect ultrasonic energy having an amplitude and a frequency emitted by said part as a result of vibrations imparted to said media; and,
a second ultrasonic frequency feedback sensor operatively arranged within said chamber to detect ultrasonic energy having an amplitude and a frequency emitted by said part as a result of vibrations imparted to said media.