Patent ID: 6202734
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B22F,B23K,B33Y,Y02P

Abstract:
An apparatus for the direct formation of metal parts from molten metal, comprising:a) means for supplying said molten metal;b) means for heating said molten metal such that it remains fluid while within said apparatus;c) means for applying a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to said means for supplying said molten metal;d) means for transmitting electric current directly through said molten metal to exert a force in a first direction on said molten metal, where said means for transmitting can reverse the direction of said current to a second direction, opposite of said first direction, to form a droplet of said molten metal;e) receiving means for said droplet where the accumulation of a multitude of said droplets upon said receiving means results in the formation of the desired metal part.