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JP2010090421A
JP2010090421A JP2008260160A JP2008260160A JP2010090421A JP 2010090421 A JP2010090421 A JP 2010090421A JP 2008260160 A JP2008260160 A JP 2008260160A JP 2008260160 A JP2008260160 A JP 2008260160A JP 2010090421 A JP2010090421 A JP 2010090421A
JP2008260160A
勇 大塚
2008-10-06 Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp, セイコーエプソン株式会社 filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp
2008-10-06 Priority to JP2008260160A priority Critical patent/JP2010090421A/en
2010-04-22 Publication of JP2010090421A publication Critical patent/JP2010090421A/en
239000002184 metal Substances 0 title claims abstract description 189
239000007789 gases Substances 0 claims abstract description 177
239000000110 cooling liquid Substances 0 claims abstract description 60
238000002347 injection Methods 0 claims description 77
239000007924 injection Substances 0 claims description 77
238000009689 gas atomisation Methods 0 abstract description 7
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal powder production apparatus which can produce metal powder of high quality composed of metallic grains with a desired shape by using a gas atomizing process. <P>SOLUTION: The metal powder production apparatus 1 comprises: a molten metal feed part 2 flowing down a molten metal Q; a cylindrical body 3 installed in the lower part of the molten metal feed part 2; a gas jet part 5 jetting a gas toward the molten metal Q fed from the molten metal feed part 2; and a cooling liquid flow-out part 4 flowing out a cooling liquid S so as to form a cooling liquid layer S1 along the inner circumferential face of the cylindrical body 3. A gas G jetted from the gas jet part 5 is collided against the molten metal Q made to flow down from the molten metal feed part 2, thus the molten metal Q is made into many droplets Q1, further, the many droplets Q1 are collided against the cooling liquid layer S so as to be cooled and solidified, thus metal powder R is produced. The apparatus comprises an elevation mechanism 10 (distance adjustment means) adjusting the distance between the position P<SB>1</SB>at which the gas G is collided against the molten metal Q and the position P<SB>2</SB>at which the many droplets Q1 are collided against the cooling liquid layer S1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT
The present invention relates to a metal powder manufacturing apparatus.
Conventionally, a metal powder production apparatus for producing metal powder using a so-called gas atomization method is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
For example, a metal powder manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 1 includes a raw material container in which a molten metal nozzle for flowing molten metal is formed, a cooling container disposed below the raw material container, and an inner peripheral surface of the cooling container. Cooling liquid supply means for forming a cooling liquid layer and high pressure gas injection means for injecting gas toward the molten metal that has flowed down.
In such a metal powder manufacturing apparatus, the molten metal flowing down from the raw material container is made to collide with the gas injected from the high-pressure gas injection means, thereby forming the molten metal into a large number of droplets. The metal powder is produced by colliding with the cooling liquid layer and cooling and solidifying.
In such a metal powder manufacturing apparatus, the cooling container is cylindrical and is arranged such that its axis is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The cooling liquid supply means sprays the cooling liquid toward the tangential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the cooling container and causes the cooling liquid layer to flow down while swirling along the inner peripheral surface of the cooling container. Forming. By using such a coolant layer, the droplets can be rapidly cooled to produce a highly functional metal powder.
However, in the metal powder manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Document 1, the shape of metal particles cannot be changed, and metal particles having a desired shape may not be obtained.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-80812
The objective of this invention is providing the metal powder manufacturing apparatus which can manufacture the high quality metal powder comprised by the metal particle of desired shape using the gas atomization method.
The metal powder production apparatus of the present invention includes a molten metal supply unit that causes the molten metal to flow down,
A cylindrical body installed below the molten metal supply unit;
A gas ejection part for injecting a gas toward the molten metal supplied from the molten metal supply part;
A coolant outflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow out so as to form a coolant layer along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body,
By causing the gas injected from the gas jetting unit to collide with the molten metal flowing down from the supply unit, the molten metal is made into a large number of liquid droplets, and the liquid droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer to be cooled and solidified. A metal powder production apparatus for producing metal powder,
It has a distance adjusting means for adjusting a distance between a position where the gas collides with the molten metal and a position where the large number of droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer.
According to the present invention, the particle shape of the obtained metal powder can be changed by adjusting the distance between the position where the gas collides with the molten metal and the position where many droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer. it can. As a result, a high-quality metal powder composed of metal particles having a desired shape can be produced using a gas atomization method.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the distance adjusting means includes a displacing means for displacing the gas ejection portion with respect to the cylindrical body.
Thereby, it is possible to adjust the distance between the position where the gas collides with the molten metal and the position where the large number of droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer with a relatively simple configuration.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the displacement means is configured to move the gas ejection part in the vertical direction.
Thereby, it is possible to adjust the distance between the position where the gas collides with the molten metal and the position where the large number of droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer with a simpler configuration.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the displacement means is configured to move the gas ejection portion while maintaining the positional relationship between the molten metal supply portion and the cylindrical body.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the gas injection unit causes the gas to collide with the molten metal flowing down parallel to the axis of the cylindrical body, thereby causing the numerous droplets of the cylindrical body to flow. It is preferable to fly in a direction inclined with respect to the axis.
Thereby, a large number of liquid droplets can collide with the cooling liquid layer relatively easily and reliably.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the gas injection unit is configured to fly the plurality of liquid droplets in a first direction inclined with respect to a vertical direction, and the cylindrical body is It is preferable that the axis is installed so as to face a second direction inclined to the opposite side to the first direction with respect to the vertical direction.
Thereby, a large number of liquid droplets can be easily and reliably collided with the cooling liquid layer.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the gas injection unit includes a first gas injection port that injects a gas to the molten metal that has flowed down at a first flow rate and a first flow rate, and the molten metal that has flowed down to the molten metal. A second gas injection port for injecting gas from a side opposite to the first gas injection port at a second flow rate that is slower than the first flow rate and a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate; Is preferred.
Thereby, many droplets can be made to fly in the direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction while suppressing the spread thereof.
In the metal powder manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the distance adjusting unit includes a direction changing unit that changes a flight direction of the plurality of droplets.
Hereinafter, the metal powder production apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, a first embodiment of the metal powder production apparatus of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram (longitudinal sectional view) showing a first embodiment of a metal powder production apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a gas injection unit provided in the metal powder production apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the gas injection unit shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram (longitudinal sectional view) for explaining the operation of the distance adjusting means in the metal powder production apparatus shown in FIG. . In the following description, the upper side in FIGS. 1 to 3 is referred to as “upper” and the lower side is referred to as “lower”.
A metal powder manufacturing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a device for obtaining a large number of metal powders R by pulverizing a molten metal Q by an atomizing method (gas atomizing method). The metal powder production apparatus 1 includes a molten metal supply unit (tundish) 2 for supplying a molten metal Q, a cylindrical body (cooling container) 3 provided below the molten metal supply unit 2, and a cylindrical body 3 A cooling liquid outflow part 4 for flowing out the cooling liquid S, a gas injection part (nozzle) 5 for injecting gas G toward the molten metal Q flowing down, and an elevating mechanism 10 for raising and lowering the gas injection part 5 up and down. Have.
As shown in FIG. 1, the molten metal supply unit 2 has a bottomed cylindrical part. A molten metal Q obtained by melting a raw material of the metal powder to be manufactured is temporarily stored in the internal space (lumen portion) of the molten metal supply unit 2. Such a molten metal supply unit 2 is made of a refractory material such as graphite or silicon nitride. An induction coil 6 for heating and keeping the molten metal Q is provided on the outer periphery of the molten metal supply unit 2.
The molten metal Q may contain any element. For example, a metal containing at least one of Ti and Al can be used. These elements are highly active, and the molten metal Q containing these elements easily oxidizes to form an oxide film by contact with air for a short time, and it is difficult to miniaturize them. . The metal powder manufacturing apparatus 1 can easily pulverize such molten metal Q by using an inert gas as the gas G injected by the gas injection unit 5 as described later.
A discharge port 21 is provided at the center of the bottom of the molten metal supply unit 2. From this discharge port 21, the molten metal Q in the molten metal supply part 2 is discharged downward by natural fall.
A cylindrical body 3 is provided below the molten metal supply unit 2.
The cylindrical body 3 has a cylindrical shape and is installed so that its axis is directed in a direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction.
As will be described later, the cylindrical body 3 is supplied with a large number of droplets (melt droplets) Q1 formed by dividing (spraying) the molten metal Q with the gas G from the gas injection unit 5, This is for cooling a large number of droplets Q1 by the cooling liquid layer S1 formed by the cooling liquid S from the cooling liquid outflow portion 4.
An annular lid member 7 is provided on the upper side (near the upper end) of the cylindrical body 3. On the lid member 7, a gas injection unit 5 is provided so that the gas G can be injected into the cylindrical body 3 through an opening at the center of the lid member 7.
A cooling liquid outflow portion 4 is provided at the upper end portion of the cylindrical body 3 along the circumferential direction thereof.
The coolant outflow portion 4 is composed of a plurality of coolant outlets 41 arranged in parallel at substantially equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 3.
Each coolant outlet 41 is open to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 3 and flows out (discharges) the coolant S (water in this embodiment) toward the tangential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 3. ) Thereby, the cooling liquid S is swirled in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 3 to form the cooling liquid layer S1. Note that an additive such as a reducing agent may be added to the cooling liquid S.
According to the coolant outflow portion 4 configured in this way, the coolant layer S1 can be formed from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the cylindrical body 3 with a relatively simple configuration.
In particular, since the cooling liquid outflow portion 4 forms the swirling flow of the cooling liquid S as described above, the flow of the cooling liquid S in the cylindrical body 3 can be stabilized. Further, since the coolant outflow portion 4 includes the plurality of coolant outlets 41 provided along the inner periphery of the cylindrical body 3 as described above, the thickness of the coolant layer S1 can be relatively easily determined. The thickness can be made uniform over the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 3.
Although not shown, a coolant tank is connected to each coolant outlet 41 via a coolant supply pipe, and a pump is provided in the middle of the coolant supply pipe. Thus, by operating the pump, the coolant S in the cooling tank is supplied to each coolant outlet 41 through the coolant supply pipe, and the pressurized coolant S is supplied from each coolant outlet 41. Outflow (injection).
In the cooling liquid layer S <b> 1 formed as described above, a large number of liquid droplets Q <b> 1 formed by dividing the molten metal Q by the gas injection unit (gas jet nozzle) 5 are gas G from the gas injection unit 5. Supplied with
As shown in FIG. 1, the gas injection unit 5 includes a molten metal nozzle 51 provided coaxially with the discharge port 21 of the molten metal supply unit 2 described above, and a gas chamber 52 provided along the outer periphery of the molten metal nozzle 51. And a plurality of gas injection ports 53 communicating with the gas chamber 52.
The molten metal nozzle 51 has a molten metal nozzle hole 511 formed so as to penetrate vertically in the vertical direction. Moreover, the molten metal nozzle 51 is comprised with the refractory material.
Such a molten metal nozzle 51 temporarily receives the molten metal Q flowing down from the discharge port 21 of the molten metal supply unit 2 described above, and causes the molten metal Q to flow down into the tubular body 3 through the molten metal nozzle hole 511. The cross-sectional shape and the cross-sectional area of the molten metal Q that has passed through the molten metal nozzle hole 511 correspond to the cross-sectional area and the cross-sectional shape of the molten metal nozzle hole 511.
On the outer peripheral side of such a molten metal nozzle 51, an annular gas chamber 52 is provided along the circumferential direction. The gas chamber 52 is supplied with a high-pressure gas G from outside via a gas supply pipe (not shown).
The gas G is not particularly limited as long as it can prevent the oxidation of the molten metal Q. For example, an inert gas such as nitrogen gas or argon gas, or a reducing gas such as ammonia decomposition gas is used. Can do.
A plurality of gas injection ports 53 arranged side by side along the circumferential direction are provided below the gas chamber 52. Each gas injection port 53 communicates with the gas chamber 52 described above and injects the gas G.
In the present embodiment, the plurality of gas injection ports 53 are provided on the same circumference with the axis of the molten metal nozzle 51 as the center, as shown in FIG. In particular, the plurality of gas injection ports 53 include a plurality of first gas injection ports 531 provided on the left side in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 and a right side in FIG. 1 and FIG. And a plurality of second gas injection ports 532 provided on the opposite side.
The plurality of gas injection ports 53 (the plurality of first gas injection ports 531 and the plurality of second gas injection ports 532) are directed toward substantially the same position on the axis Lc of the molten metal nozzle 51 below them. It is formed so as to inject the gas G.
Each first gas injection port (main gas injection port) 531 is configured to inject the gas G into the molten metal Q that has flowed down at a first flow rate and a first flow rate. Then, the plurality of first gas injection ports 531 generate a gas flow j 1 for main division by injection of the gas G from each first gas injection port 531.
On the other hand, each second gas injection port (auxiliary gas injection port) 532 causes the gas G to flow from the opposite side of the first gas injection port 531 to the molten metal Q that has flowed down. And it is comprised so that it may inject with the 2nd flow rate smaller than the said 1st flow rate. In the present embodiment, the cross-sectional area of each second gas injection port 532 is smaller than the cross-sectional area of each first gas injection port 531. The plurality of second gas injection ports 532 generate a gas flow j 2 for auxiliary division by injecting the gas G from each second gas injection port 532.
The plurality of first gas injection ports 531 and the plurality of second gas injection ports 532 constitute a plurality of second gas injection ports 532 so that the gas injection unit 5 has the axis of the cylindrical body 3. By causing the gas G to collide with the molten metal Q that flows down in parallel with each other, a large number of droplets Q1 can fly in a direction inclined with respect to the axis of the cylindrical body 3. Thereby, a large number of droplets Q1 can collide with the cooling liquid layer S1 relatively easily and reliably.
More specifically, when the gas G compressed at a predetermined pressure is supplied to the gas chamber 52, as shown in FIG. 3, each first gas injection port 531 and each second gas injection port 532. From which gas G is injected. Thereby, the gas flow j 1 is formed by the gas G injected from the plurality of first gas injection ports 531, and the gas flow j 2 is generated by the gas G injected from the plurality of second gas injection ports 532. It is formed. These gas flows j 1 and j 2 intersect each other on the axis of the melt nozzle hole 511 at a position slightly below the lower end of the melt nozzle 51.
At this time, since the cross-sectional area of each second gas injection port 532 is smaller than the cross-sectional area of each first gas injection port 531, the flow velocity and flow rate of the gas flow j 2 are changed to the gas flow j 1 due to the flow path resistance difference. Less than the flow rate and flow rate.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, after the gas flow j 1 intersects with the gas flow j 2 , the gas flow j 1 slightly expands and maintains the flow along the injection direction. On the other hand, the gas stream j 2, by crossing the gas flow j 1, the direction of flow along the direction of the injection gas flow j 1 is changed, it is integrated with the gas stream j 1.
Thus, although the gas injection part 5 injects the gas G from each of the several gas injection port 53 arrange | positioned on the circumference surrounding the molten metal nozzle 51, these gas flows are the molten metal nozzle holes 511. By intersecting on the axis, the gas G can be injected on one side with respect to the axis of the molten metal nozzle hole 511 without causing a conical expansion over the entire circumference.
On the other hand, the molten metal Q flowing down from the melt nozzle hole 511 of the molten metal nozzle 51, near the intersection of the gas stream j 1 and the gas flow j 2, impinges on them, are separated a plurality of droplets Q1. A plurality of droplets Q1 is the gas flow j 1 integrated with a gas stream j 2, flying toward the cooling liquid layer S1. The plurality of droplets Q1 collide with the cooling liquid layer S1, and are further divided, refined, and cooled and solidified, thereby obtaining metal powder R (a plurality of metal particles).
In this way, the molten metal Q that has flowed down is divided by the gas flows j 1 and j 2 of the gas G into a plurality of droplets Q1, and the plurality of droplets Q1 are efficiently transferred to the cooling liquid layer S1. It can be made to collide and be cooled and solidified.
In particular, the gas ejection unit 5 is configured to fly a large number of droplets Q1 in a first direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and the cylindrical body 3 has an axis that is perpendicular to the vertical direction. And installed in a second direction inclined to the opposite side to the first direction. Thereby, a large number of droplets Q1 can be easily and reliably collided with the cooling liquid layer S1.
The gas injection unit 5 configured as described above is supported by the lifting mechanism 10.
The elevating mechanism 10 has a function of elevating and lowering the gas injection unit 5 described above. By operating such an elevating mechanism 10, the distance between the position where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q and the position where the large number of droplets Q1 collide with the cooling liquid layer S1 can be adjusted. Here, the elevating mechanism 10 constitutes a distance adjusting hand for adjusting the distance between the position where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q and the position where the large number of droplets Q1 collide with the cooling liquid layer S1, and the gas Displacement means for displacing the injection unit 5 with respect to the cylindrical body 3 is configured.
To be more specific, the case shown in FIG. 1, the distance between the position where the position and number of droplets Q1 impinging the gas G in the molten metal Q collides with the cooling liquid layer S1 is is L 1 . And when the raising / lowering mechanism 10 raises the gas injection part 5, as shown in FIG. 4, between the position where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q, and the position where many droplets Q1 collide with the cooling fluid layer S1. This distance is L 2 longer than L 1 described above.
Such a lifting mechanism 10 may have any structure as long as it has the functions described above. Further, the power source of the elevating mechanism 10 may be manual, a motor, a solenoid, or the like.
By the way, as described above, the droplet Q1 formed by dividing the molten metal Q flies while gradually changing its shape so as to approach a spherical shape until reaching the cooling liquid layer S1. The droplet Q1 reaches and collides with the cooling liquid layer S1 to be cooled and solidified, and the shape is fixed.
Therefore, the droplet Q1 is cooled and solidified in an irregular shape if the flight time to the cooling liquid layer S1 is short. As a result, metal powder R composed of irregularly shaped metal particles can be obtained. On the other hand, the droplet Q1 is cooled and solidified in a spherical shape if the flight time to the cooling liquid layer S1 is long. As a result, the metal powder R composed of spherical metal particles can be obtained.
Depending on the type of metal constituting the molten metal Q, the ambient temperature, etc., for example, in order to obtain the metal powder R composed of spherical metal particles having a circularity of 0.8, the gas G is contained in the molten metal Q. The distance between the collision position and the position where a large number of droplets Q1 collide with the cooling liquid layer S1 is set to 1 m or more.
For this reason, the metal powder production apparatus 1, to adjust the distance between the position P 2 to the position P 1 and a plurality of liquid droplets Q1 impinging the gas G in the molten metal Q collides with the cooling liquid layers S1 Thus, the particle shape of the obtained metal powder R can be changed. As a result, a high-quality metal powder R composed of metal particles having a desired shape can be manufactured using a gas atomization method.
In particular, in this embodiment, the position where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q with a relatively simple configuration by configuring the displacement means for displacing the gas injection unit 5 with respect to the cylindrical body 3 by the lifting mechanism 10. may be P 1 and a number of droplets Q1 to adjust the distance between the position P 2 impinging on coolant layer S1.
Moreover, in this embodiment, since the raising / lowering mechanism 10 is comprised so that the gas injection part 5 may be moved to a perpendicular direction, the position where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q and many droplets by simpler structure. The distance between the position where Q1 collides with the coolant layer S1 can be adjusted.
In this case, the elevating mechanism 10 is preferably configured to move the gas injection unit 5 while maintaining the positional relationship between the molten metal supply unit 2 and the cylindrical body 3. Accordingly, a mechanism for displacing the molten metal supply unit 2 and the cylindrical body 3 is not required, and the position where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q and a large number of droplets Q1 are formed in the cooling liquid layer S1 with a simpler configuration. The distance between the collision position can be adjusted.
A ring-shaped thickness adjusting member 8 for adjusting the thickness of the coolant layer S1 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 3 below. Such a thickness adjusting member 8 can reduce the flow rate of the cooling liquid S downward at the lower end of the cylindrical body 3, thereby making it possible to make the thickness of the cooling liquid layer S 1 uniform.
In addition, a discharge pipe 9 for discharging the metal powder R together with the cooling liquid S is connected to the lower end of the cylindrical body 3. The discharge pipe 9 has a portion that converges from the vicinity of the lower end of the cylindrical body 3 toward the lower side. The discharge pipe 9 is connected to a collection tank (not shown).
The metal powder R is separated from the mixture of the collected metal powder R and the cooling liquid S by removing the cooling liquid S using a liquid removal apparatus. The separated metal powder R is dried using a drying apparatus.
According to the metal powder production apparatus 1 as described above, adjusting the distance between the position P 2 to the position P 1 and a plurality of liquid droplets Q1 impinging the gas G in the molten metal Q collides with the cooling liquid layers S1 By doing so, the particle shape of the obtained metal powder R can be changed. As a result, a high-quality metal powder R composed of metal particles having a desired shape can be manufactured using a gas atomization method.
Next, a second embodiment of the metal powder production apparatus of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of the metal powder production apparatus of the present invention. In the following description, the upper side in FIG. 5 is referred to as “upper” and the lower side is referred to as “lower”.
In the following, the second embodiment will be described, but the description will focus on the differences from the first embodiment described above, and description of similar matters will be omitted.
The metal powder manufacturing apparatus 1A of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above except that the configuration of the distance adjusting means is different.
As shown in FIG. 5, the metal powder manufacturing apparatus 1 </ b> A includes orientation changing means 11 that changes the flight direction of a large number of droplets Q <b> 1 by the gas injection unit 5.
The direction changing means 11 changes the flight direction of a large number of droplets Q1 by the gas injection unit 5 by changing the flow rate and flow velocity of the gas G from each gas injection port 53. Position Thus, the position P 2 a large number of droplets Q1 collides with cooling liquid layers S1 raise and lower, the position P 1 and a plurality of liquid droplets Q1 in which the gas G collides with the molten metal Q collides with the cooling liquid layers S1 it is possible to adjust the distance between P 2. Here, the direction changing means 11 is a distance adjusting means for adjusting the distance between the position P 1 where the gas G collides with the molten metal Q and the position P 2 where many droplets Q 1 collide with the cooling liquid layer S 1. Constitute.
According to such a reorientation means 11, a relatively simple configuration, the distance between the position where the position P 1 and a plurality of liquid droplets Q1 impinging the gas G in the molten metal Q collides with the cooling liquid layers S1 Can be adjusted.
Even with the metal powder manufacturing apparatus 1A described above, the same effects as those of the metal powder manufacturing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment described above can be exhibited.
The embodiment of the metal powder production apparatus of the present invention has been described above with reference to the illustrated embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, each part constituting the metal powder production apparatus exhibits the same function. It can be replaced with any configuration obtained. Moreover, arbitrary components may be added.
It is a mimetic diagram (longitudinal sectional view) showing a 1st embodiment of a metal powder manufacturing device of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the gas injection part with which the metal powder manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was equipped. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a gas injection unit shown in FIG. 2. It is a schematic diagram (longitudinal sectional view) for demonstrating the effect | action of the distance adjustment means in the metal powder manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram (longitudinal sectional view) showing a second embodiment of the metal powder production apparatus of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A ... Metal powder manufacturing apparatus 2 ... Molten metal supply part 3 ... Cylindrical body 21 ... Discharge port 4 ... Coolant outflow part 41 ... Coolant outflow port 5 ... Gas injection part 51 ... Molten nozzle 511 ... Molten nozzle hole 52 ... Gas chamber 53 ... Gas injection port 531 ... First gas injection port 532 ... Second gas injection port 6 ... Induction coil 7 ... Lid member 8 ... Thickness adjusting member 9 …… Drain pipe 10 …… Elevating mechanism 11 …… Direction changing means Lc …… Axis line j 1 , j 2 ...... Gas flow L 1 , L 2 ...... Distance P 1 , P 2 ...... Position S ...... Coolant S1 ... Coolant layer G ... Gas Q ... Mold metal Q1 ... Droplet R ... Metal powder
A molten metal supply section for flowing down the molten metal;
By causing the gas jetted from the gas jetting unit to collide with the molten metal flowing down from the supply unit, the molten metal is made into a large number of liquid droplets, and the liquid droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer to be cooled and solidified. A metal powder production apparatus for producing metal powder,
An apparatus for producing metal powder, comprising: a distance adjusting means for adjusting a distance between a position where the gas collides with the molten metal and a position where the large number of droplets collide with the cooling liquid layer.
The metal powder manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distance adjusting unit includes a displacing unit that displaces the gas ejection portion with respect to the cylindrical body.
The metal powder manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the displacement means is configured to move the gas ejection portion in a vertical direction.
The metal powder manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the displacement unit is configured to move the gas ejection unit while maintaining a positional relationship between the molten metal supply unit and the cylindrical body.
The gas injection unit directs the liquid droplets in a direction inclined with respect to the axis of the cylindrical body by causing the gas to collide with the molten metal flowing down parallel to the axis of the cylindrical body. The metal powder production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the metal powder production apparatus is caused to fly.
The gas injection unit is configured to fly the large number of droplets in a first direction inclined with respect to a vertical direction, and the cylindrical body has an axis line that is perpendicular to the vertical direction. The metal powder manufacturing apparatus of Claim 5 installed so that it may face the 2nd direction inclined in the opposite side to the 1st direction.
The gas injection part is opposite to the first gas injection port for injecting a gas into the molten metal flowing down at a first flow rate and a first flow rate, and the first gas injection port into the flowing molten metal. 7. The metal powder according to claim 5, further comprising: a second gas injection port that injects a gas from a side at a second flow rate that is slower than the first flow rate and a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate. Manufacturing equipment.
The metal powder manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the distance adjusting unit includes a direction changing unit that changes a flight direction of the plurality of droplets.
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