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Method and apparatus for producing metal blocks by electron beams
Assignee: WC Heraus GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1960-04-08
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1980-04-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gruber Helmut
- 👤 Scheidig Helmut
- 👤 Eckstein Horst
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J37/00; H01J37/30; H01J37/305; C; C22; C22B; C22B9/00; C22B9/16; C22B9/22; C22B9/228
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A METHOD OF MELTING METAL WHICH COMPRISES DIRECTING A FOCUSED BEAM OF ELECTRONS FROM AN ELECTRON GUN THROUGH AN APERTURED DIAPHRAGM INTO A VACUUM FURNACE CHAMBER AGAINST THE TIP OF A CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE IN THE CHAMBER, MELTING METAL FROM THE ELECTRODE WITH SAID BEAM TO THEREBY FORM A MOLTEN POOL OF METAL BELOW THE ELECTRODE, DIRECTING A FOCUSED BEAM OF ELECTRON FROM AN ELECTRON GUN THROUGH AN APERTURED DIAPHRAGM INTO THE FURNACE CHAMBER AGAINST SAID MOLTEN POOL EVACUATING SAID CHAMBER TO A LOW PRESSURE AND SEPARATELY EVACUATING SAID GUN ON THE INLET SIDE OF SAID APERTURE DIAPHRAGM TO A LOWER PRESSURE.
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