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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Wheelabrator Group Limited, Cheshire, GB;
Raymond Paul Bitzel, Jr., Newnan, GA (US);
Michael Dwayne Reaves, Pine Mountain, GA (US);
Christoph Baer, Bassersdorf, CH;
Philipp Weissenberger, Klettgau-Erzingen, DE;
Jürgen Wruck;
Raymond Paul Bitzel, Jr., Newnan, GA (US);
Michael Dwayne Reaves, Pine Mountain, GA (US);
Christoph Baer, Bassersdorf, CH;
Philipp Weissenberger, Klettgau-Erzingen, DE;
Jürgen Wruck, Wesseling, DE;
Wheelabrator Group Limited, Cheshire, GB;
Abstract
A centrifugal blast wheel machine comprises a housing and a wheel assembly coupled to the housing. The wheel assembly has a plurality of blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the wheel assembly against a work piece. According to one embodiment, each blade of the plurality of blades includes a curved portion positioned adjacent a central hub of the wheel assembly, and a straight portion integrally formed with the curved portion extending radially outwardly from the wheel assembly. According to another embodiment, each blade includes a first side rail extending along the blade, the first side rail having a first recess, and a first grommet positioned in the first recess.