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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
May. 18, 2006
Jun Akedo, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomokazu Ito, Fukuoka, JP;
Tatsuro Yokoyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Fukuoka, JP;
Hironori Hatono, Fukuoka, JP;
Masakatsu Kiyohara, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuji Aso, Fukuoka, JP;
Jun Akedo, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomokazu Ito, Fukuoka, JP;
Tatsuro Yokoyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Fukuoka, JP;
Hironori Hatono, Fukuoka, JP;
Masakatsu Kiyohara, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuji Aso, Fukuoka, JP;
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A composite structure forming apparatus adapted to ejecting and causing an aerosol generated by scattering brittle material fine particles in a gas to collide with a substrate at high speed to form a structure made of the brittle material. The apparatus includes an aerosol generator for generating the aerosol, a nozzle for ejecting the aerosol, a shredder for shredding the brittle particles cohering in the aerosol and preventing cohesion of the brittle material fine particles, and a classifier for classifying the brittle material fine particles in the aerosol. The apparatus also includes a pretreatment device for creating internal strain in the brittle material fine particles, and a position control device for controlling the position of the nozzle relative to the substrate. The apparatus further includes a container having a sieve and a vibration device, and one or more of these components may be associated with the aerosol generator.