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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2013
Kiyotada Katoh, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshihiro Norikane, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutada Shitara, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinji Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Masuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotada Katoh, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshihiro Norikane, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutada Shitara, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinji Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Masuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A particulate material production apparatus is disclosed. The particulate material production apparatus includes a droplet ejector to eject droplets of a particulate material composition liquid or a melted particulate material composition in a droplet ejection direction from nozzles; a solidifying device to solidify the droplets; a first airflow forming device to form a first airflow to feed the ejected droplets to the solidifying device with the first airflow; and a second airflow forming device to form a second airflow to apply the second airflow the droplets before the droplets are fed by the first airflow. The second airflow forming device forms the second airflow by supplying a pressed gas from a slit, and the traveling direction of the first airflow is substantially perpendicular to the droplet ejection direction.