US 12,448,201 B1
Enclosed multi-disk powder feed system
Mushtaq Khan, Dhahran (SA); Muhammad Asad, Dhahran (SA); and Muhammad Imran Khan, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/190,196.
Application 19/190,196 is a continuation of application No. 19/040,619, filed on Jan. 29, 2025.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 83/06 (2006.01); B22F 12/52 (2021.01); B22F 12/55 (2021.01); B22F 12/58 (2021.01); B28B 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 64/336 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01)
CPC B65D 83/06 (2013.01) [B22F 12/52 (2021.01); B22F 12/55 (2021.01); B22F 12/58 (2021.01); B28B 13/022 (2013.01); B29C 64/336 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosed powder feeder system, comprising:
a first wheel that is donut-ring-shaped and has a first groove recessed below a top surface of the first wheel;
a first hopper positioned above the first wheel and configured to receive a first material;
a first conduit connecting a bottom of the first hopper to the first groove and defining a first feeding path for the first material;
a mixer unit;
a first suction head having a first end connected to the first groove and a second end connected to the mixer unit;
a first motor configured to rotate the first wheel so that the first material is transferred from the first hopper to the first groove via the first conduit and then to the mixer unit via the first suction head;
a second wheel that is donut-ring-shaped and has a second groove recessed below a top surface of the second wheel;
a second hopper positioned above the second wheel and configured to receive a second material;
a second conduit connecting a bottom of the second hopper to the second groove and defining a second feeding path for the second material;
a second suction head having a first end connected to the second groove and a second end connected to the mixer unit; and
a second motor configured to rotate the second wheel so that the second material is transferred from the second hopper to the second groove via the second conduit and then to the mixer unit via the second suction head, wherein
the mixer unit is configured to mix the first material and the second material; and
an enclosure including a flat top portion and a cylindrical bottom portion, wherein the cylindrical bottom portion contains the first and second wheels.