ELECTROFORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. An electroforming reservoir, comprising:
- a housing defining a fluid passage;
an electroforming chamber within the housing and fluidly coupled to the fluid passage via a set of apertures in at least one wall of the electroforming chamber; and
anodes located within the electroforming chamber.
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Abstract
An electroforming system and method for electroforming a component includes an electroforming reservoir with a housing defining a fluid passage. An electroforming chamber can be located within the housing and fluidly coupled to the fluid passage via a set of apertures in at least one wall of the electroforming chamber.
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20 Claims
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1. An electroforming reservoir, comprising:
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a housing defining a fluid passage; an electroforming chamber within the housing and fluidly coupled to the fluid passage via a set of apertures in at least one wall of the electroforming chamber; and anodes located within the electroforming chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for electroforming a component, comprising:
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a dissolution reservoir containing an electrolytic fluid and a first anode; a power source electrically coupled to the first anode; and an electroforming reservoir, comprising; a housing defining a fluid passage fluidly coupled to the dissolution reservoir; an electroforming chamber within the housing and fluidly coupled to the fluid passage via a set of apertures in at least one wall of the electroforming chamber; and at least one second anode located within the electroforming chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of electroforming a component, the method comprising:
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supplying an electrolyte solution to a fluid passage in an electroforming reservoir; flowing the electrolyte solution from the fluid passage through a set of apertures to an electroforming chamber having a workpiece and at least one anode; and forming a metal layer on the workpiece to define an electroformed component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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