Production of charged uniformly sized metal droplets
First Claim
1. A process for producing and maintaining charged uniformly sized metal droplets comprising the steps of:
- (1) liquefying a quantity of metal disposed in a container having at least one orifice to permit the passage of metal;
(2) vibrating the liquefied metal in said container; and
(3) forcing the vibrating liquefied metal through the at least one orifice;
said method further including a step of placing a positive or negative charge on the liquefied metal, either before or after it exits the at least one orifice, the vibration thereof thereby causing said liquefied metal to form uniformly sized liquid metal droplets, which droplets exhibit a degree of variation of less than about ±
25% from the average droplet diameter, and the charging thereof causing said droplets to maintain their uniform size.
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Abstract
A process for producing charged uniformly sized metal droplets in which a quantity of metal is placed in a container and liquified, the container having a plurality of orifices to permit passage of the liquified metal therethrough. The liquified metal is vibrated in the container. The vibrating liquified metal is forced through the orifices, the vibration causing the liquified metal to form uniformly sized metal droplets. A charge is placed on the liquified metal either when it is in the container or after the liquified metal exits the container, the charging thereof causing the droplets to maintain their uniform size. The uniformly sized droplets can be used to coat a substrate with the liquified metal.
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19 Claims
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1. A process for producing and maintaining charged uniformly sized metal droplets comprising the steps of:
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(1) liquefying a quantity of metal disposed in a container having at least one orifice to permit the passage of metal; (2) vibrating the liquefied metal in said container; and (3) forcing the vibrating liquefied metal through the at least one orifice; said method further including a step of placing a positive or negative charge on the liquefied metal, either before or after it exits the at least one orifice, the vibration thereof thereby causing said liquefied metal to form uniformly sized liquid metal droplets, which droplets exhibit a degree of variation of less than about ±
25% from the average droplet diameter, and the charging thereof causing said droplets to maintain their uniform size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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