Title:
【発明の名称】中空球状体を制御可能に破砕する装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002523237
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Apparatus controllably breaks hollow spheres stored in an enclosure. A first screen is disposed within the enclosure on a screen support. The screen has holes that are no larger in mesh size than the smallest hollow spheres. The screen support provides support to the first screen and has void areas to allow debris from broken spheres to pass through. An impeller is in contact with the first screen such that movement of the impeller across the first screen breaks the hollow spheres in contact with the first screen.
Inventors:
Turgeon, Thomas A.
Colburn, David Jay.
Youngers, Christopher Earl.
Colburn, David Jay.
Youngers, Christopher Earl.
Application Number:
JP2000567875A
Publication Date:
July 30, 2002
Filing Date:
July 26, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company
International Classes:
B02C19/20; B02C23/16; F17C7/00; H01M8/04; H01M8/06; H01M16/00; (IPC1-7): B02C19/20; B02C23/16; H01M8/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takashi Ishida (3 others)