Porous metal body manufacturing method and porous metal body

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PATENT NO 9968984
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15314835

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A porous metal body is manufactured by which a flow rate of a fluid flowing in an axial direction and a radial direction of the porous metal body can be equalized in the circumferential direction of the porous metal body, and a strength of the porous metal body can be increased. The manufacturing can include at least a step of preparing an intermediary body made of a tubular wire mesh, a star-shaped polygonal body forming step of forming a star-shaped polygonal body by alternately forming, in a circumferential direction of the intermediary body, a plurality of protrusions protruding radially outwards and a plurality of recesses receding radially inwards, and a molding step of inserting the star-shaped polygonal body into a mold that restricts an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side of the star-shaped polygonal body and compressing the star-shaped polygonal body from one side in an axial direction of the star-shaped polygonal body.

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FUJI FILTER MANUFACTURING CO LTDNIHONBASHI PLAZA BLDG 2-3-4 NIHONBASHI CHUO-KU TOKYO 1038308

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Arai, Satoshi Sakura, JP 235 3219
Kikuchi, Kiyohisa Sakura, JP 4 3

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