Outlet structure
US11226058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/40
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A build material container outlet structure, and a build material nozzle structure is described. The build material container outlet structure comprises a connector to releasably connect to a nozzle structure of an external aspiration system. The outlet structure comprises an aspiration channel to aspire build material from a build material container to the nozzle structure of the external aspiration system. The outlet structure comprises a protrusion protruding from an inner wall of the aspiration channel, to extend into an end portion of a tube of the nozzle structure that is inserted into the aspiration channel and retain a valve element of the nozzle structure in an open configuration.
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