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Build material handling unit for a powder module for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects

US11331858B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Concept Laser, GmbH · DE

Inventor

Dominik Eideloth · Vilseck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/1798
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Build material handling unit (2) for a powder module (3) for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, which apparatus is adapted to successively layerwise selectively irradiate and consolidate layers of a build material (4) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein the build material handling unit (2) is coupled or can be coupled with a powder module (3), wherein the build material handling unit (2) is adapted to level and/or compact a volume of build material (4) arranged inside a powder chamber (5) of the powder module (3) by controlling the gas pressure inside the powder chamber (5).

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