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Additive manufacturing apparatus and method for large components

US11478983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Gregory Muster Morris · Cincinnati, US
Guenter Helmut Wilfert · Garching an der Alz, DE
Todd Jay Rockstroh · Maineville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 12, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: first and second spaced apart side walls extending along a pre-defined path and defining a build chamber therebetween; one or more build units mounted for movement along the pre-defined path, the one or more build units including at least one of: a powder dispenser positioned above the build chamber; an applicator configured to scrape powder dispensed into the build chamber; and a directed energy source configured to fuse the scraped powder.

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