Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Build material container
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Application No.: US16068862Application Date: 2016-05-12
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Publication No.: US11104073B2Publication Date: 2021-08-31
- Inventor: Xavier Alonso , Ismael Chanclon , Marc Morros , Marc Nicolau , Angel Santos
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. , Xavier Alonso , Ismael Chanclon , Marc Morros , Marc Nicolau , Angel Santos
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston; ES Sant Cugat del Valles; ES Sant Cugat del Valles; ES Terrassa; ES Barcelona; ES Sant Cugat del Valles
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.,Xavier Alonso,Ismael Chanclon,Marc Morros,Marc Nicolau,Angel Santos
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.,Xavier Alonso,Ismael Chanclon,Marc Morros,Marc Nicolau,Angel Santos
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston; ES Sant Cugat del Valles; ES Sant Cugat del Valles; ES Terrassa; ES Barcelona; ES Sant Cugat del Valles
- Agency: HP Inc. Patent Department
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/060788 WO 20160512
- International Announcement: WO2017/194145 WO 20171116
- Main IPC: B33Y30/00
- IPC: B33Y30/00 ; B29C31/02 ; B29C64/255 ; B29C64/35 ; B33Y10/00 ; B22F10/20 ; B29C64/165 ; B29C64/153

Abstract:
There is provided a 3D printing build material container (31) comprising a reinforcement structure (34), a collapsible reservoir (33) to hold build material, a build material outlet structure (313), at least one first inlet structure (314, 316), and a second inlet structure (315). The reinforcement structure encloses an airtight space and the reservoir is disposed within the reinforcement structure. The build material outlet (313) structure is to allow build material to exit the reservoir. The at least one first inlet structure (314, 316) is to allow recycled build material to enter the reservoir and to selectively allow a gas to enter the reservoir. The second inlet structure (315) is to selectively allow a gas to enter a space between the reservoir and the reinforcement structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190118470A1 BUILD MATERIAL CONTAINER Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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