Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Build material management
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Application No.: US16071614Application Date: 2016-05-12
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Publication No.: US11123926B2Publication Date: 2021-09-21
- Inventor: Xavier Alonso , Ismael Chanclon , Marc Morros , Marc Nicolau , Robert Beauchamp
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: HP Inc. Patent Department
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/060749 WO 20160512
- International Announcement: WO2017/194136 WO 20171116
- Main IPC: B29C64/35
- IPC: B29C64/35 ; B29C64/357 ; B33Y40/00 ; B05C19/06 ; B22F10/20 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B29C64/255 ; B29C64/393 ; B28B17/00 ; C03B19/01 ; B22F10/30

Abstract:
A build material management system for an additive manufacturing system is described in which a recovered build material tank (208) and a mixing tank (212) are provided. The recovered build material tank (208) comprises an outlet and a first build material filter (218b) for separating a gas flow from a build material flow. The mixing tank (212) comprises a second build material filter (218c). The mixing tank (212) is connected to the recovered build material tank (208) via a RBMT-to-mixer conduit (286). A controller (295) is provided to couple the second build material filter (218c) to a reduced pressure interface to transport build material from the outlet of the recovered build material tank into the mixing tank (212) via the second build material filter (218b). The controller (295) controls coupling of the first build material filter (218b) to the reduced pressure interface to transport build material from a build material source into the recovered build material tank (208). A corresponding method is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190054696A1 BUILD MATERIAL MANAGEMENT Public/Granted day:2019-02-21
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