公开(公告)号：US20180071985A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15565648

申请日：2015-07-07

Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Inventor： Jordi Gimenez Manent ,  Jose Manuel Grases ,  Francisco Jaime ,  Fernando Juan ,  Pau Martin Vidal ,  Marius Valles

IPC: B29C64/329 ,  B29C64/153

CPC classification number: B29C64/329 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B29C64/218 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00

Abstract: A method of delivering build material from a build material store (404) to a supply module (102). The method comprises moving, using a rotatable vane (116), a portion of build material from the supply module (102) to the top of the supply module (102), and spreading the moved portion of build material across the support platform (104).