公开(公告)号：US10576510B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15606490

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: Delavan Inc

Inventor： Matthew Donovan ,  Danielle Douskey ,  Andy W. Tibbs

IPC: B08B5/02 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B29K105/00

Abstract: A system for cleaning an additive manufacturing machine recoater includes a position module for sensing and/or determining a position of a recoater of the additive manufacturing machine and a gas manifold disposed in the additive manufacturing machine and configured to spray a pressurized gas on the recoater when the recoater is in at least one cleaning position. The system includes a valve configured to allow the pressurized gas to flow from a gas source to the gas manifold, and a valve control module configured to control the valve as a function of the position sensed and/or determined by the position module.

公开(公告)号：US20180339467A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15606490

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: Delavan Inc

Inventor： Matthew Donovan ,  Danielle Douskey ,  Andy W. Tibbs

IPC: B29C67/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B08B5/02

CPC classification number: B08B5/02 ,  B29C64/218 ,  B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29K2105/251 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: A system for cleaning an additive manufacturing machine recoater includes a position module for sensing and/or determining a position of a recoater of the additive manufacturing machine and a gas manifold disposed in the additive manufacturing machine and configured to spray a pressurized gas on the recoater when the recoater is in at least one cleaning position. The system includes a valve configured to allow the pressurized gas to flow from a gas source to the gas manifold, and a valve control module configured to control the valve as a function of the position sensed and/or determined by the position module.