公开(公告)号：US20170036404A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-09

申请号：US14816101

申请日：2015-08-03

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Steven Hubert RENGERS ,  Christian Xavier STEVENSON ,  Charles Michael WELSH

IPC: B29C67/00 ,  B22F3/00

Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: a support surface configured to support a build platform thereon; a powder dispenser disposed above the support surface, the powder dispenser configured to dispense powder, and movable laterally over the support surface; a scraper moveable over the build platform and configured to scrape powder dispensed thereon by the powder dispenser, so as to provide a layer increment of powder above the build platform; and a directed energy source configured to melt and fuse the layer increment of powder in predetermined pattern so as to form a part.

Abstract translation: 一种添加剂制造装置，包括：支撑表面，其构造成在其上支撑构建平台; 设置在所述支撑表面上方的粉末分配器，所述粉末分配器被配置为分配粉末并且在所述支撑表面上横向移动; 刮板可在构建平台上移动并且构造成刮除由粉末分配器分配在其上的粉末，以便在构建平台上方提供粉末层的增量; 以及定向能量源，其被配置为以预定图案熔化并熔化所述粉末层的增量以形成部分。