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1.发明申请公开(公告)号：WO2022093943A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-05
申请号：PCT/US2021/056828
申请日：2021-10-27
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： MAYER, Jacob , FULTON, Victor , BONILLA, Carlos, H.
Abstract: An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional article having successive layers of a powder material, which layers correspond to successive cross-sections of the three- dimensional article includes a process chamber that includes a process chamber floor having an opening therethrough, the opening defining a part processing area and a lid management system. The lid management system includes an actuator including a movable arm that moves between retracted and extended positions and a machine lid connected to the movable arm. The machine lid is sized and configured to sealingly engage a perimeter of the opening of the process chamber floor with the movable arm in the extended position.
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公开(公告)号：WO2020237161A1
公开(公告)日：2020-11-26
申请号：PCT/US2020/034244
申请日：2020-05-22
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： BROMBERG, Vadim , STERLE, John , FULTON, Victor , GRIFFITH, Tyler Andrew , LUESCHEN, Peter Douglas , BONILLA, Carlos H. , SMOLENSKI, Joseph L. , ANDREWS, Timothy Francis , JEONG, Younkoo , MAYER, Jacob , CHAN, Kwok Pong , THOMPSON, Mary Kathryn , FAIRMAN, Ruben E.
IPC: B22F3/00 , B29C64/165 , B29C64/218 , B29C64/241 , B29C64/264 , B29C64/295 , B41J2/21 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00 , B41J2/165
Abstract: Additive manufacturing apparatuses, components of additive manufacturing apparatuses, and methods of using such manufacturing apparatuses and components are disclosed. An additive manufacturing apparatus may include a recoat head for distributing build material in a build area, a print head for depositing material in the build area, one or more actuators for moving the recoat head and the print head relative to the build area, and a cleaning station for cleaning the print head.
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公开(公告)号：WO2022093914A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-05
申请号：PCT/US2021/056787
申请日：2021-10-27
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： FULTON, Victor , BONILLA, Carlos H. , MAYER, Jacob , ANDREWS, Timothy Francis , MOOK, Joshua Tyler , LUESCHEN, Peter Douglas , STERLE, John , BROMBERG, Vadim
IPC: B29C64/25 , B29C64/165 , B33Y30/00 , B22F12/00 , B22F10/14 , B29C64/227 , B29C64/236
Abstract: In embodiments, an additive manufacturing apparatus (100) comprises a chassis assembly and a skin at least partially covering the chassis assembly. The chassis assembly comprises a lower chassis section secured to a low voltage chassis section (608); an upper environmental chassis section (602) secured to and extending over the low voltage chassis section and the lower chassis section; a high voltage chassis section (606) secured to the upper environmental chassis section and the lower chassis section; and a build receptacle carriage (624) adjustably coupled to the lower chassis section. The skin comprises first and second doors providing access to the low voltage chassis section and the high voltage chassis section; a rear panel providing access to the upper environmental chassis section; a top panel covering a top of the upper environmental chassis section; and at least one hinged door providing access to the lower chassis section.
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4.发明申请
公开(公告)号：WO2020237122A2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-26
申请号：PCT/US2020/034144
申请日：2020-05-22
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： ANDREWS, Timothy Francis , BONILLA, Carlos H. , BROMBERG, Vadim , FULTON, Victor , GRIFFITH, Tyler Andrew , JEONG, Younkoo , MAYER, Jacob , STERLE, John , DEAK, Stephen M. , GANDEE, Justin , HATER, Tyler , INGRAM, Grant A. , LUESCHEN, Peter Douglas
IPC: B22F3/00 , B29C64/165 , B29C64/218 , B29C64/241 , B29C64/264 , B29C64/295 , B41J2/165 , B29C64/209
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.
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公开(公告)号：WO2022094376A2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-05
申请号：PCT/US2021/057517
申请日：2021-11-01
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： BROMBERG, Vadim , STERLE, John , BONILLA, Carlos, H. , PENDURTI, Srinivas , ANDREWS, Timothy, Francis , FULTON, Victor , MAYER, Jacob
IPC: B29C64/165 , B29C64/393 , B22F12/90
Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a process chamber having a length, a support extending along the length of the process chamber, a printing assembly, a vision system configured to image a dispensed binder pattern, and an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the printing assembly, the first actuator, and the vision system. The electronic control unit is configured to cause the printing assembly to traverse the build zone in a forward or reverse direction while dispensing binder according to a programmed deposition pattern, receive image data from the vision system of the dispensed binder pattern resulting from the programmed deposition pattern, analyze the image data to determine whether there is an anomaly in the dispensed binder pattern, and in response to determining the anomaly in the dispensed binder pattern, adjust the programmed deposition pattern for a subsequent traversal of the printing assembly over the build zone to address the anomaly.
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6.发明申请
公开(公告)号：WO2022093942A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-05
申请号：PCT/US2021/056827
申请日：2021-10-27
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： MAYER, Jacob
IPC: B22F10/68 , B22F12/00 , B22F12/86 , B29C64/232 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/259 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/20 , B29C64/35
Abstract: An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional article having successive layers of a powder material, which layers correspond to successive cross-sections of the three-dimensional article includes a process chamber comprising a process chamber floor and a build box management system. The build box management system includes an intake conveyor that receives a build box and an elevated conveyor that engages the build box at a location above a bottom of the build box.
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公开(公告)号：WO2022087046A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-28
申请号：PCT/US2021/055719
申请日：2021-10-20
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： BONILLA, Carlos H. , FULTON, Victor , MAYER, Jacob , ANDREWS, Timothy Francis , MILLER, Gregory Kurt , BRYANT, Christopher
IPC: B29C64/205 , B29C64/255 , B29C64/321 , B29C64/329 , B29C64/357 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B22F12/00 , B29C64/343 , B29C64/393 , B33Y40/00 , B33Y50/02
Abstract: A system (100) includes a build area positioned along a working surface (102), a supply receptacle (110) spaced apart from the build area and defining one or more supply receptacle sidewalls and an upwardly-facing receptacle opening (114), a dosing hopper (240) positioned above and in selective communication with the supply receptacle, where the dosing hopper is structurally configured to deliver build material to an interior space (116), and a conveyance hopper (260) in communication with the dosing hopper (240).
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8.发明申请
公开(公告)号：WO2020237166A2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-26
申请号：PCT/US2020/034261
申请日：2020-05-22
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： BONILLA, Carlos H. , STERLE, John , BROMBERG, Vadim , GRIFFITH, Tyler Andrew , FULTON, Victor , MAYER, Jacob , LUESCHEN, Peter Douglas
IPC: B29C64/165 , B29C64/214 , B29C64/236 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B29C64/209 , B22F3/00 , B22F10/10 , B29C64/35 , B33Y40/00
Abstract: An actuator assembly for distributing build material and depositing binder material in an additive manufacturing apparatus may comprise an upper support and a lower support spaced vertically spaced from one another. A recoat head actuator may be coupled to a recoat head and one of the upper support and the lower support. The recoat head actuator may include a recoat motion axis. The recoat head actuator effects bi-directional movement of the recoat head on the recoat motion axis. A print head actuator may be coupled to a print head and the other of the upper support and the lower support. The print head actuator may include a print motion axis. The print head actuator effects bi-directional movement of the print head on the print motion axis. The recoat motion axis and the print motion axis are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction.
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公开(公告)号：WO2020237138A1
公开(公告)日：2020-11-26
申请号：PCT/US2020/034189
申请日：2020-05-22
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： BROMBERG, Vadim , STERLE, John , BONILLA, Carlos H. , CHAN, Kwok Pong , THOMPSON, Mary Kathryn , FAIRMAN, Ruben E. , MAYER, Jacob
IPC: B41J2/21 , B29C64/165 , B41J2/205 , B29C64/209 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B41J19/14 , B41J25/00
Abstract: An apparatus includes a printing head (154) comprising jet nozzles (158) spaced apart from one another, where a distance from a first jet nozzle to a second jet nozzle positioned adjacent the first jet nozzle defines a jet-spacing, a printing head position control assembly includes a first actuator assembly (102) to move the printing head along the longitudinal axis and a second actuator assembly (103) to move the printing head along a latitudinal axis, and an control unit communicatively coupled to the printing head position control assembly. The control unit causes jet nozzles to dispense drops of binder (50) while the printing head traverses a first pass trajectory along the longitudinal axis in a first direction, indexes the printing head to a second pass trajectory along the latitudinal axis, and causes jet nozzles to dispense drops of binder while the printing head traverses the second pass trajectory along the longitudinal axis in a second direction.
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10.发明申请
公开(公告)号：WO2020237123A2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-26
申请号：PCT/US2020/034145
申请日：2020-05-22
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： ALBERTS, William C. , BROMBERG, Vadim , CHAN, Kwok Pong , ESTES, Robert Edgar , MAYER, Jacob , MOOK, Joshua Tyler , MEKKER, Janet , MURPHY, William Cosmo , NATARAJAN, Arunkumar , THOMPSON, Mary Kathryn , YANG, Xi , SANDS, Travis
IPC: B22F3/00 , B29C64/165 , B29C64/35 , B41J2/165
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.
