US Patent Application 18032466. MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME simplified abstract
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MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
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Inventor(s)
Carlos H. Bonilla of Lebanon OH (US)
Victor Fulton of Amelia OH (US)
Jacob Mayer of Cincinnati OH (US)
Timothy Francis Andrews of Sharonville OH (US)
Gregory Kurt Miller of Houston PA (US)
Christopher Bryant of Harrison OH (US)
MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18032466 titled 'MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a system that includes a build area, a supply receptacle, a dosing hopper, and a conveyance hopper.
- The system has a build area where the actual construction takes place.
- There is a supply receptacle that is separate from the build area and has one or more sidewalls and an opening on top.
- A dosing hopper is positioned above the supply receptacle and is designed to deliver build material to the interior space of the receptacle.
- The dosing hopper is structurally configured to ensure efficient delivery of the build material.
- The system also includes a conveyance hopper that is in communication with the dosing hopper, allowing for the transfer of build material between the two components.
Original Abstract Submitted
A system () includes a build area positioned along a working surface (), a supply receptacle () spaced apart from the build area and defining one or more supply receptacle sidewalls and an upwardly-facing receptacle opening (), a dosing hopper () 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 (), and a conveyance hopper () in communication with the dosing hopper ().
