US Patent Application 18250855. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES WITH REMOVABLE BUILD BOXES AND BUILD BOX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS simplified abstract
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES WITH REMOVABLE BUILD BOXES AND BUILD BOX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Jacob Mayer of Cincinnati OH (US)
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES WITH REMOVABLE BUILD BOXES AND BUILD BOX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18250855 titled 'ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES WITH REMOVABLE BUILD BOXES AND BUILD BOX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes an apparatus for creating a three-dimensional object using layers of powdered material. - The apparatus includes a process chamber with a floor and a build box management system. - The build box management system consists of an intake conveyor and an elevated conveyor. - The intake conveyor receives a build box, which is used to hold the powdered material. - The elevated conveyor engages with the build box at a location above the bottom of the build box. - The purpose of this apparatus is to efficiently and accurately form three-dimensional articles using a layer-by-layer approach.
Original Abstract Submitted
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.
