VulcanForms Inc. (20240408818). COMPLIANT RECOATER ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS
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COMPLIANT RECOATER ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS
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Inventor(s)
Lucas Buermeyer of Ayer MA (US)
William Curtis Stone of Tewksbury MA (US)
Raghav Aggarwal of Somerville MA (US)
COMPLIANT RECOATER ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240408818 titled 'COMPLIANT RECOATER ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS
Original Abstract Submitted
disclosed embodiments are generally related to recoater assemblies for additive manufacturing systems. in some embodiments, a recoater blade may include a plurality of flexible portions that are configured to deflect relative to one another when moved over and past a defect on a build surface. in other embodiments, a recoater assembly may include compliant attachments that exhibit compliances that increase in an outward direction relative to a central portion of a body of the recoater assembly. in still other embodiments, a pair of scoops may be disposed on opposing end portions of a recoater blade and/or recoater assembly to help guide and collect excess powder dispensed onto a build surface.
