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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
David Richard Barnhart, Jefferson, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 15/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B23K 15/0086 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B22F 2003/1056 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1059 (2013.01); B29L 2031/772 (2013.01); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: a build enclosure having an upper platform defining a planar worksurface and an inner side wall extending downwardly from the upper platform, the inner side wall defining a build chamber; an actuator in sealing engagement with the inner side wall and configured to move vertically along the inner side wall; and a build platform releasably secured to the actuator.