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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Steven P. Burgess, Shreveport, LA (US);
Steven P. Burgess, Shreveport, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A manufacturing by consolidation system suitable for fabricating a component may include a consolidating head movable in a tamping direction. The consolidating head may include at least one support member. A lower head may be carried by the at least one support member. The lower head may have at least one tamper. At least one material dispensing assembly may be carried by the at least one support member. The at least one material dispensing assembly may be configured to contain or support a supply of at least one consolidating material. At least one material support guide may be carried by the lower head in material-receiving relationship to the consolidating roll unit. The at least one material support guide may have a guide discharge end forwardly of the tamper along the tamping direction. A platform positioning assembly may be disposed generally beneath the consolidating head. A working platform may be carried by the platform positioning assembly. In some embodiments, the platform positioning assembly may be configured to impart multi-positional capability to the working platform.