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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Donald Michael Corsmeier, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B22F 10/30 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/30 (2021.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus for building an object is provided. The apparatus includes a build chamber having at least one chamber wall, a powder delivery mechanism, and a build platform. The build chamber and build platform defines while in operation a powder bed. At least one surface of the build chamber or build platform is moveable in a manner that is capable of adjusting forces on the object in the powder bed.