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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Scott Wigen, Eagan, MN (US);
Inventor:
Scott Wigen, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
A sweep gas system for an additive manufacturing machine can include a gas manifold having an outlet configured to effuse gas into a build area of the additive manufacturing machine. The gas manifold can be moveable across at least a portion of the build area. The sweep gas system can include a controller configured to control a position of the gas manifold.