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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Phillip J. Crothers, Hampton East, AU;
Philip L. Freeman, Summerville, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An additive-manufacturing apparatus () comprises a support () and a powder-material source (). The additive-manufacturing apparatus () further comprises a powder-supply arm (), which comprises a hollow body (), having an interior volume () that is in communication with the powder-material source (), a powder-deposition opening () in the hollow body (), and a powder-distribution blade (), coupled to the hollow body () and extending along the powder-deposition opening (). The additive-manufacturing apparatus () also comprises an energy source (), an energy-supply arm (), and energy emitters (), coupled to the energy-supply arm (). The additive-manufacturing apparatus () further comprises a rotary drive (), configured to rotate the powder-supply arm () and the energy-supply arm () about a vertical axis A, passing through the support (), and intersecting a powder-supply-arm central axis Aand an energy-supply-arm central axis A