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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Vadim Bromberg, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Victor Wayne Fulton, Amelia, OH (US);
Carlos H. Bonilla, West Chester, OH (US);
Travis Gene Sands, Lebanon, OH (US);
Brian Harlow Farrell, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Lucian Smolenski, Singerlands, NY (US);
Younkoo Jeong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Glen Charles Fedyk, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A binder jet printing apparatus (), along with methods of its use, is provided. The binder jet printing apparatus () may include: a job box () having a actuatable build plate () therein; a supply box () having a bottom platform () that is actuatable within the supply box (); a print system including at least one print head () connected to a binder source () and configured to apply a pattern of binder onto an exposed powder layer () over the build plate () of the job box (); a recoat system () including a recoater configured to move from the supply box () to the job box () to transfer powder from the supply box () to the job box () so as to form a new powder layer () over the build plate () of the job box (); and a cure system () configured to direct electromagnetic radiation onto the job box ().