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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Addup, Cebazat, FR;
Antonio Gonzalez, Cebazat, FR;
Olivier Gonnard, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
ADDUP, Cebazat, FR;
Abstract
A powder bed fusion additive manufacturing machine () comprises: a manufacturing chamber (), at least one mobile powder-receiving surface () and a manufacturing zone () situated inside the manufacturing chamber, a powder-spreading device (), and at least one powder-distribution device () distributing powder over the mobile receiving surface. The distribution device comprises a buffer reservoir () connected to a powder supply (), and a powder-distribution point (P) beneath which a mobile receiving surface () moves, and the powder-distribution device comprises a screw-type metering device () connecting the buffer reservoir () and the powder-distribution point (P) and enabling the generation of a continuous stream of powder from the buffer reservoir towards the powder-distribution point.