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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2020
Addup, Cebazat, FR;
Jean-Baptiste Mottin, Cebazat, FR;
ADDUP, Cebazat, FR;
Abstract
A machine for additive manufacturing comprises a work top, a work area, a device for depositing a layer of powder onto the work area and a heat or energy source used to selectively consolidate a layer of powder, the device comprising a movable element for receiving powder moving relative to the work top and in the vicinity of the work area, a device for dispensing a bead of powder onto the movable element and a device for spreading the bead of powder. The movable element assuming the form of a translationally movable slide or the movable element rotationally moving around the work area, at least part of the upper surface of a movable element is located above the upper surface of the work top and/or at least part of the upper surface of a movable element is located below the upper surface of the work top.