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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Lpw Technology Ltd, Widnes, GB;
Callum Healey, Widnes, GB;
LPW Technology Ltd, Widnes, GB;
Abstract
A Docking Arrangement for an Additive Manufacturing Process An operating handle () for controlling the operational state of a valve arrangement () associated with a container () to control dispensing of material from the container () to a component of an additive manufacturing process. The operating handle () includes a rotatable shaftwhich is coupled to the valve arrangement () and is rotatable between a plurality of angular positions corresponding one or more operational states of the valve arrangement (). A lever () is operatively coupled to the shaft () and is configured to cause rotation of the shaft () between the plurality of angular positions upon rotation of the lever (). The handle () is also rotatable under the operation of an actuator () provided as part of a docking arrangement () associated with the component.