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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2022
Ebara Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Junki Asai, Tokyo, JP;
EBARA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a structure for replenishing a powder material to a material supply device during fabrication using the AM technique. According to one aspect, an AM apparatus is provided. This AM apparatus includes a DED nozzle configured to eject a powder material, a gantry mechanism configured to move the DED nozzle, and a powder supply device configured to supply the powder material to the DED nozzle. The gantry mechanism includes a Y-axis member movable in a horizontal X direction and extending in a horizontal Y direction perpendicular to the X direction. The DED nozzle and the material supply device are mounted on the Y-axis member of the gantry mechanism. The gantry mechanism includes a Y-axis movement mechanism for moving the DED nozzle and the material supply device along the Y direction on the Y-axis member.
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