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Patent No.:

US 12779542 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2023

Additive manufacturing apparatus, multi-tasking apparatus, method for controlling additive manufacturing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium storing control program for additive manufacturing apparatus

Applicant:

Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, Niwa-gun, JP;

Inventors:

Seigo Ouchi, Niwa-gun, JP;

Kohei Asano, Niwa-gun, JP;

Assignee:

YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION, Niwa-gun, JP;

Attorney:

MORI & WARD, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jophy S Koshy

Assistant Examiner:

Joshua S Carpenter

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 12/57 (2021.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/82 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 12/57 (2021.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/82 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract

An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a powder feeder to feed powder, a head to discharge the powder, a first flow passage connecting the powder feeder and the head, a flow passage switching valve provided disposed in the first flow passage, a reservoir tank configured to receive the powder fed from the powder feeder, a second flow passage connecting the flow passage switching valve to the reservoir tank, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The flow passage switching valve is configured to take a first position and a second position alternatively. The powder feeder is connected to the head via the first flow passage in the first position to supply the powder to the head. The powder feeder is connected to the reservoir tank via the second flow passage in the second position to supply the powder to the reservoir tank.

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Ouchi, Seigo. (2026). Additive manufacturing apparatus, multi-tasking apparatus, method for controlling additive manufacturing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium storing control program for additive manufacturing apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12779542). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12779542

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