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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Exone Gmbh, Augsburg, DE;
Alexander Muller, Diedorf-Vogelsang, DE;
Rainer Hochsmann, Langenneufnach, DE;
ExOne GmbH, Gersthofen, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for unpacking a component, produced by means of an additive manufacturing process, from a particulate material fillof loose, unconsolidated particulate material, which is arranged together with the componentin a construction spaceand surrounds the component. In order to unpack the component, the particulate material fillsurrounding the componentis transferred into a fluidized bed, so that the loose, unconsolidated particulate material is fluidized, and the fluidized, unconsolidated particulate material is drained downward off the construction space. In addition, a device for use in the method is described.