General Electric Company
RECOATER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Abstract:

A recoater for an additive manufacturing apparatus includes a recoater arm and retainer operably coupled with the recoater arm. The retainer includes a housing defining a cavity. A blade carrier supports one or more blades. An actuator is operably coupled with the housing and is configured to compressively retain an upper portion of the blade carrier within the cavity between a slide of the actuator and the housing.

Status:
Application
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

2 Mar 2021

Issue date:

8 Sep 2022