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US 10,286,451 B2Granted
Build plate for additive manufacturing systems
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKassy Moy Hart, Chad Joseph Dulkiewicz, Archie Lee Swanner, Jr., Russell Dwayne Yates
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a build plate for additive manufacturing, along with a related system. The build plate may include: a first build surface having at least one recess therein; and at least one block configured to matingly engage with, and disengage with, the at least one recess, the block including a second build surface.
Claims18
A build plate for an additive manufacturing system, the build plate comprising:
- a first build surface having at least one recess therein, wherein a sidewall of the at least one recess includes a first connecting member extending from a bottom surface of the at least one recess to the first build surface along the sidewall of the at least one recess in a direction perpendicular to the first build surface;
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- at least one block configured to matingly engage with, and disengage with, the at least one recess, the at least one block including a second build surface, wherein a sidewall of the at least one block includes a second, complementary connecting member extending from a bottom surface of the at least one block along the sidewall of the at least one block to the second build surface in a direction perpendicular to the second build surface, the first connecting member and the second, complementary connecting member comprising a projection and groove configuration,
- wherein, when the at least one block is inserted into the at least one recess, the bottom surface of the at least one block contacts the bottom surface of the at least one recess.
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An additive manufacturing system comprising:
- a build plate attached to a base, the build plate including:
- a first build surface having at least one recess therein, wherein a sidewall of the at least one recess includes a first connecting member extending from a bottom surface of the at least one recess to the first build surface along the sidewall of the at least one recess in a direction perpendicular to the first build surface;
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- at least one block configured to matingly engage with, and disengage with, at least one recess, the at least one block including a second build surface, wherein a sidewall of the at least one block includes a second, complementary connecting member extending from a bottom surface of the at least one block along the sidewall of the at least one block to the second build surface in a direction perpendicular to the second build surface, the first connecting member and the second, complementary connecting member comprising a projection and groove configuration wherein when the at least one block is inserted into the at least one recess, and wherein the bottom surface of the at least one block contacts the bottom surface of the at least one recess;
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- an additive manufacturing printer configured to execute code that includes computer-executable instructions defining a component to physically generate an object on the build plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.