US 12,257,628 B2
Plate mounting in additive manufacturing
Matthew Sweetland, Bedford, MA (US)
Assigned to VulcanForms Inc., Burlington, MA (US)
Filed by VulcanForms Inc., Burlington, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/354,248.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/043,267, filed on Jun. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0402480 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 12/88 (2021.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01)
CPC B22F 12/30 (2021.01) [B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 12/88 (2021.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12)] 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A build plate assembly for an additive manufacturing system, the build plate assembly comprising:
a build plate including a build surface and a recess formed in the build plate, wherein a portion of the recess forms an opening in the build surface;
an insert configured to be inserted into the recess of the build plate, wherein the insert and the recess are sized and shaped to retain the insert in the recess, and wherein at least a portion of the insert is accessible through the opening, wherein a stiffness of the insert in a direction perpendicular to the build surface is different than a stiffness of the insert in a direction parallel to the build surface.