CPC B29C 64/35 (2017.08) [B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/214 (2017.08); B08B 5/04 (2013.01); B22F 12/67 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12)] | 25 Claims |
1. An apparatus for removing powder from a substrate that has the powder deposited thereon, comprising:
a blade configured to contact and move across a first portion of the substrate located between adjacent portions of the substrate to scrape the powder from the first portion without scraping the powder deposited on the adjacent portions; and
a pair of edge vacuum nozzles and a central vacuum nozzle, located between the pair of edge vacuum nozzles, wherein each edge vacuum nozzles and the central vacuum nozzle is configured to move with the blade to remove the powder from both edges of the first portion and a central region of the first portion, without removing the powder deposited on the adjacent portions, after the powder has been scraped by the blade.
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