US 12,377,469 B2
Recoater for additive manufacturing
Ryan William Van Deest, Liberty Township, OH (US); David Scott Simmermon, Felicity, OH (US); Nicholas Ryan Dodds, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Mohammed Mounir Shalaby, Mason, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/189,959.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281011 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B22F 12/67 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B29C 64/214 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01)
CPC B22F 12/67 (2021.01) [B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B29C 64/214 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recoater for an additive manufacturing apparatus comprising:
a recoater arm;
a retainer operably coupled with the recoater arm, the retainer including a housing defining a cavity;
a blade carrier supporting one or more blades;
a first actuator operably coupled with the housing and configured to compressively retain an upper portion of the blade carrier within the cavity between a first slide of the first actuator and the housing; and
a second actuator operably coupled with the housing and configured to selectively retain the blade carrier within the cavity, wherein the second actuator includes a second slide that is configured to be positioned within a channel defined by the upper portion of the blade carrier.