US 12,447,682 B2
Reclamation system for additive manufacturing
Trent William Muhlenkamp, Cincinnati, OH (US); Christopher David Barnhill, Cincinnati, OH (US); Meredith Elissa Dubelman, Liberty Township, OH (US); Carlos H Bonilla, West Chester, OH (US); Brian Thomas Thompson, Loveland, OH (US); and John Thomas Sterle, Clifton Park, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/635,215.
Application 18/635,215 is a continuation of application No. 17/837,267, filed on Jun. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,958,249.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/214,294, filed on Jun. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253311 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 64/357 (2017.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01)
CPC B29C 64/357 (2017.08) [B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reclamation system for an additive manufacturing apparatus, the reclamation system comprising:
a collection structure configured to remove at least a portion of a resin from a foil;
a containment vessel configured to retain the resin removed from the foil;
a drain directing the resin from the containment vessel to a reservoir;
a scraper operably coupled with the collection structure and configured to vibrate to remove the resin from the foil;
a backing plate positioned on an opposing side of the foil from the collection structure, the backing plate selectively providing pressure against the opposing side of the foil from the collection structure; and
an anchor plate operably coupled with the backing plate through a guide, the guide configured to support movement of the backing plate relative to the anchor plate.