DOCTOR DEVICE FOR USE IN RECOATING IN AN ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS

A doctor device (10,11) configured for use in recoating in an operating additive layer manufacturing apparatus is configured, in use, to flex on a first sweep across a surface (8a) and remain stiff relative to the flexibility exhibited in the first sweep during a second sweep of the surface.

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Main Authors Bowerman, Robert, Welch, Stewart
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.08.2017
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
CASTING
MAKING METALLIC POWDER
MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POWDER METALLURGY
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING METALLIC POWDER
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A doctor device (10,11) configured for use in recoating in an operating additive layer manufacturing apparatus is configured, in use, to flex on a first sweep across a surface (8a) and remain stiff relative to the flexibility exhibited in the first sweep during a second sweep of the surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170150873