POWDER CONTAINER FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

• Main Authors: FEIST, Sebastian, OVERBERG, Marcel, KOPSCHINSKI, Daniel, REDLICH, Randy, NEGENDANK, Philip
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.05.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CASTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING METALLIC POWDER; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A powder container for handling powder in an additive manufacturing process, comprising a powder vessel (100) with a powder inlet in an upper portion of the powder vessel and a powder outlet in a lower portion of the vessel, a set of sensors for determining a set of observables, a first actuator (428, 438, 488, 498, 858) for driving a first mechanical function of the powder container (1) provides for additional safety as well as versatility if it further comprises a second actuator (428, 438, 488, 498, 858) for driving a second mechanical function of the powder container (1) and/or a multi-port connector (500) configured to be connected with a corresponding connector of a powder handling station in an additive manufacturing process.