Patent ID: 11958250
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A reclamation system for use with an additive manufacturing apparatus, the additive manufacturing apparatus including a stage configured to support one or more cured layers of resin that form a component, a radiant energy device operable to generate and project radiant energy in a patterned image, and an actuator configured to change a relative position of the stage relative to the radiant energy device, the system comprising:
a first collection structure configured to accept a resin support therethrough along a resin support movement direction; and
a first scraper positioned within the first collection structure, wherein the first scraper has an elongation axis that is offset from the resin support movement direction by an offset angle, and wherein the offset angle is less than 90 degrees.