Patent ID: 11951543
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 15:
16. A powder dispensing assembly for an additive manufacturing machine, the powder dispensing assembly comprising:
a housing that defines a powder reservoir that receives additive powder;
a first plate removably connected to the housing, the first plate defining a first discharge orifice having a first discharge orifice geometry and a second discharge orifice having a second discharge orifice geometry different than the first discharge orifice geometry; and
a second plate removably connectable to the housing, the second plate defining a third discharge orifice having a third discharge orifice geometry,
wherein the additive powder flows out of the first discharge orifice at a first dosing rate and the additive powder flows out of the second discharge orifice at a second dosing rate different than the first dosing rate, and
wherein with the second plate connected to the housing, the additive powder flows out of the third discharge orifice at a third dosing rate different than the first dosing rate.