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

Claim 10:
11. A reclamation system for use with an additive manufacturing apparatus that includes a stage configured to support a component and a radiant energy device positioned opposite to the stage such that it is operable to generate and project radiant energy in a patterned image, the system comprising:
a first plate;
a second plate separated from the first plate;
a scraper attached to the second plate, wherein a resin support is configured to be compressed between the scraper and the first plate, wherein the scraper has an elongation axis that is offset from a resin support movement direction of the resin support through the reclamation system by an offset angle, and wherein the offset angle is less than 90 degrees, and wherein the scraper has a first end portion that is positioned vertically below a second end portion; and
a channel fluidly coupled with the first scraper, the channel at least partially supported by the first plate, wherein the channel is positioned below the first and portion of the scraper and extends above the first end portion of the scraper.