Patent ID: 11872763
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. An additive manufacturing system comprising a feeder tray arranged to contain a material, a controller, and a rotatable delivery module for supplying the material to an additive manufacturing platform from the feeder tray, the rotatable delivery module comprising:
a vane; and
a distribution portion,
wherein the distribution portion comprises a plurality of distribution elements each positioned at a different location along a length of the distribution portion, wherein the plurality of distribution elements distribute the material lengthwise along a material supply module,
wherein the vane and the distribution portion abut one another along a rotational axis at an angle α,
wherein a first longitudinal axis of the vane is parallel to a second longitudinal axis of the distribution portion, and
wherein the rotatable delivery module is configured to rotate about the rotational axis.