Patent ID: 11858067
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A build plate-clamping assembly for an additive manufacturing system, the build plate-clamping assembly comprising:
a build plate defining a socket-receiving recess and a socket bolt-receiving bore intersecting the socket-receiving recess;
a socket installable or installed within the socket-receiving recess, the socket comprising an outside surface corresponding to the socket-receiving recess; and
a socket locking-bolt insertable or inserted into the socket bolt-receiving bore,
wherein the outside surface of the socket comprises a socket bolt-engaging channel, the socket lockingly engageable with the build plate at least in part by the socket locking-bolt being inserted into the socket bolt-receiving bore and engaging with the socket bolt-engaging channel, and
wherein the socket is installed within the socket-receiving recess so as to allow the socket to float horizontally within the socket-receiving recess.