Patent ID: 11890807
Assignee: BLUE ORIGIN, LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 20:
21. An additive manufacture system, comprising:
multiple processing chambers positioned to removably receive a movable build container, wherein the movable build container is configured to carry an additive build platform, and wherein individual processing chambers include:
at least one energy beam director positioned in the processing chamber to direct an energy beam toward the additive build platform; and
a powder control system comprising:
a powder source; and
a coater arm having a powder application chamber and being positioned in the movable build container and movable relative to the powder source to receive additive powder material from the powder source and distribute the additive powder material in a build region beneath the at least one energy beam director;

at least one post-processing station positioned apart from the processing chambers and also positioned to removably receive the movable build container;
first and second tracks mounted perpendicular to one another to move multiple movable build containers between the processing chambers and the at least one post-processing station; and
a transporter movable along the first track and having a fixed third track oriented perpendicular to the first track and parallel with the second track, the third track being positional to carry the movable build container.