REMOTELY-ADJUSTABLE PURGE STATION FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

A purge station assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a purge station having a base bracket, a slide mount slidably engaged with the base bracket, and a contact head configured to clean a nozzle tip of a print head. The purge station assembly also includes a mechanism,...

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Hauptverfasser: FLANNIGAN JAMES, KIENE LOGAN R, SKUBIC ROBERT, BRATON BENJAMIN L, FARLEY JOEL E, OSTBY JOEL
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A purge station assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a purge station having a base bracket, a slide mount slidably engaged with the base bracket, and a contact head configured to clean a nozzle tip of a print head. The purge station assembly also includes a mechanism, such as a cable line, operably attached to the slide mount that allows an operator to mechanically move the slide mount relative to the base bracket from a location that is remote from the purge station.