Remotely-adjustable purge station for use in additive manufacturing systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9694545
APP PUB NO 20160176120A1
SERIAL NO

14575471

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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.

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  • STRATASYS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Braton, Benjamin L Otsego, US 7 14
Farley, Joel E Mendota Heights, US 3 19
Flannigan, James Roseville, US 7 29
Kiene, Logan R Minneapolis, US 5 22
Ostby, Joel Edina, US 4 22
Skubic, Robert Chanhassen, US 2 12

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