| 摘要 |
This invention concerns a flow device for an additive manufacturing apparatus, in which material is consolidated in a layer-by-layer manner to build a part. The flow device comprises a first member (121a, 221a) having at least one inlet aperture (113a, 213a) therein and a second member (121d, 221d) having three or more downstream apertures (113d, 213d) therein. The first and second members (113a, 13d, 213a, 213d) are connected such that the downstream apertures (113d, 213d) of the second member (121d, 221d) are in fluid communication with the inlet aperture (113a, 213a) of the first member (121a, 221a) with a shortest fluid path from the inlet aperture(113a, 213a)to each downstream aperture (113d, 213d) being substantially the same. |
