Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for an improved peel operation during additive fabrication
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Application No.: US15866766Application Date: 2018-01-10
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Publication No.: US10369747B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Maxim Lobovsky , Steven Thomas , Benjamin FrantzDale
- Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Somerville
- Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Somerville
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C64/393
- IPC: B29C64/393 ; B29C64/135 ; B29C64/20 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/386 ; B29C64/245

Abstract:
According to some aspects, a method of additive fabrication wherein a plurality of layers of material are formed on a build platform is provided. The method may comprise forming a layer of material in contact with a container, and subsequent to the forming of the layer of material, rotating the container relative to the build platform and moving the build platform relative to the container, thereby creating an effective fulcrum about an axis, wherein the rotating of the container and moving of the build platform causes the layer of material to separate from the container. According to some embodiments, the container may be configured to rotate about a fixed axis. According to some embodiments, moving the build platform may comprise moving the build platform toward the container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180133973A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IMPROVED PEEL OPERATION DURING ADDITIVE FABRICATION Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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