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公开(公告)号:JPH10689A
公开(公告)日:1998-01-06
申请号:JP1690197
申请日:1997-01-30
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: CHARLES W HULL
IPC: B41M5/00 , B29C35/08 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rapidly and economically form a complicated and elaborate shape by forming successively adjacent cross-sectional laminated plates on the surface of a fluid medium capable of being cured in response to curing radiation so as to respond to graphic image output to integrate them to form three- dimensional matter. SOLUTION: The surface of a UV curable liquid 22 is held to definite height in a container and a spot 27 of UV rays having intensity converting the liquid 22 to a solidified material or other proper reactive energy is moved over a work surface in a programmed state. When the liquid 22 is cured to form a solidified material, the lift stand 29 provided just under the work surface 23 is allowed to fall in a programmed state by an operation apparatus to allow a new fluid 22 to flow in. This new liquid is converted to the solidified material by the programmed UV beam spot 27 to be bonded to the solidified material thereunder. By this constitution, this process is continued until the whole of three-dimensional matter 30 is formed and, thereafter, the matter 30 is taken out of the container 21.
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公开(公告)号:JPH0491929A
公开(公告)日:1992-03-25
申请号:JP29164890
申请日:1990-10-29
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: TOOMASU JIEEMUZU BOOGITSUCHI , REIMONDO EIDORIAN BURATSUDOFUO , GURADEII OOBERII FUROIDO , HARII ERU TAANOFU , UEIN ARAN BINSON , FURANKU FUOODO RITORU , RICHIYAADO EE HAAROO , UORUFUGANGU SHIYUWARUTSUINGAA , POORU HAWAADO MEARIIGOORUDO , MAAKU ARAN RUISU , YAHORAMU UJIIRU , BORUZO MODORETSUKU , ROBAATO TOOMASU PITORATSUKU , TOOMASU POORU CHIEN
IPC: B29C67/00 , B29C35/08 , B29K105/24
Abstract: PURPOSE: To mold a sterolithographic part quickly without sacrifice of accuracy by providing a shutter disposed along an optical path while intersecting a beam and blocking passage of the beam selectively in the surface region of an object not to be converted. CONSTITUTION: A system for building a three-dimensional object, especially a large or complex part, quickly and accurately by stereolithography employs a more powerful laser 11 and a high speed dynamic mirror 15 in order to generate a beam for hardening a polymerizable substance and to write a pattern thereon. A controllable shutter 20 is disposed on the optical path of laser beam in order to block irradiation of a selected surface region of the substance with laser beam. It is performed through an appropriate feedback loop for positioning the dynamic mirror 15 accurately based on a known shift from a desired position.
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公开(公告)号:JPH03218816A
公开(公告)日:1991-09-26
申请号:JP29059390
申请日:1990-10-26
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
IPC: G02B26/10 , B23K26/04 , B29C35/08 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24
Abstract: PURPOSE: To manufacture a solid article of a large size by providing a stationary mirror at a predetermined angle to a dynamic mirror system to reflect a beam to be traced by a beam generator substantially perpendicularly to a horizotal target surface, thereby reducing a size of a stereolithogrpahic apparatus. CONSTITUTION: A liquid photocurable resin 18 is filled in a vat 16, and a laser of an ultraviolet argon ion laser 20 curs a photosensitive polymer to a predetermined depth at a desired speed at a horizontal target surface. Two mirrors 28, 30 operate to reflect beams at 90 deg.. A beam enlarging unit 32 enlarges the laser after passing a resiual optical system, focuses it directs it to a dynamic mirror system 34, which directs the received laser above the vat 16. A stationary mirror 36 is fixedly disposed in a frame 22. When a reflected beam is emitted to a center of the target surface, it is directed directly under the vertical of the target surface of the vat 16 to form a normal of the surface.
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公开(公告)号:JPH03207636A
公开(公告)日:1991-09-10
申请号:JP26295890
申请日:1990-09-29
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: POORU FURANSHISU JIEIKOBUZU , JIYAN RIKUTAA
IPC: B29C67/00 , B29C35/08 , B29K105/24
Abstract: PURPOSE: To reduce a stress crack generated by a heat by emitting a light having a strong chemical action of a spectral range having a narrow wavelength to a partly cured stereoscopic molding, thereby lowering a postcuring temperature to reduce a warp. CONSTITUTION: In the case of selecting a radiation wavelength for curing a photosensitive polymer resin in an optimum state, it is necessary to obtain a terminating end of an absorption curve of a photopolymerization initiator or to position a terminating end curing radiation of a long wavelength not a point that an absorption becomes zero but its near position. For example, in the case of Irgacure 184, it is a wavelength range near 370 nm, in the case of Irgacure 651, a wavelength range near 390 nm, and in the case of other photopolymerization initiator Lucerin normally used for a stereoscopic molding, a wavelength range near 415 nm. Accordingly, an optimum postcuring radiation source radiates most of its output in a narrow limited spectral range with very small absorption of the initiator. A tubular low pressure mercury vapor fluorescent lamp for emitting an ultraviolet radiation (black light) having a long wavelength is ideal here.
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公开(公告)号:JP2006099123A
公开(公告)日:2006-04-13
申请号:JP2005304939
申请日:2005-10-19
Applicant: 3 D Systems Inc , 3ディー・システムズ、インコーポレイテッド
Inventor: GIGL JOHN J , PANG THOMAS H , SMALLEY DENNIS R , ALLEN KERRY J , VORGITCH THOMAS J , MANNERS CHRIS R , EARL JOCELYN M , BEDAL BRYAN J L , JACOBS PAUL F , NGUYEN HOP D , LEYDEN RICHARD N , HULL CHARLES W , VANDORIN STACIE L
CPC classification number: G06T17/00 , B29C64/135 , B29C64/40
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make high resolution objects by stereolithography utilizing low-resolution materials which are limited by their inability to form unsupported structures of required thinness and/or their inability to form coatings of a required thinness. SOLUTION: Data manipulation techniques, based on layer comparisons, are used to control exposure in order to delay solidification of the material on at least portions of at least some cross-sections until higher layers of material are deposited so as to allow down-facing features of the object to be located at a depth in the building material which is equal to or exceeds a minimum cure depth that can effectively be used for solidifying these features. Similar data manipulations are used to ensure a minimum reliable coating thicknesses exist, above previously solidified material, before attempting solidification of a next layer. In addition, horizontal comparison techniques are used to provide enhanced cross-sectional data for use in forming the object. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract translation: 要解决的问题:通过使用低分辨率材料的立体光刻技术制造高分辨率物体,这些材料受到不能形成所需薄度的无支撑结构和/或不能形成所需薄度的涂层的限制。 解决方案:基于层比较的数据处理技术用于控制曝光,以便在至少一些横截面的至少部分上延迟材料的凝固,直到沉积更高层的材料以允许下降 物体的位于构造材料深度处的特征,其等于或超过可以有效地用于固化这些特征的最小固化深度。 使用类似的数据操作来确保在尝试凝固下一层之前存在最小可靠的涂层厚度,以上固化的材料。 此外,使用水平比较技术来提供用于形成物体的增强的横截面数据。 版权所有(C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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公开(公告)号:JP2001353786A
公开(公告)日:2001-12-25
申请号:JP12621899
申请日:1999-03-29
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: HULL CHARLES W , SPENCE STUART T , ALBERT DAVID J , SMALLEY DENNIS R , HARLOW RICHARD A , STEINBURGH PHILIP , TARNOFF HARRY L , NGUYEN HOP D , LEWIS CHARLES W , VORGITCH TOM J , REMBA DAVID Z
IPC: B29C35/08 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24 , G01J1/42 , G03C9/08 , G03F7/00 , G03F7/20 , G06F17/50 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately form an object by a method for automatically forming a three-dimensional object. SOLUTION: The three-dimensional object (30) is formed by selectively curing many layers (23) of a transitive fluid medium (22) through exposing each of the layers (23) in a pattern selected by a specific stimulation (27). The fluid medium 22 is irradiated with the stimulation (27) in the form of a beam having a specified width and thereby thin layers (30a, 30b, 30c) which transit are successively laminated into a constituted object. Further, the selected pattern (20) of the layers (23) is obtained by processing stored data (20) which define the desired shape of the object (30). A data processing step (21) partially changes the stored data so that the changed data representing the individual thin layers corrected appropriately to the width of the beam is provided.
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公开(公告)号:JP2001212881A
公开(公告)日:2001-08-07
申请号:JP2000392462
申请日:2000-12-25
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: THOMAS JAMES BOOGICCHI , RAYMOND ADRIAN BRADFORD , FLOYD GRADY O , TARNOFF HARRY L , WAYNE ALAN VINSON , FRANK FORD LITTLE , HARLOW RICHARD A , WOLFGANG SCHWARZINGER , MARYGOLD PAUL H , MARK ARAN LEWIS , YAHORAM UJIIRU , MODREK BORZO , PITLAK ROBERT THOMAS , THOMAS PAUL CHEN
IPC: B29C67/00 , B29C35/08 , B29K105/24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To disclose an apparatus and a method for molding a cubic article particularly useful for molding of a large size or a complicated component for accelerating a molding speed without reducing a molding accuracy of the component. SOLUTION: A dynamic mirror driven by a laser stronger than a prior art and at a faster speed than the prior art is used. An optical path of a laser beam is selectively cut off by a controllable shutter disposed on an optical path of the beam to prevent undesired curing of a material. Further, a suitable servo control feedback loop is provided to accurately direct the mirror at a faster speed than a typical speed. In addition, a method for reducing a flow of data by suitably distributing tasks to a plurality of processors, and a method for improving interactiveness with a user are disclosed. These methods also contribute to an improvement in a molding speed of the component, and are particularly useful method in molding of a large size or a complicated component.
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公开(公告)号:JP2001187424A
公开(公告)日:2001-07-10
申请号:JP2000358417
申请日:2000-11-24
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: THOMAS JAMES BOOGICCHI , RAYMOND ADRIAN BRADFORD , FLOYD GRADY O , TARNOFF HARRY L , WAYNE ALAN VINSON , FRANK FORD LITTLE , HARLOW RICHARD A , WOLFGANG SCHWARZINGER , MARYGOLD PAUL H , MARK ARAN LEWIS , YAHORAM UJIIRU , MODREK BORZO , PITLAK ROBERT THOMAS , THOMAS PAUL CHEN
IPC: B29C67/00 , B29C35/08 , B29K105/24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for stereoshaping, in which shaping speed is made to high speed without deteriorating the shaping precision of parts and the same is especially available in shaping of large-sized or complicated parts. SOLUTION: Laser stronger than heretofore and a dynamic mirror driven high-speedily than heretofore are used. Further, the light path of laser beams is selectively interrupted by a controllable shutter arranged on the light path of laser beams and undesirable curing of material is prevented. Furthermore, the dynamic mirror can be accurately directed by a speed more higher than a typical speed by providing a suitable servo-actuated control feedback loop. In addition thereto, a technique for decreasing flow of data by suitably distributing a task to a plurality of processors is shown and a technique for improving the interaction properties with a user by utilizing a spread sheet is shown. Further, these techniques contribute to enhancement of shaping speed of parts and are an especially available means in shaping of large-sized or complicated parts.
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公开(公告)号:JP2000309703A
公开(公告)日:2000-11-07
申请号:JP2000049736
申请日:2000-02-25
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
IPC: B29C41/00 , B29C67/00 , B29K77/00 , B29K91/00 , C08K5/103 , C08K5/12 , C08K5/20 , C08L23/16 , C08L77/06 , C08L91/06 , C08L93/04 , C09D11/00
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to produce a three-dimensional object with a minimum curling, delamination and stress cracking at a rate faster than known rates by a selective laminating technique using a disclosed composition. SOLUTION: A phase transition composition is used which is solid at an ambient temperature and liquid at a temperature higher than the ambient temperature so that it is advantageous for use in a selective laminating method for shaping a three-dimensional object. The composition is a mixture of semicrystalline polar and non-polar components and has a freezing point of at least about 68 deg.C, a melting point of at least 88 deg.C and a viscosity of about 13 cP at 135 deg.C. It contains two or more waxes having a wide melting point range and a wide molecular weight range.
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公开(公告)号:JP2000141495A
公开(公告)日:2000-05-23
申请号:JP37376999
申请日:1999-12-28
Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: THOMAS O ORUMUKISUTO , CHARLES W HULL , BORUZO MODOREKU , SERKUCZEWSKI ANDRZEJ R , PAUL F JACOB , CHARLES W LEWIS , MARK A LOUIS , ABRAHAM RIRAN
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more accurately form a layer thickness in a three-dimensional shaping method to form a three-dimensional article from a plurality of layers continuously formed from a curable polymerizable liquid by exposing with a curing means such as a laser beam or the like. SOLUTION: The three-dimensional shaping method comprises the steps of removing an excess polymerizable liquid 302 from a layer of the liquid, sweeping a smoothing member 300 while maintaining a value of a gap between a lower side face of the member and an upper side face of the layer formed ahead of the article larger than a desired layer thickness to be formed in the case of sweeping the member 300 on the layer of the liquid to form a desired thickness layer or sweeping the member 300 at a surface above the upper surface of the layer.
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