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公开(公告)号:SG48918A1
公开(公告)日:1998-05-18
申请号:SG1996003743
申请日:1985-08-06
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: HULL CHARLES W
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公开(公告)号:AT165270T
公开(公告)日:1998-05-15
申请号:AT92120977
申请日:1985-08-06
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: HULL CHARLES W
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公开(公告)号:AU7550396A
公开(公告)日:1997-04-17
申请号:AU7550396
申请日:1996-09-27
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: LEYDEN RICHARD N , THAYER JEFFREY S , BEDAL BRYAN J L , ALMQUIST THOMAS A , HULL CHARLES W , EARL JOCELYN M , KEREKES THOMAS A , SMALLEY DENNIS R , MEROT CHRISTIAN M , FEDCHENKO RICHARD P , LOCKARD MICHAEL S , PANG THOMAS H , THAT DINH TON
Abstract: A three-dimensional object is formed by selectively depositing successive layers (14) of build material from a print-head (9) having a plurality of orifices or nozzles (10(1)-10(96)), such as an ink-jet type of print-head. The print-head (9) is moved (X-Y control) relative to a support platform (15) in a series of scans in the X-direction offset from one another in the Y-direction and possibly overlapping. The orifices (10(1)-10(96)) extend transversely of the scan X-direction and may be set at an angle (α) to it to control the resolution perpendicular to the scan direction. The platform (15) is movable relative to the print-head in the Z-direction for forming each successive layer (14). The build material is a flowable material and may be a radiation-curable material, such as an ultra-violet curable photo-polymer. The data according to which each layer is formed may be manipulated according to a selected build style to determine the selective activation of the print-head orifices.
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公开(公告)号:CA2233225A1
公开(公告)日:1997-04-03
申请号:CA2233225
申请日:1996-09-27
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: BEDAL BRYAN J L , EARL JOCELYN M , ALMQUIST THOMAS A , PANG THOMAS H , THAT DINH TON , KEREKES THOMAS A , THAYER JEFFREY S , LOCKARD MICHAEL S , LEYDEN RICHARD N , SMALLEY DENNIS R , FEDCHENKO RICHARD P , MEROT CHRISTIAN M , HULL CHARLES W
IPC: B22F3/00 , B29C35/08 , B29C41/12 , B29C41/36 , B29C67/00 , B29K63/00 , G06T17/00 , G06F19/00 , G06T17/40
Abstract: Methods of manipulating data in a thermal stereolithography apparatus, characterized in that the data represents a plurality of start/stop transitions to facilitate the computation of Boolean operations.
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公开(公告)号:DE68924952T2
公开(公告)日:1996-06-13
申请号:DE68924952
申请日:1989-09-26
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: ALMQUIST THOMAS A , HULL CHARLES W , MODREK BORZO , SERKUCZEWSKI ANDRZEJ R , JACOBS PAUL F , LEWIS CHARLES W , LEWIS MARK A , LIRAN ABRAHAM , SMALLEY DENNIS R , COHEN ADAM L
IPC: B29C35/08 , B29C41/12 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24 , G01F23/292 , G01F23/36 , G05D9/12 , B29C39/42
Abstract: A stereolithography method and system for producing three-dimensional plastic objects by forming a plurality of thin layers of partially cured plastic material which are thin cross sections of the desired object. A layer of polymerizable resin is applied to a support surface and the excess is struck off, such as with a doctor blade, to form a smoothed layer. The smoothed layer is subjected to radiation in a predetermined pattern to form the cross-sectional layer into the desired shape. A plurality of layers are subsequently applied, leveled, then cured in the same manner to produce the desired three-dimensional object. Apparatus for measuring the level of the surface of a fluid is also provided. Variations in the level of fluid will be detected and may be used to drive a pump, diaphragm, or plunger in order to maintain the level of the fluid.
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公开(公告)号:ES2082782T3
公开(公告)日:1996-04-01
申请号:ES89309762
申请日:1989-09-26
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: ALMQUIST THOMAS A , HULL CHARLES W , MODREK BORZO , SERKUCZEWSKI ANDRZEJ R , JACOBS PAUL F , LEWIS CHARLES W
IPC: B29C35/08 , B29C41/12 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24 , G01F23/292 , G01F23/36 , G05D9/12 , B29C39/42
Abstract: A stereolithography method and system for producing three-dimensional plastic objects by forming a plurality of thin layers of partially cured plastic material which are thin cross sections of the desired object. A layer of polymerizable resin is applied to a support surface and the excess is struck off, such as with a doctor blade, to form a smoothed layer. The smoothed layer is subjected to radiation in a predetermined pattern to form the cross-sectional layer into the desired shape. A plurality of layers are subsequently applied, leveled, then cured in the same manner to produce the desired three-dimensional object. Apparatus for measuring the level of the surface of a fluid is also provided. Variations in the level of fluid will be detected and may be used to drive a pump, diaphragm, or plunger in order to maintain the level of the fluid.
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公开(公告)号:AT97506T
公开(公告)日:1993-12-15
申请号:AT85109899
申请日:1985-08-06
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: HULL CHARLES W
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公开(公告)号:AT456075T
公开(公告)日:2010-02-15
申请号:AT06251473
申请日:2006-03-20
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: HULL CHARLES W , PARTANEN JOUNI P , SPERRY CHARLES R , DUNNE PATRICK , SCOTT SUZANNE M , MCNAMARA DENNIS F , MANNERS CHRIS R
Abstract: A solid imaging method employing sub-pixel shifting in multiple exposures of the digitally light projected image of a cross-section of a three-dimensional object on a solidifiable liquid medium. The multiple exposures provide increased resolution, preserving image features in a three-dimensional object and smoothing out rough or uneven edges that would otherwise occur using digital light projectors that are limited by the number of pixels in an image projected over the size of the image. Algorithms are used to select pixels to be illuminated within the boundary of each image projected in the cross-section being exposed.
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公开(公告)号:DE69636237T2
公开(公告)日:2007-03-29
申请号:DE69636237
申请日:1996-09-27
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: LEYDEN RICHARD N , THAYER JEFFREY S , BEDAL BRYAN J L , ALMQUIST THOMAS A , HULL CHARLES W , EARL JOCELYN M , KEREKES THOMAS A , SMALLEY DENNIS R , MEROT CHRISTIAN M , FEDCHENKO RICHARD P , LOCKARD MICHAEL S , PANG THOMAS H , THAT DINH TON
IPC: B29C67/00 , B22F3/00 , B29C35/08 , B29C41/12 , B29C41/36 , B29K63/00 , B41J2/01 , G03C9/08 , G06T17/00
Abstract: A three-dimensional object is formed by selectively depositing successive layers (14) of build material from a print-head (9) having a plurality of orifices or nozzles (10(1)-10(96)), such as an ink-jet type of print-head. The print-head (9) is moved (X-Y control) relative to a support platform (15) in a series of scans in the X-direction offset from one another in the Y-direction and possibly overlapping. The orifices (10(1)-10(96)) extend transversely of the scan X-direction and may be set at an angle (α) to it to control the resolution perpendicular to the scan direction. The platform (15) is movable relative to the print-head in the Z-direction for forming each successive layer (14). The build material is a flowable material and may be a radiation-curable material, such as an ultra-violet curable photo-polymer. The data according to which each layer is formed may be manipulated according to a selected build style to determine the selective activation of the print-head orifices.
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公开(公告)号:DE60021440D1
公开(公告)日:2005-09-01
申请号:DE60021440
申请日:2000-02-08
Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC
Inventor: GUERTIN D MICHELLE , HULL CHARLES W , NGUYEN HOP D
Abstract: A rapid prototyping and manufacturing (e.g. stereolithography) method and apparatus for making three-dimensional objects on a layer-by-layer basis by selectively exposing layers of material to prescribed synergistic stimulation including forming portions of a lamina using a first exposure (52), allowing a time delay (54), and then applying a second exposure (56). The time delay is sufficient to allow shrinkage of the material to occur that results from the first exposure. It is preferred that the solidified portion resulting from the first exposure does not adhere to the previously formed lamina. It is also preferred that the portion solidified by this first exposure does not adhere to any boundary region that may have been exposed and adhered to the previously formed lamina. The time delay associated with a given cross-sectional region may be occupied by exposing other cross-sectional regions. The delay may occur between two exposures of overlaying hatch or fill vectors. The delay may alternatively occur between exposure of hatch vectors and boundary vectors. The time delay may be determined by a clock, or alternatively, the time delay may be considered to have lapsed upon certain physical conditions being met, such as detecting the amount of shrinkage and determining that it has progressed far enough for the second exposure to occur.
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