公开(公告)号：JP2000000893A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-07

申请号：JP16677199

申请日：1999-06-14

Applicant: 3D SYSTEMS INC ,  3 D SYSTEMS INC

Inventor： HULL CHARLES WILLIAM ,  LEWIS CHARLES WILLIAM ,  FREED RAYMOND SAMUEL ,  SPENCE STUART THOMAS ,  VINSON WAYNE ALLAN ,  SMALLEY DENNIS ROLLETTE ,  HULL CHARLES W ,  SPENCE STUART T ,  LEWIS CHARLES W ,  VINSON WAYNE B ,  WAYNE S FRED ,  SMALLEY DENNIS R

IPC: B29C35/08 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29K105/24 ,  B44B1/00 ,  G03F7/00 ,  G03F7/20 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the automatic designing economically with rapidity and high reliability by providing a step to partially change stored sets of data for defining the solid part of the shape of an object and coverting the solid part into a part consisting of a region where it is cured or a region where it is maintained in an uncured state according to each of exposure levels. SOLUTION: When a design displayed on the output image screen of a computer is satisfactory, parts are manufactured and when the design needs to be corrected, a change is repeatedly made through the computer. In this case, a pattern for stimulating each of many superposed thin layers 30a, 30b, 30c of a transferable fluid medium 22 is changed partially in a data processing step 25. Further, alteration data for converting the solid part to the part comprising a region where it is cured according to a first exposure level and a region where it is cured according to a second lower exposure level or a region where it is maintained in an uncured state while each of the thin layers 30a, 30b, 30c is initially formed, is created.

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

IPC: B29C35/08 ,  G03F7/20 ,  B29C67/00 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06T17/00

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

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.

公开(公告)号：JP2006096047A

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：JP2005304940

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

IPC: B29C35/08 ,  B29C67/00 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06T17/00

CPC classification number: G06T17/00 ,  B29C64/135 ,  B29C64/40

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for improving manufacturing system and method of a component in reliability and precision (with little curl or subsequent distortion) in the case of forming a three-dimensional object of stacked layers by applying stereo-lithographic mechanism. 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 upper layers of material are deposited so as to allow down-facing surface 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 that a minimum reliable coating thickness exists, above previously solidified material, before attempting solidification of a next layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供用于在通过应用立体光刻法形成堆叠层的三维物体的情况下提供可靠性和精度（部分卷曲或随后变形）的部件的制造系统和方法的技术 机制。 解决方案：基于层比较的数据处理技术被用于控制曝光，以便在至少一些横截面的至少部分上延迟材料的凝固，直到沉积材料的上层以允许向下 物体的表面将位于建筑材料中的深度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固化下一层之前存在最小的可靠的涂层厚度，以上的固化材料。 版权所有（C）2006，JPO＆NCIPI

公开(公告)号：JP2000141499A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-23

申请号：JP7011699

申请日：1999-03-16

Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC

Inventor： SNEAD DAVID E ,  SMALLEY DENNIS R ,  COHEN ADAM L ,  ALLISON JOSEPH W ,  VORGITCH THOMAS J ,  CHEN THOMAS P ,  NGUYEN HOP P ,  SCHMID CHRIS A ,  EVANS HERBERT E ,  FRIED RAYMOND S ,  JACOB PAUL F ,  BINSAN WAYNE A

IPC: B29C35/08 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29K105/24 ,  B29L9/00 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an optical shaping method of high resolving power and to reduce surface discontinuity by forming boule differentiation between initial layer data of first and second layers to form the data of the first layer and forming the layer data of the other layer to form layers one by one. SOLUTION: The boundary lines S[4]+, S[5]- and S[4]* of a matter and the slide plane thereof are provided and boule subtraction is performed between a certain layer and the layer on the upper side thereof and, from layer contours L(4)', L(5)', the region U(4) on the layer not overlapped with the upper side layer is determined. Next, boule differentiation between the layer contour L(4)' and the region facing to the bottom is operated to again adjust the layer contour. Next, the layer contour is subjected to third adjustment in order to subtract the region facing to the surface. The layer contour adjusted three times is obtained by operating the boule differentiation between the layer contour adjusted twice and the adjusted contour facing to the surface.

公开(公告)号：JP2000015706A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-18

申请号：JP13310999

申请日：1999-04-05

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 realize the quicker development and production of a highly accurate three dimensional plastic by a method wherein the coordinate data on an offered three dimensional substance are operated so as to automatically produce a three dimensional substance in response to the operated coordinate data. SOLUTION: By converting the CAD/CAM data of a substance into data representing the sections of the substance and directing a laser beam, the sectional shapes of the substance are drawn on the surfaces of liquid photosensitive polymer layers by means of the above-mentioned sectional data. By directing the beam so as to form a section to be adhered onto the sections already hardened and piled up through the hardening of the liquid photosensitive polymer layer in order to be arranged on the sections already hardened and piled up, the sections already hardened and piled up are positioned to the liquid photosensitive polymer layer. Further, by controlling a directing means and a positioning means by utilizing the above-mentioned sectional data, the piled-up sections of the substance are reproduced out of hardened photosensitive polymers.

公开(公告)号：JP2002086575A

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：JP2001233815

申请日：2001-08-01

Applicant: 3 D SYSTEMS INC

Inventor： JACOBS PAUL F ,  HULL CHARLES W ,  SMALLEY DENNIS R ,  ALLISON JOSEPH W

IPC: B29C35/08 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29C67/02 ,  B29K105/24 ,  G03F7/00 ,  G03F7/20

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the precision of a three-dimensional object by reducing strain in forming the object by stereo-lithography. SOLUTION: When one layer of the three-dimensional object is formed by forming a medium layer on a previously solidified layer of the object and exposing the medium layer selectively to a solidifying stimulus, at least one part of at least one layer is exposed in a tile pattern in which each tile is separated by the interval of the unexposed medium between the tiles from any adjacent tile.