VIBRATION COOLING OF BUILD MATERIAL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019209282A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:PCT/US2018/029299

    申请日:2018-04-25

    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of cooling a bed of build material 12, 14 generated by additive manufacture. A container 10 containing a bed of build material may be provided, the bed having a hot region relative to ambient temperature. The container may be vibrated to fluidize unfused build material 12 in the container so as to cause convection of the unfused build material to cool the hot region. There is also disclosed a method of cooling a bed of build material 12, 14 including vibration when the temperature of a hot region in the bed of build material is higher than an unpacking threshold. There is also disclosed a cooling apparatus for cooling a bed of build material by vibration.

    VALVES FOR AIR FLOW CONTROL IN PRINTERS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2020023006A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:PCT/US2018/043296

    申请日:2018-07-23

    Abstract: An example three-dimensional printer includes a humidity source, a build material reservoir, a conduit between the humidity source and the build material reservoir, an air source to transfer air from the humidity source through the conduit towards the build material reservoir, and a valve assembly connected to the conduit to control a flow of the air in the conduit while the printer enters an inactive mode of operation. The air source is to remain in an active mode of operation. The air source is controlled to transmit the air in the conduit until the air in the conduit adjacent to the build material reservoir reaches a temperature and relative humidity threshold.

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