Apparatus, system and method for temperature maintenance of a filament melt in an additive manufacturing print head

    公开(公告)号:US12172375B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-24

    申请号:US17417045

    申请日:2019-12-19

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: Apparatus, system and method having two hobs suitable to receive and extrude therebetween a print material filament for the additive manufacturing; a material guide suitable to receive the extruded print material filament; a heater element coupled to a transition point along the material guide distally from the at least two hobs, wherein the transition point comprises a partial liquefication of the print material within the material guide by the heater element to allow for printing of the partially liquefied print material; at least one peltier device at least partially about an upper aspect of the transition point and suitable to at least sink heat from the upper aspect of the transition point to thereby preclude partial liquefication of the print material above the upper aspect; and a print nozzle in fluid communication with the liquefied print material and suitable to print the liquefied print material.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE MAINTENANCE OF A FILAMENT MELT IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT HEAD

    公开(公告)号:US20220072777A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17417045

    申请日:2019-12-19

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, system and method may include at least two hobs suitable to receive and extrude therebetween a print material filament for the additive manufacturing; a material guide suitable to receive the extruded print material filament; at least one heater element coupled to a transition point along the material guide distally from the at least two hobs, wherein the transition point comprises an at least partial liquefication of the print material within the material guide by the at least one heater element to allow for printing of the at least partially liquefied print material; at least one peltier device at least partially about an upper aspect of the transition point and suitable to at least sink heat from the upper aspect of the transition point to thereby preclude partial liquefication of the print material above the upper aspect; and a print nozzle in fluid communication with the at least partially liquefied print material and suitable to print the at least partially liquefied print material.

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