APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF HEAT FILTERING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20220072785A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17417054

    申请日:2019-12-18

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for additive manufacturing. The apparatus, system and method include at least a print bed having thereon powdered print material; a dispersing head suitable to disperse one or more heat-actuated agents onto the powdered print material as indicated by a print plan; a broadband infrared energy source suitable to pass over the print bed so as to actuate the dispersed agent; and a heat energy filter interfaced to the broadband energy source so as to filter the actuating energy to one or a range of wavelengths of the infrared energy source that is less than the available broadband.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING NOZZLE INSPECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220055305A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17417047

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Applicant: JABIL INC.

    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method. More particularly, the disclosed in-line nozzle inspection apparatus, system and method are suitable to monitor an additive manufacturing print nozzle, and may include: at least one sensor integrated with a motion driver for the print nozzle; a plurality of imaging lenses suitable to provide a substantially complete field of view at least about a tip of the print nozzle; and a comparative engine suitable to compare the field of view state to an acceptable state of the print nozzle, and to execute a cleaning of the print nozzle if the field of view state is unacceptable.

    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.

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