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公开(公告)号:US20220410477A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17845033
申请日:2022-06-21
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Mark J. Frykman , Mark J. Ripoll , Lawrence Cheung , Nathan Jeffery , Yoav Reches , Derek J. Vilim
IPC: B29C64/245 , B33Y30/00
Abstract: An improved additive fabrication device and a build platform are provided. The additive fabrication device is configured to form layers of material on a build surface. The additive fabrication device comprising: a build platform comprising: a rigid structure; an actuation structure attached to the rigid structure, wherein the actuation structure comprises one or more sheet handles and a flexible sheet, and wherein a first surface of the flexible sheet forms a build surface on which the additive fabrication device is configured to form layers of materials; and the one or more sheet handles are configured to be actuated to apply a force to the flexible sheet while at least a part of the actuation structure remains attached to the rigid structure, to deform at least a part of the flexible sheet away from the rigid structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11203162B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-21
申请号:US16776363
申请日:2020-01-29
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Shane Wighton , Maxim Lobovsky , Peter Schmidt-Nielsen
IPC: G06T15/08 , G06T17/00 , G06T19/00 , B29C64/40 , B29C64/118 , B29C64/147 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/135 , B29C64/165 , B29C64/106 , B29C33/38 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/141 , B29C64/112 , B29C64/129 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/393 , B29C64/386 , B29C33/44 , G06F111/10 , G06F113/10 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02
Abstract: Techniques for evaluating support for an object to be fabricated via an additive fabrication device are provided. In some embodiments, a three-dimensional representation of the object is obtained and a plurality of voxels corresponding to the representation of the object is generated. A first supportedness value may be assigned to a first voxel of the plurality of voxels based on an amount of support provided by a support structure to the first voxel, and a second supportedness value determined for a second voxel of the plurality of voxels, wherein the second voxel neighbors the first voxel, and wherein the second supportedness value is determined based on the first supportedness value of the first voxel and a weight value representing a transmission rate of supportedness through voxels of the plurality of voxels.
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公开(公告)号:US20210339432A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US17374037
申请日:2021-07-13
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Alex McCarthy , Maxim Lobovsky , Martin Galese
IPC: B29C33/38 , B29C33/56 , B29C64/112 , B29C39/36 , B28B7/34 , B29C64/129 , B29C33/00 , B29C33/40 , B29C39/26 , B29C33/52 , B22D29/00 , B33Y10/00
Abstract: According to some aspects, a method is provided of casting an object from a mold, the method comprising obtaining a mold comprising a hollow shell of rigid material, the material comprising a thermoset polymer having a plurality of pores formed therein, providing a metal and/or ceramic slurry into an interior of the mold, exposing at least part of the mold to a low pressure environment so that a net flow of gas is produced from the interior of the mold into the low pressure environment. According to some aspects, a method of forming a porous mold is provided. According to some aspects, a photocurable liquid composition is provided, comprising a liquid photopolymer resin, particles of a solid material, in an amount between 30% and 60% by volume of the composition, and a water-soluble liquid.
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公开(公告)号:US11161296B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-02
申请号:US15715325
申请日:2017-09-26
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin FrantzDale , Andrey Mishchenko
IPC: B29C64/135 , G03F7/20 , G03F7/00 , B29C64/264 , B29C64/393 , G03F7/26 , B33Y50/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y10/00
Abstract: According to some aspects, techniques for reducing time-dependent fabrication artifacts in additive fabrication are provided. By selectively activating and deactivating an element of an additive fabrication device that forms solid material, adjacent regions of material may be formed sequentially, thereby reducing time-dependent fabrication artifacts at the cost of increasing the time taken to fabricate an object. In some embodiments, selective activation and deactivation of an element of an additive fabrication device that forms solid material may be performed to a subset of an object being fabricated based on an assessment of which portions of an object will be visible upon fabrication.
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公开(公告)号:US11059223B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-13
申请号:US15785981
申请日:2017-10-17
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Marcin Slaczka , Zachary Zguris , Matthew Keeter
IPC: B29C64/40 , B29C64/188 , B22F10/20 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/336 , B29C33/00 , B29C33/38 , B29C33/44 , B29C37/00 , C23C18/16 , B22F1/00 , B33Y50/02 , B22F3/24 , B22F10/30 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y40/00 , C23C18/32
Abstract: According to some aspects, a method is provided of forming a metallic object via additive fabrication, the method comprising obtaining a geometric description of a first object with an exterior surface, generating a geometric description of a second object, the second object bounded by the exterior surface of the first object and having one or more voids, fabricating said second object via additive fabrication based on said geometric description of the second object, and depositing a metallic material onto said second object, wherein the metallic material is deposited into said voids of second object.
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公开(公告)号:US20210107063A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US17022401
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Robb Morgan , Luke Plummer , Christopher Auld
Abstract: According to some aspects, degradation of material in a sintering additive fabrication process may be mitigated or avoided by fabricating parts within a chamber that includes one or more thermal breaks. The thermal break may be implemented using a variety of structures, but generally allows material in the chamber close to the surface to be maintained at different temperatures than the material further from the surface. For instance, as a result of the thermal break, parts located within the material of the chamber that were formed earlier during fabrication may be kept cooler to avoid damage to the parts yet the upper surface (sometimes called the “build surface”) of unconsolidated material may be heated enough so as to require minimal additional energy exposure to trigger consolidation.
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公开(公告)号:US20210080929A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-18
申请号:US17026638
申请日:2020-09-21
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin FrantzDale , Garth Whelan , Amos Dudley
IPC: G05B19/4099 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/40 , B29C64/386
Abstract: According to some aspects, techniques are described for generating support structures that may be easily removed after fabrication yet provide sufficient structural support during fabrication. In some cases, the techniques may include tuning an extent to which pillars of a support structure are interconnected to one another in regions proximate to the part. In some cases, the techniques may include fabricating very small contact structures, referred to herein as “hair” supports, in regions of a support structure where it connects with the part. In some cases, the techniques may include adjusting the shapes of members of a support structure proximate to a join between the members so that the cross-sections of the members have conformal edges.
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公开(公告)号:US20200346372A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-05
申请号:US16871646
申请日:2020-05-11
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Alex McCarthy , Maxim Lobovsky , Martin Galese
IPC: B29C33/38 , B29C33/56 , B29C64/112 , B29C39/36 , B28B7/34 , B29C64/129 , B29C33/00 , B29C33/40 , B29C39/26 , B29C33/52
Abstract: According to some aspects, a method is provided of casting an object from a mold, the method comprising obtaining a mold comprising a hollow shell of rigid material, the material comprising a thermoset polymer having a plurality of pores formed therein, providing a metal and/or ceramic slurry into an interior of the mold, exposing at least part of the mold to a low pressure environment so that a net flow of gas is produced from the interior of the mold into the low pressure environment. According to some aspects, a method of forming a porous mold is provided. According to some aspects, a photocurable liquid composition is provided, comprising a liquid photopolymer resin, particles of a solid material, in an amount between 30% and 60% by volume of the composition, and a water-soluble liquid.
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公开(公告)号:US20200307108A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16835991
申请日:2020-03-31
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin FrantzDale
IPC: B29C64/40 , B29C64/386
Abstract: According to some aspects, techniques are described for generating support structures that may be easily removed after fabrication yet provide sufficient structural support during fabrication. In some cases, the techniques may include tuning an extent to which pillars of a support structure are interconnected to one another in regions proximate to the part. In some cases, the techniques may include fabricating very small contact structures, referred to herein as “hair” supports, in regions of a support structure where it connects with the part. In some cases, the techniques may include generating support structures that comprise obliquely-angled tips, which allow forces during fabrication to be applied in a preferred direction even when the support structure does not make a connection to the part in the preferred direction.
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公开(公告)号:US10780629B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-22
申请号:US16285278
申请日:2019-02-26
Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin FrantzDale
IPC: B29C64/20 , B29C64/135 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00
Abstract: According to some aspects, an additive fabrication device is provided. The additive fabrication device may be configured to form layers of material on a build platform, each layer of material being formed so as to contact a container in addition to the build platform and/or a previously formed layer of material, and may comprise a build platform, a container, and a plurality of mechanical linkages each independently coupled to the container and configured to move the container relative to the build platform.
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