Solid Imaging Systems, Components Thereof, and Methods of Solid Imaging

    公开(公告)号:US20130078325A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-28

    申请号:US13626038

    申请日:2012-09-25

    Abstract: There is provided solid imaging methods and apparatus for making three-dimensional objects from solid imaging material. A tray with a film bottom is provided to hold solid imaging material that is selectively cured into cross-sections of the three-dimensional object being built. A coater bar is moved back and forth over the film to remove any uncured solid imaging material from a previous layer and to apply a new layer of solid imaging material. A sensor is provided to measure the amount of resin in the tray to determine the appropriate amount of solid imaging material to be added, from a cartridge, for the next layer. A shuttle, which covers the tray when the exterior door to the solid imaging apparatus is opened for setting up a build or removing a three-dimensional object, can also be used to move the coater bar and to selectively open one or more valves on the cartridge to dispense the desired amount of solid imaging material.

    Solid imaging systems, components thereof, and methods of solid imaging
    7.
    发明授权
    Solid imaging systems, components thereof, and methods of solid imaging 有权
    固体成像系统,其组件和固体成像方法

    公开(公告)号:US09034237B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-19

    申请号:US13625946

    申请日:2012-09-25

    Abstract: There is provided solid imaging methods and apparatus for making three-dimensional objects from solid imaging material. A tray with a film bottom is provided to hold solid imaging material that is selectively cured into cross-sections of the three-dimensional object being built. A coater bar is moved back and forth over the film to remove any uncured solid imaging material from a previous layer and to apply a new layer of solid imaging material. A sensor is provided to measure the amount of resin in the tray to determine the appropriate amount of solid imaging material to be added, from a cartridge, for the next layer. A shuttle, which covers the tray when the exterior door to the solid imaging apparatus is opened for setting up a build or removing a three-dimensional object, can also be used to move the coater bar and to selectively open one or more valves on the cartridge to dispense the desired amount of solid imaging material.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于从固体成像材料制造三维物体的固体成像方法和装置。 提供具有薄膜底部的托盘以保持固体成像材料,其被选择性地固化成正在建造的三维物体的横截面。 涂膜机棒在膜上来回移动以从之前的层去除任何未固化的固体成像材料并施加新的固体成像材料层。 提供传感器以测量托盘中的树脂量,以确定用于下一层从盒中加入的固体成像材料的适量。 当打开固体成像装置的外门打开以建立构件或移除三维物体时,覆盖托盘的梭子也可用于移动涂布机杆并选择性地打开一个或多个阀 盒以分配所需量的固体成像材料。

    Support Structures and Deposition Techniques for 3D Printing
    8.
    发明申请
    Support Structures and Deposition Techniques for 3D Printing 有权
    支持3D打印的结构和沉积技术

    公开(公告)号:US20130307193A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-21

    申请号:US13896849

    申请日:2013-05-17

    Abstract: There is provided a support structure for use with 3D printing of objects from computer-aided designs. The support structures include fine points that contact the down-facing surfaces of the 3D object being printed in order to adequately support the 3D object while also being adapted for easy removal after the 3D print process is complete. The fine points are possible by controlling the operation of the dispenser to provide a precise amount of material in a precise location. The dispenser jumps from a first fine point to a second fine point by retracting the print material after the first fine point is printed and then moving the dispenser vertically relative to the first fine point before the dispenser is moved horizontally to the second fine point.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于从计算机辅助设计的3D打印物体的支撑结构。 支撑结构包括接触要打印的3D物体的朝下表面以便充分支撑3D物体的精细点,同时也适于在3D打印过程完成之后容易地移除。 通过控制分配器的操作以在精确位置提供精确量的材料,细微点是可能的。 分配器通过在印刷第一细微点之后缩回印刷材料从第一细微点跳到第二细点,然后在分配器水平移动到第二细点之前相对于第一细微点垂直移动分配器。

    THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEM THAT AUTOMATICALLY REMOVES PARTICLES FROM BUILD PLANE

    公开(公告)号:US20180281287A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15807220

    申请日:2017-11-08

    Abstract: A three dimensional printing system includes a print engine, a fixture, and a controller. The print engine further includes a vessel, a light engine, and a movement mechanism. The vessel is for containing a photocurable resin and has a lower portion with a transparent sheet defining a lower surface of the vessel. The light engine is configured to project radiation up through the transparent sheet over a lateral build plane which defines a maximum addressable lateral range of the light engine. The fixture has a lower face that faces downwardly. The controller is configured to: (1) position the lower face of the fixture at the build plane, and (2) operate the light engine and movement mechanism to solidify a particle trapping sheet proximate to the transparent sheet and substantially spanning the build plane and to thereby trap particles that are present along the build plane.

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