TECHNIQUES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    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.

    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.

    Building material enclosure comprising a thermal break

    公开(公告)号:US12053926B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US18366631

    申请日:2023-08-07

    Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.

    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.

    BUILDING MATERIAL ENCLOSURE COMPRISING A THERMAL BREAK

    公开(公告)号:US20240025117A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18366631

    申请日:2023-08-07

    Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.

    CPC classification number: B29C64/255 B33Y30/00 B29C64/25 B28B1/001 B29C64/153

    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.

    Building material enclosure comprising a thermal break

    公开(公告)号:US11745424B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17022401

    申请日:2020-09-16

    Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.

    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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