- Patent Title: Protective filament guide tube for additive manufacturing system
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Application No.: US16185751Application Date: 2018-11-09
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Publication No.: US11338514B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Jordan Paul Nadeau , Peter D. Schuller
- Applicant: Stratasys, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
- Agent Peter J. Ims
- Main IPC: B29C64/209
- IPC: B29C64/209 ; B29C64/321 ; B29C64/118 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B29C64/393 ; B33Y40/00

Abstract:
An additive manufacturing system includes a substantially moisture-impermeable barrier comprising a guide tube assembly for supplying filament from a filament supply to a print head in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the print head melts the filament and extrudes the melted filament to form a 3D part. The guide tube assembly includes an inner tube permeable to moisture and an outer tube that s substantially moisture impermeable. The inner tube has an interior passageway configured to receive the filament, and has a relatively low coefficient of friction to minimize drag force as the filament travels through it. The outer tube surrounds the inner tube and provides a substantially moisture-impermeable barrier around the inner tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200147882A1 PROTECTIVE FILAMENT GUIDE TUBE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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