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- Patent Title: System for finishing the surface of three-dimensional (3D) objects formed by additive manufacturing systems
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Application No.: US16807703Application Date: 2020-03-03
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Publication No.: US11453162B2Publication Date: 2022-09-27
- Inventor: Ron E. Dufort , Linn C. Hoover , Erwin Ruiz , Mandakini Kanungo
- Applicant: Xerox Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Agency: Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP
- Main IPC: B29C64/188
- IPC: B29C64/188 ; B29C64/393 ; B33Y40/00 ; B05C13/00 ; B29C71/00 ; B29C64/30 ; B29C71/04 ; B29C64/386 ; B29C64/20 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y50/00 ; B33Y40/20 ; B05C3/09 ; B05D3/06 ; B05D1/02 ; B05D1/18 ; B29C35/08

Abstract:
A system treats uneven surfaces of additive manufactured objects to improve the transparency and glossiness of the surfaces. The system operates an actuator to dip the additive manufactured object into a bath of fluid material that is the same as the material used to form the uneven surface to smooth the surface of the object and operates a sprayer to apply another fluid material to a surface of the object that is identified as being rougher based on the object's geometric data. A heater is provided to dry non-UV curable material applied to the object and a source of UV radiation is provided to cure UV curable material applied to the object.
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