Invention Application
- 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.: US20200147882A1Publication Date: 2020-05-14
- Inventor: Jordan Paul Nadeau , Peter D. Schuller
- Applicant: Stratasys, Inc.
- Main IPC: B29C64/321
- IPC: B29C64/321 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y40/00 ; B29C64/118 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/393 ; B33Y50/02

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
- US11338514B2 Protective filament guide tube for additive manufacturing system Public/Granted day:2022-05-24
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