发明授权
US5717599A Apparatus and method for dispensing build material to make a
three-dimensional article
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用于分配构建材料以制造三维制品的装置和方法
- 专利标题: Apparatus and method for dispensing build material to make a three-dimensional article
- 专利标题(中): 用于分配构建材料以制造三维制品的装置和方法
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申请号: US326015申请日: 1994-10-19
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公开(公告)号: US5717599A公开(公告)日: 1998-02-10
- 发明人: Herbert E. Menhennett , Jon N. Leonard , John R. Larsen , Robert B. Brown , Manual M. Ferreira , William B. Barlage, III , Charles F. Kirschman
- 申请人: Herbert E. Menhennett , Jon N. Leonard , John R. Larsen , Robert B. Brown , Manual M. Ferreira , William B. Barlage, III , Charles F. Kirschman
- 申请人地址: SC Greenville
- 专利权人: BPM Technology, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: BPM Technology, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: SC Greenville
- 主分类号: B29C67/00
- IPC分类号: B29C67/00 ; G06F19/00
摘要:
A three-dimensional article making apparatus includes a build material dispenser positioned adjacent a platform for ejecting a plurality of droplets of build material; and dispenser positioners for relatively positioning the dispenser in five degrees of freedom with respect to the platform. Accordingly, the dispenser may be rotated and flipped to permit construction of a cantilevered portion of an article without requiring support material. The dispenser positioners include a Z-direction positioner for positioning the dispenser vertically relative to the platform, an X-Y positioner for positioning the dispenser in an X-Y planar direction relative to the platform, a flip angle positioner for rotatably positioning the dispenser relative to a generally horizontal axis, and a phi angle positioner for rotatably positioning the dispenser relative to a generally vertical axis. A processor is operatively connected to the dispenser and the dispenser positioners for advancing the dispenser along a predetermined path of travel while operating or firing the dispenser to construct the three-dimensional article in successive layers or portions based upon the article defining data. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
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