公开(公告)号：EP1299217A4

公开(公告)日：2003-04-09

申请号：EP01952987

申请日：2001-07-12

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： SWANSON WILLIAM JOHN ,  POPA MINEA A ,  TURLEY PATRICK W ,  PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR ,  HOPKINS PAUL E ,  BROSE STEVE ,  KIMM DANIEL I ,  POLLARD DAVID L ,  HAHN ANDREW M

IPC分类号： B29C31/00 ,  B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/52 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29C71/02 ,  C08K5/00 ,  B29C41/12 ,  B65H16/10

CPC分类号： C08K5/0016 ,  B29C31/04 ,  B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/52 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29C71/02 ,  B29C2071/022 ,  B29C2791/005 ,  B29K2055/02 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  G05B2219/49019 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  C08L33/02

摘要： Disclosed are a filament cassette and a filament cassette receiver for supplying filament in a three-dimensional deposition modeling machine. The filament cassette contains a rotatable spool of filament, and has an exit orifice through which a filament strand may exit the cassette. The filament cassette receiver is mounted in a loading bay of the modeling machine and receives the filament cassette. The filament cassette receiver has a conduit for receiving a strand of filament from the cassette and a drive means for advancing the filament strand through the conduit. The present invention provides a convenient manner of loading and unloading filament from the modeling machine, and can be implemented in a manner that will protect the filament from moisture in the environment.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于通过来自湿敏热塑性塑料的沉积建模技术来建立三维模型的方法和装置。 将热塑性造型材料的原料干燥至低含水量并供应至建模设备的分配头。 干燥的热塑性材料在液化器中加热并以预定图案沉积，以便构建三维模型。