公开(公告)号：EP1194274A4

公开(公告)日：2009-03-04

申请号：EP00928227

申请日：2000-04-19

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR ,  BROSCH ANDREA L

IPC分类号： B29C41/36 ,  C08K5/00 ,  B29C41/02

CPC分类号： C08K5/0016 ,  B29C41/36 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29K2055/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  C08L33/02

摘要： A process for three-dimensional modeling in which an alkali-soluble thermoplastic material is used in an additive deposition process to form a soluble support structure (28) for a three-dimensional object (26) under construction. The alkali-soluble thermoplastic material includes a base polymer of carboxylic acid and a plasticizer. Following formation, the object (26) is placed in an alkaline bath to dissolve the support structure (28). The alkali-soluble material can be used to form an alkali-soluble three-dimensional object (26).

摘要翻译： 一种用于三维建模的方法，其中在添加剂沉积工艺中使用碱溶性热塑性材料以形成用于正在建造的三维物体（26）的可溶性支撑结构（28）。 碱溶性热塑性材料包括羧酸的基础聚合物和增塑剂。 形成后，将物体（26）置于碱性浴中以溶解支撑结构（28）。 碱溶性材料可用于形成碱溶性三维物体（26）。

公开(公告)号：EP1497093A4

公开(公告)日：2006-12-13

申请号：EP03726318

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： CRUMP STEVEN SCOTT ,  PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR ,  HANSON JEFFREY J

IPC分类号： B29C33/40 ,  B29C45/00 ,  B29C33/38 ,  B29C39/02 ,  B29C39/24 ,  B29C45/77 ,  B29C67/00

CPC分类号： B29C45/00 ,  B29C33/3842 ,  B29C71/0009 ,  B29C2045/465 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： Disclosed is a method and apparatus for making a prototype injection molded part. An extruder of the type used for fused deposition modeling injects production thermoplastic material into a heated nonconductive plastic mold tool slowly at low pressure in an isothermic process. The mold tool may be built from a CAD drawing by fused deposition modeling or another rapid prototyping technique. Using the present invention, an injection molded prototype part can be made from a digital representation of the part within 24 hours by an engineer in an office environment.

公开(公告)号：EP1552459A4

公开(公告)日：2009-01-21

申请号：EP03762048

申请日：2003-06-27

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR

IPC分类号： B29C67/00 ,  B29C33/64 ,  B29C41/00 ,  B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/42 ,  B29C41/52 ,  B29C71/02 ,  C08K5/00 ,  C08L23/00 ,  C08L71/12 ,  C08L77/00 ,  C08L81/06 ,  C08L101/00 ,  G06F7/60 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  B29C33/64 ,  B29C41/003 ,  B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/42 ,  B29C41/52 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29C71/02 ,  B29C2071/022 ,  B29C2791/005 ,  B29K2055/02 ,  B29K2079/085 ,  B29K2081/06 ,  B29K2083/00 ,  B29K2105/0058 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  C08G77/16 ,  C08G2650/40 ,  C08K5/0016 ,  C08L71/00 ,  C08L81/06 ,  G05B2219/49019 ,  C08L33/02

摘要： A three-dimensional model (26) and its support structure (28) are built by fused deposition modeling techniques, wherein a thermoplastic material containing silicone is used to form the support structure (28) and/or the model (26). The silicone acts as a release agent to facilitate removal of the support structure from the model after its completion. The thermoplastic material containing silicone exhibits good thermal stability, and resists build-up in the nozzle (24) of an extrusion head (12) or jetting head of a three-dimensional modeling apparatus (10).

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。

公开(公告)号：EP1499761A4

公开(公告)日：2009-09-02

申请号：EP03747020

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： COMB JAMES W ,  PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR ,  LEAVITT PAUL J ,  SKUBIC ROBERT L ,  BATCHELDER JOHN SAMUEL

IPC分类号： B29C47/92 ,  B29C47/08 ,  B29C47/10 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29K105/08 ,  D01F6/00 ,  D02J1/22 ,  D02G3/00 ,  B29C47/06

CPC分类号： B29C67/0055 ,  B29C47/0014 ,  B29C47/6087 ,  B29C47/92 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B29C2947/92123 ,  B29C2947/92409 ,  B29C2947/92523 ,  B29C2947/92571 ,  B29C2947/9259 ,  B29C2947/92619 ,  B29C2947/92904 ,  B29C2947/92933 ,  B29C2947/92952 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  Y10T428/2913 ,  Y10T428/298

摘要： Disclosed is a modeling filament (20) for use as feedstock in a fused deposition modeling liquifier (22), and a method for manufacturing the filament (20). The diameter and standard deviation of the filament (20) are controlled to meet various tolerance requirements of jam resistance, slip resistance, model strength, liquifier overflow prevention and hysteresis-free transient response. Standard deviation of the filament diameter is matched to a filament target diameter. The resulting filament (20) is used to form high-quality models.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在熔融沉积建模液化器中用作原料的建模长丝，以及用于制造长丝的方法。 控制灯丝的直径和标准偏差，以满足阻力，防滑，模型强度，液化溢流防止和无滞后瞬态响应的各种公差要求。 灯丝直径的标准偏差与灯丝目标直径相匹配。 所得细丝用于形成高质量的模型。

公开(公告)号：EP1388051A4

公开(公告)日：2009-02-11

申请号：EP02723850

申请日：2002-04-15

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR

IPC分类号： B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/52 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29C71/02 ,  C08K5/00 ,  C08L23/00 ,  C08L71/12 ,  C08L77/00 ,  C08L81/06 ,  G06F7/60 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： C08K5/0016 ,  B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/52 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29C71/02 ,  B29C2071/022 ,  B29C2791/005 ,  B29K2055/02 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  G05B2219/49019 ,  C08L33/02

摘要： Disclosed are high-performance thermoplastic materials used in building a three-dimensional model and its supports, by fused deposition modeling techniques. A modeling material used to build a model (26) is comprised of a thermoplastic resin having a heat deflection temperature of greater than 120°C. An amorphous thermoplastic resin which self-laminates, bonds weakly to the modeling material, has a heat deflection temperature similar to the heat deflection temperature of the modeling material, and has a tensile strength of between 34 MPa [5000 psi] and 83 MPa [12,000 psi] comprises a support material used to build a support structure (28). In a preferred embodiment the thermoplastic resin comprising the support material is selected from the group consisting of a polyphenylene ether and polyolefin blend, a polyphenylsulfone and amorphous polyamide blend and a bolyphenysulfone, polysulfone and amorphous polyamide blend.

摘要翻译： 通过熔融沉积建模技术，高性能热塑性材料用于建立三维模型及其支撑。 在优选的实施方案中，用作造型材料的热塑性树脂选自聚碳酸酯树脂，聚苯砜树脂和聚碳酸酯/丙烯腈 - 丁二烯 - 苯乙烯树脂。 一种非层压的非晶态热塑性树脂，与建模材料很弱地结合，其热变形温度类似于建模材料的热变形温度，并且具有5000psi至12,000psi之间的拉伸强度用作支撑材料 。 在优选的实施方案中，用作载体材料的热塑性树脂选自聚苯醚和聚烯烃共混物，聚苯砜和无定​​形聚酰胺共混物，以及聚苯砜，聚砜和无定形聚酰胺共混物。

公开(公告)号：EP1501669A4

公开(公告)日：2008-12-03

申请号：EP03716969

申请日：2003-04-04

申请人： STRATASYS INC

发明人： PRIEDEMAN WILLIAM R JR ,  SMITH DAVID THOMAS

IPC分类号： B29C41/36 ,  B29C41/02 ,  B29C41/48 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B29C71/00 ,  B29K91/00 ,  B29C71/02 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： B29C71/0009 ,  B29C41/48 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/135 ,  B29C64/35 ,  B29K2995/0073 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y70/00

摘要： Disclosed is a method for smoothing the surface of an object built from a polymeric or wax material using a layered manufacturing rapid prototyping technique. After the object is built it is exposed to a vaporized solvent such as in a vaporizer for an exposure time sufficient to reflow the object surface. A solvent is chosen based on its ability to transiently soften the material which forms the object, and thereafter evaporate off the object. The object is removed from the solvent and allowed to dry, producing a smooth finished part.