公开(公告)号：EP0715573B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-07

申请号：EP94925979.0

申请日：1994-08-17

申请人： Solidscape, Inc.

发明人： SANDERS, Royden C., Jr. ,  FORSYTH, John L. ,  PHILBROOK, Kempton F.

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B32B31/00 ,  B29C67/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29C2037/90 ,  B29C2791/002 ,  G05B2219/49031

摘要： The 3-D Model Maker (1) of the present invention is a device that builds three dimensional models of computer generated (e.g. CAD) structures by vector plotting layer-upon-layer applications of solidifiable substances. The layers are formed by expelling minuscule beads of the substances in liquid or flowable phase onto a platform (10) from one or more jets (60), the jets and platform being relatively movable in X, Y and Z coordinate system. The beads are deposited along vectors, during X/Y relative movement, on the platform (10), one at a time, layer-upon-layer, to build the model. The jets (60) and platform (10) are moved relatively to one another in accordance with instructions from the computer (controller) (11) to form each layer in the X-Y plane (in a manner analogous to an X-Y vector plotter) and either the platform (10) or the jets (60) may move in the Z direction to allow the jets to form subsquent layers.