Method and apparatus for identifying surface features associated with
selected lamina of a three-dimensional object being
stereolithographically formed
    111.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for identifying surface features associated with selected lamina of a three-dimensional object being stereolithographically formed 失效
    用于识别与立体光刻形成的三维物体的选定层相关联的表面特征的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5945058A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-31

    申请号:US854950

    申请日:1997-05-13

    摘要: This invention relates to the stepwise layer-by-layer formation of a three-dimensional object through application of the principles of stereolithography and to the automatic detection of surface features of each layer of a three-dimensional object to manufacture parts more reliably, more accurately and more quickly. Automatic detection of trapped volume regions and size of solidified cross-sectional regions are disclosed. Automatic selection of recoating styles is made based on (1) the detected regions,(2) empirically or otherwise determined optimum recoating styles for different types of regions, and (3) a look-up table, other correlation system, or processor for associating recoating style information with laminae containing particular identified regions.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过应用立体光刻的原理逐层逐层地形成三维物体,并且涉及对三维物体的各层的表面特征的自动检测,以更可靠地,更准确地制造零件 并且更快。 公开了捕获体积区域的自动检测和凝固的横截面区域的尺寸。 根据(1)检测到的区域,(2)经验地或以其他方式确定不同类型区域的最佳重新布置样式,自动选择重新设计样式,以及(3)查找表,其他相关系统或用于关联的处理器 重写样式信息与包含特定区域的层。

    Thermal stereolithography
    112.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US5672312A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-30

    申请号:US464977

    申请日:1995-06-05

    摘要: Apparatus for and related methods of forming three-dimensional objects out of a building material, which is normally solid, but which is flowable when heated. In one embodiment, a support material is used to fill in portions of layers which are not to be solidified as part of the object, thus providing support to otherwise unsupported portions of other layers. Advantageously, the support material is also normally solid and flowable when heated, and has a lower melting point than the building material enabling the support material to later be removed without damaging the object. In an alternative embodiment this support material can be used to build a support such as a web support, or the like, for supporting an object surface from a second surface. In another alternative embodiment, such an apparatus is combined with a conventional stereolithographic apparatus to provide means for forming an object out of conventional stereolithographic materials, but utilizing a normally solid but thermally-flowable support material to provide support to the object, either on a layer-by layer basis, or by building supports such as web supports.

    Thermal stereolithography
    113.
    发明授权
    Thermal stereolithography 失效
    热立体光刻

    公开(公告)号:US5569349A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-29

    申请号:US464194

    申请日:1995-06-05

    摘要: Apparatus for and related methods of forming three-dimensional objects out of a building material, which is normally solid, but which is flowable when heated. In one embodiment, a support material is used to fill in portions of layers which are not to be solidified as part of the object, thus providing support to otherwise unsupported portions of other layers. Advantageously, the support material is also normally solid and flowable when heated, and has a lower melting point than the building material enabling the support material to later be removed without damaging the object. In an alternative embodiment this support material can be used to build a support such as a web support, or the like, for supporting an object surface from a second surface. In another alternative embodiment, such an apparatus is combined with a conventional stereolithographic apparatus to provide means for forming an object out of conventional stereolithographic materials, but utilizing a normally solid but thermally-flowable support material to provide support to the object, either on a layer-by layer basis, or by building supports such as web supports.

    摘要翻译: 从建筑材料中形成三维物体的装置和相关方法,其通常是固体,但是当加热时它是可流动的。 在一个实施例中,支撑材料用于填充不被凝固的部分层,作为物体的一部分,从而为其它层的其它未支撑的部分提供支撑。 有利地,支撑材料在加热时也通常是固体和可流动的,并且具有比建筑材料低的熔点,使得能够在不损坏物体的情况下移除支撑材料。 在替代实施例中,该支撑材料可用于构建支撑件,例如幅材支撑件等,用于从第二表面支撑物体表面。 在另一替代实施例中,这种装置与传统的立体光刻设备组合以提供用于从常规立体光刻材料形成物体的装置,但是使用通常为固体但热可流动的支撑材料来提供对物体的支撑, 或通过构建诸如web支持的支持。

    Stereolithographic curl reduction
    114.
    发明授权
    Stereolithographic curl reduction 失效
    立体光刻卷曲减少

    公开(公告)号:US5273691A

    公开(公告)日:1993-12-28

    申请号:US868462

    申请日:1992-04-14

    摘要: An improved stereolithography system for generating a three-dimensional object by creating a cross-sectional pattern of the object to formed at a selected surface of a fluid medium capable of altering its physical state in response to appropriate synergistic stimulation by impinging radiation, particle bombardment or chemical reaction, information defining the object being structurally specified to reduce curl, stress and distortion in the ultimately formed object, the successive adjacent laminae, representing corresponding successive adjacent cross-sections of the object, being automatically formed and integrated together to provide a step-wise laminar buildup of the desired object, whereby a three-dimensional object is formed and drawn from a substantially planar surface of the fluid medium during the forming process. A stereolithographic distortion known as curl is defined, and several techniques to eliminate or reduce curl are described, including dashed line, bent line, secondary structure, rivets, and multi-pass techniques. In addition, a quantitative measurement of curl known as the curl factor, and a test part known as a quarter cylinder are described, which together can be used to measure the effectiveness of the above techniques in reducing curl.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于产生三维物体的改进的立体光刻系统,其通过在物体的横截面图形上形成,以形成在流体介质的选定表面上,该液体介质能够响应于通过撞击辐射,粒子轰击或者对其进行适当的协同刺激而改变其物理状态 化学反应,定义物体的信息在结构上被规定以减少最终形成的物体中的卷曲,应力和变形,代表对象的相应连续的相邻横截面的连续相邻层被自动形成并集成在一起, 从而在成形过程中从流体介质的基本上平坦的表面形成三维物体并从其中抽出三维物体。 定义了称为卷曲的立体光刻变形,描述了消除或减少卷曲的若干技术,包括虚线,弯曲线,二次结构,铆钉和多遍技术。 此外,描述了称为卷曲因子的卷曲的定量测量,以及被称为四分之一圆筒的测试部件,它们可以一起用于测量上述减少卷曲技术的有效性。

    Method and apparatus for stereolithographic curl balancing
    116.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for stereolithographic curl balancing 失效
    用于立体光刻卷曲平衡的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5238639A

    公开(公告)日:1993-08-24

    申请号:US939549

    申请日:1992-08-31

    IPC分类号: B29C67/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for eliminating or substantially reducing curling effects in stereolithographically formed objects. Synergistic stimulation is applied to a curable material to form a three dimensional object through the build up of successive layers. Curling between successive layers is eliminated or substantially reduced by curing a balancing layer in relation to a balanced layer such that reverse curl of the balanced layer caused by the balancing layer offsets or negates normal curl of the balanced layer caused by the balancing layer.

    摘要翻译: 用于消除或显着降低立体光刻形成物体中的卷曲效应的方法和装置。 协同刺激被施加到可固化材料上以通过连续层的积聚形成三维物体。 通过使平衡层相对于平衡层固化平衡层,消除或大幅度地降低连续层之间的卷曲,使得由平衡层引起的平衡层的反向卷曲抵消或消除由平衡层引起的平衡层的正常卷曲。

    Method of making a three dimensional object by stereolithography
    119.
    发明授权
    Method of making a three dimensional object by stereolithography 失效
    通过立体光刻法制作三维物体的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5130064A

    公开(公告)日:1992-07-14

    申请号:US429435

    申请日:1989-10-30

    摘要: A stereolithographic method for constructing an object from a medium capable of solidification upon exposure to synergistic stimulation (e.g. a laser beam). Stacked layers of solidified medium are constructed by exposing the medium to synergistic stimulation in magnitude and pre-selected pattern, such that each layer is formed with external boundaries and up and down facing surfaces as necessary. At least a portion of a layer which is neither upfacing nor downfacing is also skinned, e.g., provided with a continuous skin formed by overlapping skin vectors or traces of the laser beam. Alternatively, all intermediate or internal cross-sectional layers are provided with skin and cross-hatch. Upfacing and downfacing features, and intermediate layers may be provided with a skin created by scanning in a first pass using non-consecutive skin vectors followed by scanning in at least one additional pass that completes the exposing process by filling in between the originally drawn vectors. To reduce waffling, regions of intersecting vectors at least in down-facing surfaces are determined. Exposure of one or more of the respective intersecting vectors is reduced at the regions of intersection to provide downfacing features with a uniform exposure.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过暴露于协同刺激(例如激光束)从能够固化的介质构建物体的立体光刻方法。 通过将介质暴露于大小和预先选择的图案中的协同刺激来构建堆叠的凝固介质层,使得每个层根据需要形成有外部边界和上下表面。 层叠的至少一部分既不向上表现,也不向下表面,也被剥皮,例如设置有通过重叠皮肤载体或痕迹的激光束形成的连续皮肤。 或者,所有中间或内部横截面层都具有皮肤和交叉影线。 面向上和向下表面的特征和中间层可以具有通过使用非连续皮肤矢量扫描第一道次所创建的皮肤,然后在至少一个附加路径中进行扫描,其中通过填充初始绘制的矢量来完成曝光过程。 为了减少晃动,确定至少在向下的表面中的相交向量的区域。 一个或多个相交的矢量的曝光在交叉区域减小,以提供具有均匀曝光的向下表面特征。

    Methods of creating probe structures from a plurality of planar layers
    120.
    发明授权
    Methods of creating probe structures from a plurality of planar layers 有权
    从多个平面层产生探针结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08717054B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US13273823

    申请日:2011-10-14

    IPC分类号: G01R31/00

    摘要: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to compliant probe structures for making temporary or permanent contact with electronic circuits and the like. Some embodiments are directed to various designs of cantilever-like probe structures while other embodiments are directed to methods for fabricating probe structures. In some embodiments, methods of forming probe structures include formation of a plurality of planar multi-material electrodeposited layers wherein each probe structure includes a contact tip and a compliant body, wherein the compliant body is formed from at least one material that is different from the contact tip material and wherein the compliant body provides for elastic compression of the probe in a plane of primary motion during use and wherein during formation of the layers a stacking direction of the plurality of layers is perpendicular to the plane of primary motion.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开的实施例涉及用于与电子电路等进行临时或永久接触的柔性探针结构。 一些实施例涉及悬臂式探针结构的各种设计,而其他实施例涉及用于制造探针结构的方法。 在一些实施例中,形成探针结构的方法包括形成多个平面多材料电沉积层,其中每个探针结构包括接触末端和柔顺体,其中柔顺体由至少一种与 接触尖端材料,并且其中柔顺体在使用期间在主运动平面中提供探针的弹性压缩,并且其中在层的形成期间,多个层的堆叠方向垂直于主运动平面。