X-arm carriage assembly
    21.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11884016B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17026465

    申请日:2020-09-21

    申请人: Essentium, Inc.

    摘要: An X-arm carriage assembly for an additive manufacturing machine includes a magnet frame, a frame plate, a top plate and a bottom plate that define a rectangular shaped tube structure, first and second support brackets attached to first and second distal ends of the rectangular shaped tube structure to support the X-arm carriage assembly for movement along an x-axis, an encoder strip, a top linear rail mounted and a bottom linear rail adapted to moveably support a print head carriage on the X-arm carriage assembly along a y-axis, a longitudinal slot formed within the magnet frame, and a linear motor magnet track mounted onto the magnet frame in alignment with the longitudinal slot and extending longitudinally along the magnet frame, the linear motor magnet track including one of a single magnet and a plurality of magnets mounted adjacent one another.

    High frequency adhesive bonding
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11691351B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US16605395

    申请日:2019-07-29

    申请人: Essentium, Inc.

    摘要: A system and method for bonding a first layer of material to a second layer of material includes a first electrically conductive plate, a second electrically conductive plate spaced apart from the first electrically conductive plate. The second electrically conductive plate is electrically grounded. A high frequency generator in electrical communication with the first electrically conductive plate supplies high frequency electrical signals to the first electrically conductive plate. An adhesive applied to one of the first and second layers of material has an electromagnetic susceptor material that when subjected to the electric field heats the adhesive to an adhesive curing temperature to bond the first layer of material to the second layer of material. A clamping mechanism applies pressure to one of the first and second layers of material to maintain contact between the first and second layers until an adhesive cure time has lapsed.

    Three dimensional printer apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11376789B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16614600

    申请日:2018-05-18

    申请人: Essentium, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B29C64/209 H05B6/14 B33Y30/00

    摘要: A three-dimensional printing apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object includes a controller and a three-dimensional printer. The controller has a signal generator. The three-dimensional printer includes a print head, a part carrier, and a plasma field applicator. The plasma field applicator is disposed on an end of the print head. The controller is in communication with the print head, part carrier, and plasma field applicator. The three dimensional printer builds the three-dimensional object onto the part carrier. The signal generator outputs a signal to the plasma field applicator and the plasma field applicator generates an electromagnetic field and induced current pathway incident to the three-dimensional object on the part carrier.

    System and method of detecting failed bed adhesion for a three-dimensional printer

    公开(公告)号:US11345093B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US16879850

    申请日:2020-05-21

    申请人: Essentium Inc.

    摘要: A three-dimensional printer includes an enclosure defining a chamber and a print surface disposed within the chamber. The printer further includes a nozzle displaceable relative to the print surface for melting and dispensing a filament on the print surface to form a dielectric part during a printing process. The printer further includes a filament drive system for supplying the filament to the nozzle, and one or more capacitance sensors coupled to the print surface. The printer further includes a controller electrically coupled to the capacitance sensors for measuring a capacitance, with the controller generating an error signal in response to the controller determining a change of capacitance when the dielectric part is displaced relative to the print surface during the printing process. The printer further includes a display device electrically coupled to the controller and displaying an error message in response to the display device receiving the error signal.

    Three dimensional printer apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11325303B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16467693

    申请日:2017-11-03

    申请人: Essentium, Inc.

    摘要: A three-dimensional printing apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object includes a controller comprising a signal generator and a three-dimensional printer. The three-dimensional printer includes a print head, a three-dimensional object carrier, and an electrical field applicator. The electrical field applicator is disposed on an end of the print head. The controller is in communication with the print head, part carrier, and electrical field applicator. The three dimensional printer builds the three-dimensional object onto the three-dimensional object carrier. The signal generator outputs a signal to the electrical field applicator and the electrical field applicator generates an electrical field incident to the three-dimensional object on three-dimensional object carrier.

    INFRARED HEATING OF ADDITIVE PRINTED PART

    公开(公告)号:US20210370600A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17401004

    申请日:2021-08-12

    申请人: Essentium, Inc.

    摘要: A machine for producing additive printed parts having a print head attached to a gantry, including a frame having a plurality of side walls that define an interior space, a build table positioned within the interior space and including a print bed for supporting the additive printed part, a plurality of bellows attached at a first end to the gantry and at a second end to at least one of the plurality of side walls, a build volume defined by the plurality of side walls, the plurality of bellows and the build table, and an infrared heater disposed on the build table for heating an additive printed part positioned on the build table.

    Three-dimensional printer head including an automatic touchdown apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11065811B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16359671

    申请日:2019-03-20

    申请人: Essentium Inc.

    摘要: A three-dimensional printer head includes a drive motor, the drive motor including a drive shaft, a feed plate is affixed to the drive motor, and a feed hob is mounted to the drive shaft. The feed hob includes drive teeth configured to engage a filament. An idle assembly mounted to the feed plate configured to bias the filament against the drive teeth. The printer head further includes a z-axis plate assembly, wherein the z-axis plate assembly includes at least two flexures coupling a z-axis plate to the feed plate and a print nozzle mounted to the z-axis plate assembly. The printer head also includes a sensor coupled to the feed plate, wherein the sensor is configured to be triggered by the z-axis plate assembly when the z-axis plate assembly moves a given distance in a first direction.

    Filament buffer
    30.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11034090B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16273825

    申请日:2019-02-12

    申请人: Essentium, Inc.

    摘要: A machine for manufacturing additive printed parts includes a first filament cartridge adapted to support a length of filament of a material from which the additive printed parts will be manufactured, a print head moveably supported within the machine, and a first filament buffer positioned between the first filament cartridge and the print head and including a first buffer volume. The filament supported within the first filament cartridge extends from the first filament cartridge, through the first filament buffer, and to the print head and is allowed to deflect within the first buffer volume.