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公开(公告)号:US20220362994A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-17
申请号:US17771696
申请日:2020-10-23
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: J. Samuel Batchelder
Abstract: A cooling assembly, and method, for an article being printed using a selective toner electrophotographic printing system is disclosed. The assembly includes a surface for delivering and returning cooling gas, the surface containing first plurality of elongate openings in communication with a cooling gas supply; and a second plurality elongate openings in communication with a cooling gas return; wherein the first plurality of elongate openings and second plurality of elongate openings are substantially parallel to one another and alternate with one another.
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公开(公告)号:US20220355542A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-10
申请号:US17622554
申请日:2020-06-30
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: J. Samuel Batchelder
IPC: B29C64/147 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , G03G15/22
Abstract: In a method of printing a 3D part in accordance with a selective deposition additive manufacturing process a first image portion of a flowable material is developed using a first electrophotographic engine. A second image portion of a resilient material is developed using a second electrophotographic engine. The first image portion is registered with respect to the second image portion to form a combined image layer comprising the first and second image portions on a transfer medium. The combined image layer is transfused from the transfer medium to a part build surface of a 3D part. The viscosity (Vr) of the resilient material is greater than or equal to three times the viscosity (Vf) of the flowable material, and/or the storage modulus (Er) of the resilient material is greater than or equal to three times the storage modulus (Ef) of the flowable material.
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公开(公告)号:US20220134670A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17432730
申请日:2020-02-21
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: John Samuel Batchelder
IPC: B29C64/386 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/00 , B29C64/268 , B29C64/282 , G03G15/22 , G03G15/20
Abstract: An apparatus for use in a selective toner electrophotographic process (STEP) additive manufacturing system, the apparatus includes a radiant heat source configured to emit radiation of a first band of wavelengths in the region of a transfuse roller nip; and a pyrometer configured to receive and measure radiation emitted from the region of the transfuse roller nip; wherein the radiation measured by the pyrometer comprises a second band of wavelengths different from the first band of wavelengths emitted by the radiant heat source. The radiant heat source is typically one or more laser light emitters.
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公开(公告)号:US20200338815A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16958909
申请日:2017-12-29
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: J. Samuel Batchelder , Arun Chowdry , Chris Anton
IPC: B29C64/147 , B29C64/40 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/218 , B29C64/364
Abstract: A method of selective deposition-based additive manufacturing includes conveying a layer (28) of material to previously built layers (22) of material. A determination is made as to whether at least one of the conveyed layers (28) of material and a top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion (302). When at least one of the conveyed layer (28) of material and the top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion, a first set of steps (306, 408, 506) are used to transfer the conveyed layer (28) of material to the top previously built layer (22) of material. When neither of the conveyed layer (28) of material and the top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion, a second set of steps (304, 406, 504) are used to transfer the conveyed layer (28) of material to the top previously built layer (22) of material.
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公开(公告)号:US20200338814A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16958906
申请日:2017-12-28
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: Zeiter Farah , Andrew Rice
IPC: B29C64/147 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B29C64/393 , G03G15/22 , G03G15/00
Abstract: A method of operating a selective deposition-based additive manufacturing system capable of building a three-dimensional (3D) part includes developing a first layer using at least one electrostatographic engine, conveying the first layer from the at least one EP engine to a transfusion assembly, determining an anticipated transfusion overlay error for the first layer, determining whether the anticipated transfusion overlay error exceeds an overlay error specification, discarding the first layer after determining that the anticipated transfusion overlay error exceeds the overlay error specification, developing a successive layer using the at least one electrostatographic engine, conveying the successive layer from the at least one electrostatographic engine to the transfusion assembly, and transfusing the successive layer on a part build surface using the transfusion assembly to build the 3D part in a layer-by-layer manner on a part build platform.
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公开(公告)号:US20190202113A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-04
申请号:US16235587
申请日:2018-12-28
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: J. Samuel Batchelder
IPC: B29C64/153 , B29C64/35 , B29C64/176 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/295
CPC classification number: B29C64/153 , B29C64/176 , B29C64/245 , B29C64/295 , B29C64/35 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y40/00
Abstract: A method of producing a 3D part using a selective deposition based additive manufacturing system can include developing a first layer using at least one electrostatography engine, determining a first cross-track offset distance between an average cross-track symmetry line of the first layer and a centerline of a transfer medium, transferring the first layer to the transfer medium such that the average cross-track symmetry line of the first layer is aligned with the centerline of the transfer medium, moving a build platform relative to the transfer medium in the cross-track direction to align the first layer on a part build surface, and transfusing the first layer on the build platform using a transfusion assembly to build the part in a layer-by-layer manner. The first layer comprises at least one of a part material and a support material. The first cross-track offset distance is measured in a cross-track direction perpendicular to an in-track direction of movement of the transfer medium.
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公开(公告)号:US20180370214A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-27
申请号:US16055894
申请日:2018-08-06
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: James W. Comb , Steven A. Chillscyzn , William J. Swanson , J. Randolph Sanders , Michael W. Bacus
Abstract: An additive manufacturing system comprising a transfer medium configured to receive the layers from a imaging engine, a heater configured to heat the layers on the transfer medium, and a layer transfusion assembly that includes a build platform, and is configured to transfuse the heated layers onto the build platform in a layer-by-layer manner to print a three-dimensional part.
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公开(公告)号:US10065371B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-04
申请号:US14866083
申请日:2015-09-25
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: Trevor I. Martin
IPC: B29C41/02 , B29C67/00 , G03G13/22 , B29C64/135 , B29C64/165 , B29C64/141 , B29C64/129 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/106 , B29C64/00 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/112 , G03G15/22 , B33Y70/00 , B33Y10/00 , B29C47/00 , B29C47/08 , B29K33/00 , B29K25/00 , B29K105/00 , B29K9/06 , B29K33/20 , B29K9/00 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: A method for printing a three-dimensional part and a support structure with an electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system. The method includes developing a support layer of the support structure from a soluble support material with a first electrophotography engine, and transferring the developed support layer from the first electrophotography engine to a transfer medium. The method also includes developing a part layer of the three-dimensional part from an ABS part material with a second electrophotography engine, and transferring the developed part layer from the second electrophotography engine to the transfer medium. The method further includes moving the attracted part and support layers to a layer transfusion assembly with the transfer medium, and transfusing the moved part and support layers together to previously-printed layers with the layer transfusion assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10061221B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-28
申请号:US15363453
申请日:2016-11-29
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: James E. Orrock , Steven A. Chillscyzn , Trevor I. Martin
IPC: G03G13/22 , G03G13/08 , G03G9/097 , G03G9/087 , G03G9/08 , G03G13/16 , G03G13/20 , B29C67/24 , B29C43/00 , G03G15/22 , G03G15/08 , B29C64/153 , B29K77/00 , B29K105/00 , B33Y30/00
CPC classification number: G03G13/22 , B29C43/006 , B29C64/153 , B29C67/24 , B29K2077/00 , B29K2105/0005 , B29K2105/0023 , B29K2105/005 , B29K2105/251 , B29K2995/0094 , B33Y30/00 , G03G9/0819 , G03G9/08757 , G03G9/08764 , G03G9/08766 , G03G9/08795 , G03G9/08797 , G03G9/09783 , G03G9/09791 , G03G13/08 , G03G13/16 , G03G13/20 , G03G15/08 , G03G15/1625 , G03G15/224 , G03G15/24 , G03G2215/1695
Abstract: A method of printing three-dimensional parts with an electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system, with a part material including a composition having an engineering-grade thermoplastic material and a charge control agent. The part material is provided in a powder form having a controlled particle size, and is configured for use in the electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system having a layer transfusion assembly for printing the three-dimensional parts in a layer-by-layer manner.
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公开(公告)号:US11848534B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-19
申请号:US15529371
申请日:2015-11-24
Applicant: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
Inventor: J. Samuel Batchelder , Moshe Aknin , Jonathan B. Hedlund
IPC: H01S5/024 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y10/00 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/268 , B29C64/393 , H01S5/00 , H01S5/40 , H01S5/02 , B29C64/135 , H01S5/02325 , B33Y50/02 , H01S5/042 , H01S5/02212 , B29K105/24
CPC classification number: H01S5/02469 , B29C64/135 , B29C64/268 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , H01S5/005 , H01S5/02 , H01S5/02325 , H01S5/02423 , H01S5/042 , H01S5/405 , H01S5/4025 , B29K2105/24 , H01L2224/48091 , H01S5/02212 , H01L2224/48091 , H01L2924/00014
Abstract: A laser assembly for use with an additive manufacturing system, which includes a base block configured to be moved along a scan direction axis in the additive manufacturing system, a plurality of laser emitters preferably arranged in an array of at least two rows of two or more laser emitters. At least a portion of a heat sink assembly is configured to draw heat away from the base block and/or the laser emitters. The assembly includes a controller assembly a controller assembly configured to control a movement of the base block along the first axis and to independently control at least timing and duration of energy emitted from each laser emitter of the plurality of laser emitters as the base block moves along the first axis.
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