DIAGNOSTICS AND RESOLUTION OPTIMIZATION FOR SCANNING PROJECTION STEREOLITHOGRAPHY

    公开(公告)号:US20220339877A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17729140

    申请日:2022-04-26

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a system for performing scanning projection stereolithography. The system uses a light projector which is configured to generate a polymerizing optical signal to initiate polymerization of a photopolymerizable resin or material at a build plane. An optics subsystem collimates and focuses the polymerizing optical signal. The optics subsystem is movable relative to the build plane to optimize focus of the polymerizing optical signal at the build plane. A light scanning subsystem directs the polymerizing optical signal received from the optics subsystem to selected X axis and Y axis locations on the build plane. A positioning subsystem positions the optics subsystem at a selected location relative to the build plane, where the selected location is chosen to optimize focusing of the polymerizing optical signal at a specific, selected X/Y location on the build plane.

    System and method for additive manufacturing using spherical coordinates

    公开(公告)号:US11478984B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US17135892

    申请日:2020-12-28

    申请人: Jay Lee

    发明人: Jay Lee

    摘要: A system, method and computer program product for an additive manufacturing or three dimensional (3D) printing system, including a build point, located at an origin of a Spherical coordinate system; a theta axis motor configured to incrementally control rotation of the build point in relation to an extruder head along the theta axis; a phi axis motor configured to incrementally control rotation of the build point in relation to the extruder head along the phi axis perpendicular to the theta axis; and a rho radius motor configured to incrementally control the extruder head to a desired radius from the build point.

    Additive manufacturing apparatus and calibration method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11472113B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17467293

    申请日:2021-09-06

    申请人: Sodick Co., Ltd.

    摘要: A calibration method of an additive manufacturing apparatus includes an irradiation trace forming step, an imaging step, a specifying step, and a correction step. The irradiation trace forming step scans laser beams with each of a plurality of scanners with respect to a plurality of target positions on a calibration plate installed on a molding region, and forms a plurality of irradiation traces having different shapes for each of the plurality of scanners. The imaging step simultaneously images the plurality of irradiation traces formed with respect to the same target position. The specifying step specifies a plurality of irradiated positions of the laser beam scanned by each of the plurality of scanners. The correction step generates correction data that specifies a deviation amount at any point of a laser coordinate system related to each of the plurality of scanners.

    MODIFICATION OF A 3D MODEL OF A 3D OBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20220326682A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17642258

    申请日:2019-10-22

    摘要: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to access a 3D model of a 3D object to be fabricated and apply a deformation model to the 3D model. In some examples, the processor may generate a modified 3D model that compensates for a determined deformation of the 3D object during a sintering process for the 3D object. In some examples, the deformation model may include a densification component associated with a density of the 3D object and a deformation component associated with mechanical loads on the 3D object. The densification component may have initial state values associated with the density of the 3D object during the sintering process.

    Lamination shaping powder evaluation method and lamination shaping powder therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11448578B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16641983

    申请日:2017-08-25

    摘要: This invention relates to a method of evaluating powder for lamination shaping by stable criteria. In this method, it is evaluated whether powder for lamination shaping can be spread into a uniform powder layer in the lamination shaping, wherein the powder is evaluated using, as a flowability of the powder, an adhesive force of the powder calculated from a failure envelope obtained by a shear test. The shear test is conducted by a powder rheometer, and the adhesive force is obtained from the relationship between a normal stress and a shearing stress at the powder rheometer. If the adhesive force is 0.450 kPa or less, the powder is evaluated to be spread into a uniform powder layer in the lamination shaping. Furthermore, if at least one of that the 50% particle size of the powder obtained by a laser diffraction method is 3 to 250 μm and that the apparent density of the powder is 3.5 g/cm3 or more is satisfied, the powder is evaluated to be spread into a uniform powder layer in the lamination shaping.