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公开(公告)号:US06366825B1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-02
申请号:US09289842
申请日:1999-04-12
申请人: Dennis R. Smalley , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Chris R. Manners , Jocelyn M. Earl , Bryan J. L. Bedal , Charles W. Hull , Stacie L. VanDorin
发明人: Dennis R. Smalley , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Chris R. Manners , Jocelyn M. Earl , Bryan J. L. Bedal , Charles W. Hull , Stacie L. VanDorin
IPC分类号: G06F1900
CPC分类号: G06F19/00 , B29C64/135 , B29C64/40 , B33Y50/00 , G05B2219/49013 , G06T17/00
摘要: A method and apparatus for making high resolution objects by stereolithography utilizing low resolution materials which are limited by their inability to form unsupported structures of desired thinness and/or their inability to form coatings of desired thinness. Data manipulation techniques, based on layer comparisons, are used to control exposure in order to delay solidification of the material on at least portions of at least some cross-sections until higher layers of material are deposited so as to allow down-facing features of the object to be located at a depth in the building material which is equal to or exceeds a minimum cure depth that can effectively be used for solidifying these features. Similar data manipulations are used to ensure minimum reliable coating thicknesses exist, above previously solidified material, before attempting solidification of a next layer. In addition, horizontal comparison techniques are used to provide enhanced cross-sectional data for use in forming the object. Further, several techniques for automatically performing Z-error correction through the manipulation of a three-dimensional object representation are described.
摘要翻译: 使用低分辨率材料通过立体光刻技术制造高分辨率物体的方法和装置,其受到不能形成所需薄度的无支撑结构和/或不能形成所需薄度的涂层的限制。 基于层比较的数据处理技术被用于控制曝光,以便在至少一些横截面的至少部分上延迟材料的固化,直到沉积更高层的材料,以便允许下层的特征 物体位于建筑材料的深度上,其等于或超过可以有效地用于固化这些特征的最小固化深度。 在尝试凝固下一层之前,使用类似的数据操作来确保存在最小可靠的涂层厚度,以上固化的材料。 此外,使用水平比较技术来提供用于形成物体的增强的横截面数据。 此外,描述了通过操纵三维对象表示来自动执行Z误差校正的几种技术。
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公开(公告)号:US5597520A
公开(公告)日:1997-01-28
申请号:US233027
申请日:1994-04-25
申请人: Dennis R. Smalley , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Chris R. Manners , Charles W. Hull , Stacie L. VanDorin
发明人: Dennis R. Smalley , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Chris R. Manners , Charles W. Hull , Stacie L. VanDorin
CPC分类号: G06T17/00 , B29C67/0092 , G05B2219/49013
摘要: A method and apparatus for making high resolution objects by stereolithography utilizing low resolution materials which are limited by their inability to form unsupported structures of desired thinness and/or their inability to form coatings of desired thinness. Data manipulation techniques, based on layer comparisons, are used to control exposure in order to delay solidification of the material on at least portions of at least some cross-sections until higher layers of material are deposited so as to allow down-facing features of the object to be located at a depth in the building material which is equal to or exceeds a minimum cure depth that can effectively be used for solidifying these features. Similar data manipulations are used to ensure minimum reliable coating thicknesses exist, above previously solidified material, before attempting solidification of a next layer. In addition, horizontal comparison techniques are used to provide enhanced cross-sectional data for use in forming the object.
摘要翻译: 使用低分辨率材料通过立体光刻技术制造高分辨率物体的方法和装置,其受到不能形成所需薄度的无支撑结构和/或不能形成所需薄度的涂层的限制。 基于层比较的数据处理技术被用于控制曝光,以便在至少一些横截面的至少部分上延迟材料的固化,直到沉积更高层的材料,以便允许下层的特征 物体位于建筑材料的深度上,其等于或超过可以有效地用于固化这些特征的最小固化深度。 在尝试凝固下一层之前,使用类似的数据操作来确保存在最小可靠的涂层厚度,以上固化的材料。 此外,使用水平比较技术来提供用于形成物体的增强的横截面数据。
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公开(公告)号:US5999184A
公开(公告)日:1999-12-07
申请号:US428951
申请日:1995-04-25
CPC分类号: G06T17/00 , B29C67/0066 , B29C67/0092 , G05B2219/49013
摘要: A method and apparatus for making high resolution objects by stereolithography utilizing low resolution materials which are limited by their inability to form unsupported structures of desired thinness and/or their inability to form coatings of desired thinness. Data manipulation techniques, based on layer comparisons, are used to control exposure in order to delay solidification of the material on at least portions of at least some cross-sections until higher layers of material are deposited so as to allow down-facing features of the object to be located at a depth in the building material which is equal to or exceeds a minimum cure depth that can effectively be used for solidifying these features. Similar data manipulations are used to ensure minimum reliable coating thicknesses exist, above previously solidified material, before attempting solidification of a next layer. In addition, horizontal comparison techniques are used to provide enhanced cross-sectional data for use in forming the object. Further, several techniques for automatically performing Z-error correction through the manipulation of a three-dimensional object representation are described.
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公开(公告)号:US5481470A
公开(公告)日:1996-01-02
申请号:US259333
申请日:1994-06-13
申请人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
发明人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
IPC分类号: B29C35/08 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24 , G01J1/42 , G03C9/08 , G03F7/00 , G03F7/20 , G06F17/50 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20 , G06F19/00
CPC分类号: B29C67/0066 , B29C67/0062 , B29C67/0088 , B29C67/0092 , G01J1/4257 , G03F7/0037 , G03F7/70416 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20 , B29K2995/0073 , G05B2219/49013
摘要: A method of and apparatus for slicing a three-dimensional object representation into a plurality of layer representations is described, wherein the layer representations are subsequently used to form the object layer-by-layer according to the principles of stereolithography. If not already provided in the object representation, a plurality of layer boundary representations are first formed, and then the boolean difference of successive layer boundary representations are computed to derive boundaries of up and down-facing regions, enabling different cure parameters to be specified for these different regions.
摘要翻译: 描述用于将三维对象表示分割成多个层表示的方法和装置,其中随后根据立体光刻原理逐层地形成层表示。 如果没有在对象表示中提供,则首先形成多个层边界表示,然后计算连续层边界表示的布尔差以导出上下区域的边界,从而为 这些不同的地区。
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公开(公告)号:US06333741B1
公开(公告)日:2001-12-25
申请号:US09215793
申请日:1998-12-18
申请人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
发明人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
IPC分类号: G06T1700
CPC分类号: G06T17/20 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/135 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/40 , B29K2995/0073 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/00 , B33Y50/02 , G01J1/4257 , G03F7/0037 , G03F7/70416 , G05B2219/49013 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10
摘要: A method of and apparatus for slicing a three-dimensional object representation into a plurality of layer representations is described, wherein the layer representations are subsequently used to form the object layer-by-layer according to the principles of stereolithography. If not already provided in the object representation, a plurality of layer boundary representations are first formed, and then the boolean difference of successive layer boundary representations are computed to derive boundaries of up and down-facing regions, enabling different cure parameters to be specified for these different regions.
摘要翻译: 描述用于将三维对象表示分割成多个层表示的方法和装置,其中随后根据立体光刻原理逐层地形成层表示。 如果没有在对象表示中提供,则首先形成多个层边界表示,然后计算连续层边界表示的布尔差以导出上下区域的边界,从而为 这些不同的地区。
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公开(公告)号:US5854748A
公开(公告)日:1998-12-29
申请号:US475730
申请日:1995-06-07
申请人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
发明人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
IPC分类号: B29C35/08 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24 , G01J1/42 , G03C9/08 , G03F7/00 , G03F7/20 , G06F17/50 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20 , G06F19/00
CPC分类号: B29C67/0066 , B29C67/0062 , B29C67/0088 , B29C67/0092 , G01J1/4257 , G03F7/0037 , G03F7/70416 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20 , B29K2995/0073 , G05B2219/49013
摘要: A method of and apparatus for slicing a three-dimensional object representation into a plurality of layer representations is described, wherein the layer representations are subsequently used to form the object layer-by-layer according to the principles of stereolithography. If not already provided in the object representation, a plurality of layer boundary representations are first formed, and then the boolean difference of successive layer boundary representations are computed to derive boundaries of up and down-facing regions, enabling different cure parameters to be specified for these different regions.
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公开(公告)号:US5321622A
公开(公告)日:1994-06-14
申请号:US606191
申请日:1990-10-30
申请人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
发明人: David E. Snead , Dennis R. Smalley , Adam L. Cohen , Joseph W. Allison , Thomas J. Vorgitch , Thomas P. Chen
IPC分类号: B29C35/08 , B29C67/00 , B29K105/24 , G01J1/42 , G03C9/08 , G03F7/00 , G03F7/20 , G06F17/50 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20 , G06F15/46
CPC分类号: B29C67/0066 , B29C67/0062 , B29C67/0088 , B29C67/0092 , G01J1/4257 , G03F7/0037 , G03F7/70416 , G06T17/00 , G06T17/10 , G06T17/20 , B29K2995/0073 , G05B2219/49013
摘要: A method of and apparatus for slicing a three-dimensional object representation into a plurality of layer representations is described, wherein the layer representations are subsequently used to form the object layer-by-layer according to the principles of stereolithography. If not already provided in the object representation, a plurality of layer boundary representations are first formed, and then the boolean difference of successive layer boundary representations are computed to derive boundaries of up and down-facing regions, enabling different cure parameters to be specified for these different regions.
摘要翻译: 描述用于将三维对象表示分割成多个层表示的方法和装置,其中随后根据立体光刻原理逐层地形成层表示。 如果没有在对象表示中提供,则首先形成多个层边界表示,然后计算连续层边界表示的布尔差以导出上下区域的边界,从而为 这些不同的地区。
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公开(公告)号:US5192469A
公开(公告)日:1993-03-09
申请号:US606802
申请日:1990-10-30
IPC分类号: B29C67/00
CPC分类号: B29C67/0092 , G05B2219/49013
摘要: A method and apparatus for making an object by stereolithography from layers of a medium solidifiable upon exposure to synergistic stimulation by selecting an area element of a first layer of medium. The depth of the medium within the object underlying the area element is determined and compared to the depth to the minimum solidification depth of the medium. The area element is exposed to solidifying synergistic stimulation only if the depth of the medium equals or exceeds the minimum solidification depth. A next layer is created over the first layer without exposing the first layer to solidifying synergistic stimulation, if the depth is less than the minimum solidification depth. The layers may have a thickness selected such that the minimum solidification depth is a integer multiple of the layer thickness.
摘要翻译: 一种用于通过立体光刻法从介质层中暴露于协同刺激可固化的方法和装置,通过选择第一层介质的面积元素。 确定在区域元素下面的对象内的介质的深度并将其与介质的最小凝固深度的深度进行比较。 只有当介质的深度等于或超过最小凝固深度时,该区域元件才能暴露于固化协同刺激。 如果深度小于最小凝固深度,则在第一层上创建下一层而不暴露第一层以固化协同刺激。 这些层可以具有选择的厚度,使得最小凝固深度是层厚度的整数倍。
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公开(公告)号:US5182715A
公开(公告)日:1993-01-26
申请号:US824819
申请日:1992-01-22
申请人: Thomas J. Vorgitch , Raymond A. Bradford , Grady O. Floyd , Harry L. Tarnoff , Wayne A. Vinson , Frank F. Little , Richard A. Harlow , Wolfgang Schwarzinger , Paul H. Marygold , Mark A. Lewis , Yehoram Uziel , Borzo Modrek , Robert T. Pitlak , Thomas P. Chen
发明人: Thomas J. Vorgitch , Raymond A. Bradford , Grady O. Floyd , Harry L. Tarnoff , Wayne A. Vinson , Frank F. Little , Richard A. Harlow , Wolfgang Schwarzinger , Paul H. Marygold , Mark A. Lewis , Yehoram Uziel , Borzo Modrek , Robert T. Pitlak , Thomas P. Chen
CPC分类号: B29C67/0066 , B29C67/0088 , G06F17/246 , G06T17/00
摘要: A stereolithography system employing a more powerful laser and faster dynamic mirrors to speed up part building without sacrificing accuracy is described, especially large or complex parts. A controllable shutter is placed in the beam path of the laser to selectably block the passage of the beam and prevent unwanted solidification. A suitable servo controlled feedback loop is provided to accurately position the mirrors at the higher velocity.Also described is a means to reduce data flow by distributing tasks in a multiple processor environment, and to improve user interaction by the use of a spreadsheet model. These also improve the speed of part building, especially for large or complex parts.
摘要翻译: 描述了使用更强大的激光和更快的动态反射镜以加快部件制造而不牺牲精度的立体光刻系统,特别是大的或复杂的部件。 可控制的快门被放置在激光束的光束路径中,以可选择地阻挡光束的通过并防止不期望的凝固。 提供合适的伺服控制反馈回路,以便以更高的速度精确地定位反射镜。 还描述了通过在多处理器环境中分配任务来减少数据流的手段,并且通过使用电子表格模型来改善用户交互。 这些也提高了零件建造的速度,特别是对于大型或复杂零件。
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