公开(公告)号：US20200171811A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16565006

申请日：2019-09-09

申请人： Voxel8. Inc.

发明人： Michael Austin Bell ,  Kyle Jackson Dumont

IPC分类号： B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y10/00

摘要： A three-dimensional (3D) printer includes a frame, a first calibration device coupled to the frame, a dispensing system having a cartridge holder with a sensor mounted at a location relative to the cartridge holder, and a multi-axis positioning system for moving the dispensing system relative to the frame. Methods for calibrating the 3D printer are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180193922A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15405263

申请日：2017-01-12

申请人： Voxel8, Inc.

发明人： Michael Austin Bell ,  Andrew Marschner ,  Robert Douglas Weeks ,  Travis Alexander Busbee ,  Kyle Jackson Dumont ,  John Eugene Minardi

IPC分类号： B22F7/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29C67/00 ,  B22F3/105 ,  B22F3/10 ,  H05K3/00 ,  H05K3/12

摘要： According to at least one aspect, a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object comprising a plurality of materials is provided. The method comprises depositing a first material via additive manufacturing, removing at least some deposited material via subtractive manufacturing, and after removing the at least some deposited material, depositing a second material via additive manufacturing.

公开(公告)号：US20160193785A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US14986373

申请日：2015-12-31

申请人： Voxel8, Inc.

发明人： Michael Austin Bell ,  Carmen Marten-Ellis Graves ,  Kyle Dumont

IPC分类号： B29C67/00

CPC分类号： B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B29K2995/0005 ,  B29L2031/34 ,  B33Y30/00

摘要： A three-dimensional (3D) printer and associated 3D printing method includes (i) a dispensing system comprising removable cartridges adapted to dispense different materials, each cartridge including status pins that transfer an identity of each cartridge, properties of the build material dispenser, and/or properties of a build material disposed therein; (ii) a build surface disposed below the dispensing system; (iii) a multi-axis positioning system to position the dispensing system relative to the build surface; and (iv) status pin connections. The status pin connections are mated with some portion of the discrete status pins. A structural material is dispensed from one cartridge onto the build surface to define at least a portion of the object. A functional ink is dispensed from the other cartridge onto a region of the object.

摘要翻译： 三维（3D）打印机和相关联的3D打印方法包括（i）分配系统，其包括适于分配不同材料的可移除盒，每个盒包括传送每个盒的身份的状态针，构建材料分配器的特性，以及 /或设置在其中的构建材料的特性; （ii）设置在分配系统下方的构建表面; （iii）多轴定位系统，用于相对于构建表面定位分配系统; 和（iv）状态引脚连接。 状态引脚连接与离散状态引脚的某些部分配对。 结构材料从一个筒体分配到构建表面上以限定物体的至少一部分。 功能性墨水从另一个墨盒分配到物体的一个区域上。