Method for building three-dimensional models in extrusion-based additive manufacturing systems using core-shell semi-crystalline consumable filaments
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B29C-041/02
B29C-047/00
B29C-067/00
B29C-047/02
출원번호
US-0233280
(2011-09-15)
등록번호
US-8801990
(2014-08-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Mikulak, James K.
Deckard, Carl R.
출원인 / 주소
Stratasys, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Morrison, Brian R.
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A consumable filament for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the consumable filament comprises a first portion of a first semi-crystalline polymeric material, and a second portion of a second semi-crystalline polymeric material, and where the second semi-crystalline polym
A consumable filament for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the consumable filament comprises a first portion of a first semi-crystalline polymeric material, and a second portion of a second semi-crystalline polymeric material, and where the second semi-crystalline polymeric material has a crystallization temperature that is greater than a crystallization temperature of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for building a three-dimensional object with an additive manufacturing system having a heated build chamber and an extrusion head, the method comprising: feeding a consumable filament to the extrusion head, the consumable filament comprising a longitudinal length, a core portion extendin
1. A method for building a three-dimensional object with an additive manufacturing system having a heated build chamber and an extrusion head, the method comprising: feeding a consumable filament to the extrusion head, the consumable filament comprising a longitudinal length, a core portion extending along the longitudinal length, and a shell portion extending along the longitudinal length and substantially encasing the core portion, wherein the core portion compositionally comprises a first semi-crystalline polymeric material, and wherein the shell portion compositionally comprises a second semi-crystalline polymeric material having a peak crystallization temperature that is greater than a peak crystallization temperature of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material;melting the fed consumable filament in the extrusion head to form a molten material;depositing the molten material in the heated build chamber as an extruded road that defines at least a portion of a layer of the three-dimensional object, wherein the extruded road comprises a core region of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material, and a shell region of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material;crystallizing at least a portion of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material of the shell region prior to formation of a subsequent layer of the three-dimensional object; andcrystallizing at least a portion of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material of the core region after crystallizing the portion of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material of the shell region. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the peak crystallization temperature of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material is greater than the peak crystallization temperature of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material by at least about 5° C. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumable filament has an average cross-sectional area ranging from about 0.5 square millimeters to about 8 square millimeters. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the shell portion has an average volume ranging from about 5% to about 75% of an average volume of the consumable filament. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second semi-crystalline polymeric material exhibits at least about 30% crystallinity prior to the formation of the subsequent layer of the three-dimensional object, and wherein the first semi-crystalline polymeric material exhibits less than about 10% crystallinity prior to the formation of the subsequent layer of the three-dimensional object. 6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising maintaining an environment within the heated build chamber at one or more temperatures that are about equal to, or are within a range of about 20° C. above or below, the peak crystallization temperature of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first semi-crystalline polymeric material and the second semi-crystalline polymeric material have substantially the same peak melting temperatures. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the shell portion of the consumable filament also compositionally comprises a colorant, and wherein the shell region of the extruded road also includes the colorant. 9. A method for building a three-dimensional object with an additive manufacturing system having a heated build chamber and an extrusion head, the method comprising: feeding a consumable filament to the extrusion head, the consumable filament comprising: a longitudinal length;a core portion extending along the longitudinal length, wherein the core portion compositionally comprises a first semi-crystalline polymeric material having a first peak crystallization temperature; anda shell portion extending along the longitudinal length and substantially encasing the core portion, wherein the shell portion compositionally comprises a second semi-crystalline polymeric material having a second peak crystallization temperature that is different from the first peak crystallization temperature of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material;melting the fed consumable filament in the extrusion head to form a molten material;depositing the molten material in the heated build chamber as an extruded road of a layer of the three-dimensional object, wherein the extruded road comprises a core region of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material, and a shell region of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material; andbegin crystallizing the first semi-crystalline polymeric material of the core region and the second semi-crystalline polymeric material of the shell region at different times. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second peak crystallization temperature of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material is greater than the first peak crystallization temperature of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material by at least about 10° C. 11. The method of claim 10, and further comprising maintaining an environment within the heated build chamber at one or more temperatures that are about equal to, or are within a range of about 20° C. above or below, the second peak crystallization temperature of the second semi-crystalline polymeric material. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein the first semi-crystalline polymeric material and the second semi-crystalline polymeric material have substantially the same peak melting temperatures. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the first semi-crystalline polymeric material comprises a first base polymer, and the second semi-crystalline polymeric material comprises a second base polymer that is substantially the same as the first base polymer, and wherein at least one of the first semi-crystalline polymeric material and the second semi-crystalline polymeric material further comprises one or more additives to promote the difference between the first peak crystallization temperature and the second peak crystallization temperature. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first base polymer and the second base polymer each comprise a polyamide. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein the second semi-crystalline polymeric material further comprises a nucleating agent. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein the core portion and the shell portion of the consumable filament each have an oval cross-sectional geometry or a rectangular cross-sectional geometry. 17. A method for building a three-dimensional object with an additive manufacturing system having a heated build chamber and an extrusion head, the method comprising: feeding a consumable filament to the extrusion head, the consumable filament comprising: a longitudinal length;a core portion extending along the longitudinal length, wherein the core portion compositionally comprises a first polyamide material having a first peak crystallization temperature; anda shell portion extending along the longitudinal length and substantially encasing the core portion, wherein the shell portion compositionally comprises a second polyamide material having a second peak crystallization temperature that is greater than the first peak crystallization temperature of the first polyamide material by at least about 10° C.;melting the fed consumable filament in the extrusion head to form a molten material;depositing the molten material in the heated build chamber to form a series of extruded roads for a layer of the three-dimensional object, wherein at least a portion of the extruded roads each comprise a core region of the first polyamide material and a shell region of the second polyamide material; andmaintaining an environment within the heated build chamber at one or more temperatures that are about equal to, or are within a range of about 20° C. above or below, the second peak crystallization temperature of the second polyamide material. 18. The method of claim 17, and further comprising forming a layer of a support structure in the heated build chamber, wherein depositing the molten material in the heated build chamber comprises depositing at least a portion of the molten material onto the layer of the support structure. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first polyamide material and the second polyamide material have substantially the same peak melting temperatures. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the consumable filament has an average cross-sectional area ranging from about 0.5 square millimeters to about 8 square millimeters.
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