Apparatuses, systems and methods for three-dimensional printing
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B22F-003/105
B22F-007/00
B33Y-010/00
B33Y-030/00
B33Y-050/02
B28B-017/00
B23K-026/12
B23K-026/34
C22C-038/02
C22C-038/44
C22C-038/58
C04B-035/64
B23K-010/02
B23K-015/00
B23K-026/16
B23K-026/32
B29C-067/00
B23K-026/22
C22C-038/00
B28B-001/00
B33Y-040/00
B33Y-070/00
출원번호
US-0967118
(2015-12-11)
등록번호
US-9573193
(2017-02-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Buller, Benyamin
Milshtein, Erel
출원인 / 주소
VELO3D, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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181
초록▼
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) objects, 3D printing processes, as well as methods, apparatuses and systems for the production of a 3D object. Methods, apparatuses and systems of the present disclosure may reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary supports. The present disclo
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) objects, 3D printing processes, as well as methods, apparatuses and systems for the production of a 3D object. Methods, apparatuses and systems of the present disclosure may reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary supports. The present disclosure provides three dimensional (3D) objects printed utilizing the printing processes, methods, apparatuses and systems described herein.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object, comprising a controller that is programmed to: (a) direct a supply of powder material from a powder dispenser to a powder bed operatively coupled to the powder dispenser, wherein the supply of powder material comprises supply of (i) a first lay
1. An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object, comprising a controller that is programmed to: (a) direct a supply of powder material from a powder dispenser to a powder bed operatively coupled to the powder dispenser, wherein the supply of powder material comprises supply of (i) a first layer of powder material to form a powder bed at a first time (t1) and (ii) a second layer of powder material in the powder bed at a second time (t2) that follows t1 wherein the second layer of material is provided adjacent to the first layer of powder material, wherein the powder material comprises an elemental metal, metal alloy, ceramic, or an allotrope of elemental carbon, wherein the powder dispenser is operatively coupled to the controller;(b) direct an energy beam generated by an energy source to the powder bed to transform at least a portion of the powder material to a transformed material that subsequently hardens to yield the three-dimensional object, wherein the energy beam is operatively coupled to the controller; and(c) direct a cooling member disposed adjacent to at least one of the first layer and the second layer to remove thermal energy from the second layer at a time interval from t2 to a third time (t3), wherein the thermal energy is removed along a vertical direction of the energy beam, wherein upon removal of thermal energy the transformed material solidifies to form at least a portion of the three-dimensional object, and wherein the cooling member is operatively coupled to the controller. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to (1) transform at least a portion of the powder material in the second layer to form a transformed material using the energy beam, which energy beam has a first energy per unit area (S1), and (2) use the cooling member to remove thermal energy during the time interval from t2 to t3 at a second energy per unit area (S2) that is at least about 0.3 times S1. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to control an average temperature of the second layer of powder material. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein during the time interval from t2 to t3, an average temperature at a point in the second layer is maintained at less than or equal to about 250° C. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooling member is movable, and wherein the controller is programmed to direct movement of the cooling member. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the cooling member is movable to or from a position that is between the energy source and the powder bed. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooling member is separated from the powder bed by a gap. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the gap is at a spacing between the cooling member and an exposed surface of the powder bed, which spacing is less than or equal to about 50 millimeters. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the gap is at an adjustable spacing between the cooling member and the powder bed. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller is programmed to regulate the adjustable spacing. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a multi core processor. 12. An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object, comprising: (a) a powder bed;(b) a powder dispenser that supplies powder material to form the powder bed, wherein the powder material comprises an elemental metal, metal alloy, ceramic, or an allotrope of elemental carbon, wherein the supply of powder material comprises supply of (i) a first layer of powder material to form the powder bed at a first time (t1) and (ii) a second layer of powder material in the powder bed at a second time (t2) that follows t1, wherein the second layer of material is provided adjacent to the first layer of powder material, wherein the powder dispenser is disposed adjacent to the powder bed;(c) an energy source that provides an energy beam to the powder bed, which energy beam transforms at least a portion of the powder bed to a transformed material that subsequently hardens to yield the three-dimensional object, wherein the energy beam is disposed adjacent to the powder bed; and(d) a first cooling member that removes thermal energy from the second layer at a time interval from t2 to a third time (t3), wherein the thermal energy is removed along a vertical direction of the energy beam wherein upon removal of thermal energy, the transformed material solidifies to form at least a portion of the three-dimensional object, and wherein the cooling member is disposed adjacent to the first layer or the second layer. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member comprises a material with a thermal conductivity of at least about 20 Watts per meter per degree Kelvin (W/mK). 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member is disposed above the exposed surface of the powder bed. 15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member is passive. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the enclosure further comprises a second cooling member disposed outside of the enclosure, which second cooling member comprises a heat exchanger. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second cooling member comprises a cooling liquid. 18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member cools through mechanical contact. 19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member is movable to or from a position that is between the energy source and the powder bed. 20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member is movable. 21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member is separated from the powder bed by a gap. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the gap is at a spacing between the heat sink and an exposed surface of the powder bed, which spacing is less than or equal to about 50 millimeters. 23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the gap is at an adjustable spacing between the cooling member and the powder bed. 24. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first cooling member further comprises a cleaner that removes the powder material or debris from a surface of the heat sink, wherein the cleaner is located adjacent to the cooling member. 25. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a collector that collects at least one of a remainder of the powder material and debris from the first cooling member or from the powder bed, wherein the collector is located adjacent to the cooling member.
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