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US 10,850,355 B2Granted
Severing device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorBruno Alves
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Abstract
A severing device for mechanically severing metal-containing 3D objects from a base plate of a 3D printing apparatus is provided. The severing device has at least one first machining unit firmly connectable to the 3D printing apparatus with at least one machining tool which has a working zone which encompasses at least part of an area of the base plate.
Claims20
A severing device for mechanically severing metal-containing 3D objects from a base plate of a 3D printing apparatus, the severing device comprising:
- at least one first machining unit connected to the 3D printing apparatus, the at least one first machining unit including at least one machining tool in the form of a continuous wire and having a working zone encompassing at least part of an area of the base plate.
A 3D printing apparatus for producing 3D objects comprising:
- a base plate for supporting the 3D objects;
- and
- a severing device for mechanically severing the 3D objects from the base plate, the severing device comprising:
- a first machining unit comprising a machining tool in the form of a continuous wire guided over two deflection rollers and at least two linear actuators acting in a X direction, each of the at least two linear actuators acting in the X direction mounted between two linear actuators acting in a Z direction, wherein the two deflection rollers are mounted to the at least two linear actuators acting in the X direction such that the first machining unit has a working zone completely encompassing an area of the base plate;
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- a second machining unit comprising at least one actuator acting in a X direction, each actuator mounted to an actuator acting in a Y direction.
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