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US 11,141,914 B2Granted
Three-dimensional printing system
AssigneeGenesis Dimensions, LLC
InventorsJames Eric Compton, Casey Roberts, Ben Steinhauer, Kaleb Steinhauer, Daniel Holman
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Abstract
A three-dimensional printing system including at least one positioning mechanism, and at least one end effector movably connected to the at least one positioning mechanism. The at least one end effector includes at least one mixing head configured to dispense a material, and at least one subtractive tool configured to subtract at least a portion of the material such that a desired design is achieved.
Claims13
A three-dimensional printing system, comprising:
- at least one positioning mechanism in the form of at least one robotic arm;
- at least one end effector movably connected to said at least one robotic arm, said at least one end effector including a frame, at least one mixing head in the form of at least one nozzle connected to said frame and configured to dispense a material, a first mixer connected to said frame, a second mixer connected to said frame, a motor connected to said frame and configured for driving said first and second mixers, and at least one subtractive tool configured to subtract at least a portion of said material such that a desired design is achieved;
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- a positioning system mounted to the at least one end effector, wherein the positioning system provides real-time feedback of location of the mixing head.
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A three-dimensional printing system, comprising:
- a proportioning system configured to proportion a material, said proportioning system includes a first mixer, a second mixer, and a motor configured for driving said first and second mixers:
- a first positioning mechanism in the form of a first robotic arm;
- a second positioning mechanism associated with said first positioning mechanism, the second positioning mechanism being in the form of a second robotic arm;
- a first end effector movably connected to said first robotic arm, said first end effector including a frame and at least one nozzle connected to said frame and operably connected to said proportioning system, said at least one nozzle is configured for dispensing said material layer-by-layer to form a mold, wherein said first mixer is connected to said frame, said second mixer is connected to said frame, and said motor is connected to said frame;
- a second end effector movably connected to said second robotic arm and including at least one subtractive tool which is configured for subtracting at least a portion of said mold;
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- a positioning system mounted to the first end effector, wherein the positioning system provides real-time feedback of location of the at least one nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.