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US 11,633,913 B2Granted
Apparatuses for processing additive manufactured objects and methods of use
AssigneeJf Polymers (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
InventorsXiaofan Luo, Zhaokun Pei, Junheng Zhao, Julia D. Truchsess
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Abstract
An apparatus (200) for smoothing a surface of an object (100). The apparatus includes a chamber (210), a reservoir (324) configured to hold a liquid (322), and a nebulizer assembly (212) configured to generate a mist (104) from the liquid into the chamber. The nebulizer assembly includes a mesh (732), a vibrating element (731), and a wick (736). The object is received in the chamber and the mist is configured to surround the object.
Claims20
A method for smoothing a surface of an additive manufactured object, the method comprising:
- receiving the object in a chamber;
- generating a mist into the chamber by a nebulizer assembly from a liquid held in a reservoir, the mist comprising micro-droplets of the liquid;
- and
- surrounding the object with the mist, the mist interacting with the surface of the object so as to improve smoothness of the object surface;
- wherein the nebulizer assembly comprises a mesh, a wick having a distal end submerged in the liquid, and a vibrating element causing the mesh to generate the mist from the liquid approximately at room temperature and without substantially vaporizing the liquid;
- and
- wherein the liquid comprises at least one solvent selected from alcohols, ethers, esters, and ketones.
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