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US 12,179,416 B2Granted
Manufacturing systems and methods for three-dimensional printing
AssigneeDC Precision Ceramics, LLC
InventorDavid Crenshaw
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) printing system may comprise a frame; and an additive component(s) configured to couple to the frame. The additive component(s) may comprise a first extrusion unit, a second extrusion unit, and/or a third extrusion unit. The 3D printing system may be a portion of a hybrid computer numerical control (CNC) machining/3D printing system and configured to manufacture a 3D component autonomously from start to finish. The additive component(s) may comprise a heating system including a hot-air blower.
Claims19
A condensing device for use in a 3D printing system, the condensing device comprising:
- a first spindle taper adaptable to be operably coupled to a spindle of a computer numerical control (CNC) machining device;
- a tip comprising an aperture disposed at a most distal end of the tip and at least partially defining a longitudinal axis;
- a housing coupled to the tip;
- an air driving system disposed between the first spindle taper and the tip the air driving system configured to route air towards an air outlet disposed proximate the tip;
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- a material forming apparatus disposed at least partially within the tip and protruding at least partially outward through the aperture, the material forming apparatus configured to conform a pre-deposited material;
- wherein the air driving system comprises a turbine, and wherein the turbine is configured to rotate in response to the air blowing on a bucket of each blade of the turbine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.