3D printed light fixture
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorJacobus Petrus Johannes Van Os
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Abstract
A 3D printed fixture (100) for a luminaire is provided. The 3D printed fixture comprises at least one meshed wall part (110) and at least one solid wall part, wherein the meshed wall part further comprises a plurality of wall segments (112) defining a plurality of apertures (114) extending through the meshed wall part. The solid wall part and the meshed wall part are formed by a plurality of layers (130) stacked on each other in a stacking direction. Each layer forms cross sectional portions (116) of the plurality of wall segments of the meshed wall part and a cross-sectional portion (126) of the solid wall part. For each layer, the sum of the perimeters of the cross-sectional portions of the plurality of wall segments exceeds the perimeter of the cross-sectional portion of the solid wall part.
Claims9
A 3D printed fixture for a luminaire, comprising:
- at least one meshed wall part having a plurality of wall segments defining a plurality of apertures extending through the meshed wall part, and
- at least one solid wall part,
- wherein the solid wall part and the meshed wall part are formed by a plurality of layers stacked on each other in a stacking direction, such that each layer forms cross-sectional portions of the plurality of wall segments of the meshed wall part and a cross-sectional portion of the solid wall part,
- wherein, for each layer, the sum of the perimeters of the cross-sectional portions of the plurality of wall segments exceeds the perimeter of the cross-sectional portion of the solid wall part,
- wherein each layer is formed by a material added in a plurality of lines arranged adjacent to each other in a main plane of extension of the layer, and
- wherein each of the plurality of wall segments is formed by more than two and less than ten lines adjoining each other in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction, and further by more than one and less than ten lines adjoining each other in the stacking direction.
A method for 3D printing of a fixture for a luminaire, comprising:
- forming at least one meshed wall part having a plurality of wall segments defining a plurality of apertures extending through meshed wall part, and
- forming at least one solid wall part,
- wherein forming the solid wall part and the meshed wall part comprises adding a plurality of layers stacked on each other in a stacking direction, such that each layer forms cross-sectional portions of the plurality of wall segments of the meshed wall part and a cross-sectional portion of the solid wall part,
- wherein, for each layer, the sum of the perimeters of the cross-sectional portions of the plurality of wall segments exceeds the perimeter of the cross-sectional portion of the solid wall part,
- wherein each layer is formed by adding a material in a plurality of lines arranged adjacent to each other in a main plane of extension of the layer, and
- wherein each of the plurality of wall segments is formed by more than two and less than ten lines adjoining each other in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction, and further by more than one and less than ten lines adjoining each other in the stacking direction.
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