Three-dimensional printing system
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsNanzhu Zhao, Federico Venturi
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Abstract
A three-dimensional printing system includes a tank containing a liquid photopolymer resin, a rigid base on which an object is configured to be printed, and an arm connected to the rigid base to move the rigid base relative to the tank. A first light source is configured to emit light to the tank to form the object on the rigid base. A first pair of rollers are configured to receive the object therebetween. The first pair of rollers are configured to pull the object in a direction out of the tank. A first post-processing station is configured to receive a first end of the object while a second end of the object is being formed in the tank.
Claims14
A three-dimensional printing system comprising:
- a tank containing a liquid photopolymer resin;
- a rigid base on which an object is configured to be printed;
- an arm connected to the rigid base to move the rigid base relative to the tank;
- a first light source configured to emit light to the tank to form the object on the rigid base;
- a first pair of rollers configured to receive the object therebetween, the first pair of rollers being configured to pull the object in a direction out of the tank;
- a first post-processing station configured to receive a first end of the object while a second end of the object is being formed in the tank, the first post-processing station including a second light source configured to emit light to the object;
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- a second post-processing station configured to receive the first end of the object while the second end of the object is being formed in the tank, the second post-processing station being disposed upstream of the first post-processing station in a printing direction of the object, the second post-processing station including a reservoir configured to store a liquid to be sprayed on the object,
- the second post-processing station including a C-shaped frame, a plurality of nozzles being disposed on an inner surface of the C-shaped frame, the plurality of nozzles being fluidly connected to the reservoir.
A three-dimensional printing system comprising:
- a tank containing a liquid photopolymer resin;
- a rigid base on which an object is configured to be printed;
- an arm connected to the rigid base to move the rigid base relative to the tank;
- a first light source configured to emit light to the tank to form the object on the rigid base;
- a first pair of rollers configured to receive the object therebetween, the first pair of rollers being configured to pull the object in a direction out of the tank;
- a first post-processing station configured to receive a first end of the object while a second end of the object is being formed in the tank, the first post-processing station including a second light source configured to emit light to the object;
- a second post-processing station configured to receive the first end of the object while the second end of the object is being formed in the tank, the second post-processing station being disposed upstream of the first post-processing station in a printing direction of the object, the second post-processing station including a C-shaped frame;
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- a plurality of drains disposed on an inner surface of the C-shaped frame.
A three-dimensional printing system comprising:
- a tank containing a liquid photopolymer resin;
- a rigid base on which an object is configured to be printed;
- an arm connected to the rigid base to move the rigid base relative to the tank;
- a first light source configured to emit light to the tank to form the object on the rigid base;
- a first pair of rollers configured to receive the object therebetween, the first pair of rollers being configured to pull the object in a direction out of the tank;
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- a first post-processing station configured to receive a first end of the object while a second end of the object is being formed in the tank, the first post-processing station including a second light source configured to emit light to the object, the first post-processing station including a C-shaped frame;
- the second light source being disposed on an inner surface of the C-shaped frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.