US 2014/0191439 A1 · Continuous Feed 3D Manufacturing

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus adapted for the free-form manufacture of complex systems using multiple three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques using multiple materials on a continuously rotating disk with a flat surface in combination with the continuous increasing of distance between the material(s) source(s) and the build surface so as to allow for the continuous feed manufacturing of 3D Objects and complex systems. The continuous rotation of the build platform in combination with the continuous z-axis motion of the build platform results in the deposit of a continuously forming helically shaped layer that folds back onto previously deposited sections of the helix and thereby forms a 3D object or system of objects.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for the forming of three-dimensional objects, comprising:

a build chamber;
a rotatable build deck disposed within the build chamber;
at least one material deposition system;
and
the rotatable build deck movable along a z-axis perpendicular to a x-y plane of rotation of the rotatable build deck;
wherein the material deposition system is configured to deposit material or materials on a build surface upon which a fresh layer or layers of material is deposited while simultaneously rotating the flat disk surface while simultaneously displacing the flat disk surface in a continuous or near continuous motion away from the material sources along the axis of rotation of the build surface;
thereby forming three-dimensional objects by way of continuous helical shaped layer or layers of deposited material.

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Continuous Feed 3D Manufacturing

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Continuous Feed 3D Manufacturing

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Abstract

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