Laser 3d printer
Assignee3D4Mec Srl
InventorsGiuseppe CORSINI, Gabriele CARLONI
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Abstract
A laser 3D printer presents a tubular compartment; a lifting platform slidably engaged in the tubular compartment; a dispenser for feeding a given amount of powdered material onto the lifting platform; a distributor for distributing the powdered material over the lifting platform; and a laser printing head for sintering the powdered material laid on the lifting platform; the distributor having the shape of a hopper converging downwards and being configured for receiving the powdered material from the dispenser.
Claims10
A laser 3D printer comprising a substantially vertical tubular compartment (8), which extends downwards starting from a plane (P);
- a lifting platform (12) engaged in a sliding manner in the tubular compartment (8);
- a feeding unit (19) mounted above the plane (P) for feeding a powdered material (3) onto the lifting platform (12);
- and a laser printing head (4) for sintering the powdered material (3) laid on the lifting platform (12);
- the feeding unit (19) comprising a dispenser (23) for feeding a given amount of powdered material (3) onto the lifting platform (12) and a distributor (30) for distributing the powdered material (3) over the lifting platform (12) itself;
- and being characterized in that the distributor (30) has the shape of a hopper converging towards the plane (P), and is configured for receiving the powdered material (3) from the dispenser (23).
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