Three-Dimensional Printing Control
AssigneeChromatic 3D Materials, Inc.
InventorsCora Leibig, Daniel Gilbert, Paul Hopkins, Michael Garrod
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) object production system and methods for 3D printing reactive components to form a thermoset product. The disclosure relates to Use of a 3D printer having a controller comprising one or more processors to print a 3D object. The disclosure also provides a 3D object production system and methods for 3D printing comprising adjusting one or more parameters of an at least one actuator to produce a 3D object based on a reaction rate between reactive components.
Claims23
1-43. (canceled)
A three-dimensional (3D) object production system comprising:
- an extruded thermoset printing apparatus comprising:
- a mixing chamber to receive and mix at least a first reactive component and a second reactive component to provide a thermosetting material;
- an extrusion nozzle to deliver the thermosetting material to form the 3D object;
- and
- a controller comprising one or more processors and operably coupled to the extruded thermoset printing apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to:
- produce the 3D object based on a 3D object design using the thermosetting material delivered by the extruded thermoset printing apparatus, and
- adjust one or more parameters of producing the 3D object based on a reaction rate between at least the first reactive component and the second reactive component to provide the thermosetting material, wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of:
- a time per layer of the thermosetting material,
- a flow rate of the thermosetting material through the extrusion nozzle,
- a viscosity of the thermosetting material through the extrusion nozzle, and
- a cure acceleration of the thermosetting product.
A three-dimensional (3D) object production method comprising:
- providing an extruded thermoset printing apparatus comprising:
- a mixing chamber to receive and mix at least a first reactive component and a second reactive component to provide a thermosetting material;
- and
- an extrusion nozzle to deliver the thermosetting material to form the 3D object;
- producing the 3D object based on a 3D object design using the thermosetting material delivered by the extruded thermoset printing apparatus;
- and
- adjusting one or more parameters of producing the 3D object based on a reaction rate between at least the first reactive component and the second reactive component to provide the thermosetting material, wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of:
- a time per layer of the thermosetting material,
- a flow rate of the thermosetting material through the extrusion nozzle,
- a viscosity of the thermosetting material through the extrusion nozzle, and
- a cure acceleration of the thermosetting material.
47-49. (canceled)
A three-dimensional (3D) object production method comprising:
- providing an extruded thermoset printing apparatus comprising:
- a mixing chamber to receive and mix at least a first reactive component and a second reactive component to provide a thermosetting material,
- an extrusion nozzle to deliver the thermosetting material to form the 3D object, and
- at least one actuator operably coupled to the extrusion nozzle to move the extrusion nozzle when delivering the thermosetting material to form the 3D object;
- producing the 3D object based on a 3D object design using the thermosetting material delivered by the extruded thermoset printing apparatus;
- and
- adjusting one or more parameters of the at least one actuator to produce the 3D object based on a reaction rate between at least the first reactive component and the second reactive component to provide the thermosetting material, wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of:
- a layer translation path;
- a layer pattern;
- a seam structure;
- a movement speed;
- and
- a corner speed.
51-53. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.