A gantry-type three dimensional printing apparatus for printing a three dimensional work piece in a layer wise manner
AssigneeBlackbelt Holding B.V.
InventorStephan SCHÜRMANN
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gantry-type three dimensional printing apparatus for printing a three dimensional work piece in a layer wise manner using a building material, said apparatus comprising at least: a frame with an XYZ-gantry; a printing head unit coupled to said XYZ-gantry; a building material supply unit for feeding building material to said printing head unit; and a support platform on which said three dimensional work piece is being printed in layers, said support platform being part of said XYZ-gantry and is movable in the Z-direction.
Claims15
A gantry-type three dimensional printing apparatus for printing a three dimensional work piece in a layer wise manner using a building material, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame with an XYZ-gantry;
- a printing head unit coupled to said XYZ-gantry;
- a building material supply unit for feeding building material to said printing head unit;
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- a support platform on which said three dimensional work piece is being printed in layers, said support platform being part of said XYZ-gantry and is movable in the Z-direction, wherein the support platform comprises an endless conveyor belt oriented parallel with horizontal, and wherein
- the printing head unit is movable within a XY-plane being inclined relative to the Z-direction.
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