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US 2021/0197478 A1Published application
Modules of three-dimensional (3d) printers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKristopher J Erickson, Spencer Barrett, Kenneth Williams
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Abstract
In some examples, a module of a three-dimensional (3D) printer can include a first linear actuator, a second linear actuator, and a tool to selectively engage a part and selectively disengage from the part, where the tool is connected to the first linear actuator and the second linear actuator.
Claims15
A module of a three-dimensional (3D) printer, comprising:
- a first actuator;
- a second actuator;
- and
- a tool to selectively engage a part and selectively disengage from a part, wherein the tool is connected to the first actuator and the second actuator.
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A three-dimensional (3D) printer, comprising:
- a build material carriage;
- and
- a pick and place module, wherein the pick and place module includes:
- a first linear actuator;
- a second linear actuator;
- and
- a vacuum nozzle connected to the first linear actuator and the second linear actuator;
- wherein the vacuum nozzle of the pick and place module is adjustable in a first direction via the first linear actuator, adjustable in a second direction via the second linear actuator, and adjustable in a third direction such that the vacuum nozzle is to pick a part and place the part in a build platform during a 3D print job.
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A method, comprising:
- picking, by a pick and place module of a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a part from a pickup platform via a vacuum nozzle of the pick and place module;
- moving, by the pick and place module of the 3D printer, the picked part to a predetermined location in a build platform of the 3D printer;
- and
- releasing, by the vacuum nozzle of the pick and place module, the part in the predetermined location in the build platform during a 3D print job.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.