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US 2021/0268720 A1Published application
System and method for calibrating a 3d printer
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorChristopher D. Blair
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) printer includes a tool configured to extrude a material onto a surface to produce a 3D object. The 3D printer also includes a first movement device configured to move the tool in a first direction while the material is being extruded. The 3D printer also includes a first sensor configured to measure a first parameter of the first movement device as the first movement device moves the tool in the first direction.
Claims20
A three-dimensional (3D) printer, comprising:
- a tool configured to extrude a material onto a surface to produce a 3D object;
- a first movement device configured to move the tool in a first direction while the material is being extruded;
- and
- a first sensor configured to measure a first parameter of the first movement device as the first movement device moves the tool in the first direction.
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A three-dimensional (3D) printer, comprising:
- a track;
- a frame coupled to the track and configured to move along the track;
- a tool mount coupled to the frame and configured to move along the frame;
- an extruder coupled to the tool mount, wherein the extruder is configured to extrude a material onto a surface to produce a 3D object;
- a first motor configured to move the frame along the track in a first direction in a substantially horizontal plane while the material is being extruded;
- and
- a first sensor configured to measure a first electrical parameter of the first motor as the first motor moves the frame along the track.
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A method for operating a three-dimensional (3D) printer, comprising:
- moving a tool in a first direction using a first movement device;
- extruding a material from the tool onto a surface as the tool moves in the first direction to produce a 3D object;
- and
- measuring a first parameter of the first movement device using a sensor as the tool moves in the first direction and extrudes the material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.