US 2021/0268736 A1 · DEVICE FOR THE ADDITIVE PRODUCTION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT

Abstract

An apparatus for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object by successive layer-by-layer selective illumination and thus selective solidification of construction material layers formed in a construction plane, consisting of a solidifiable construction material by at least one energy beam, comprising a housing structure, and a combined coating and illumination assembly firmly arranged or formed on the housing structure of the apparatus, comprising a coating device provided for applying the construction material into the construction plane and for forming construction material layers to be solidified in the construction plane, and an illumination device provided for the selective illumination of respective construction material layers formed in the construction plane by the coating device, and a carrying device.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object by successive layer-by-layer selective illumination and selective solidification of construction material layers formed in a construction plane having a construction material that can be solidified by at least one energy beam, the apparatus comprising:

a housing structure;
an assembly arranged or formed on the housing structure of the apparatus, the assembly comprising:
a coating device configured for applying the construction material into the construction plane and for forming construction material layers to be solidified in the construction plane, the coating device comprising:
a first coating element;
a second coating element arranged adjacently to the first application element;
and
an application element disposed between the first application element and the second application element;
and
an illumination device configured for the selective illumination of respective construction material layers formed in the construction plane by the coating device;
and
a carrying device which comprises at least one carrying element that comprises the construction plane;
wherein each of the first and second application elements is configured to apply a certain amount of construction material onto the construction plane laterally adjacent to the coating element.

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a housing structure;
a combined coating and illumination assembly arranged or formed on the housing structure of the apparatus, comprising:
a coating device configured for applying the construction material into the construction plane and for forming construction material layers to be solidified in the construction plane;
and
an illumination device configured for the selective illumination of respective construction material layers formed in the construction plane by the coating device, the illumination device comprising a plurality of illumination elements respectively configured to generate an energy beam for the selective illumination of a construction material layer to be selectively solidified, wherein the coating device is disposed between a first plurality of illumination elements and a second plurality of illumination elements;
and
a carrying device which comprises at least one carrying element that comprises the construction plane and is movably supported in a horizontal movement plane relative to the combined coating and illumination assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device for the additive production of a three-dimensional object

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Device for the additive production of a three-dimensional object

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