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US 2021/0276288 A1Published application
Three-dimensional (3d) part finishing system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorArthur H. BARNES
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) part finishing system includes a submerging apparatus to receive a 3D printed part, and a liquid supply container to receive the submerging apparatus. The system further includes a controller operatively connected to the submerging apparatus. The controller is to receive or determine an input time for the 3D printed part and to control submersion of the submerging apparatus into the liquid supply container for the input time.
Claims15
A three-dimensional (3D) part finishing system, comprising:
- a submerging apparatus to receive a 3D printed part;
- a liquid supply container to removably receive the submerging apparatus;
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- a controller operatively connected to the submerging apparatus, the controller to receive or determine an input time for the 3D printed part and to control submersion of the submerging apparatus into the liquid supply container for the input time.
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A method, comprising:
- determining a temperature for a liquid based on a boiling point of the liquid and a melting point of a fused polymeric or polymeric composite build material forming a three-dimensional (3D) printed part to be at least partially submerged into the liquid;
- determining an input time based on a characteristic of the 3D printed part to be at least partially submerged into the liquid;
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- at least partially submerging the 3D printed part into the liquid for the input time, the liquid being at the determined temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.