Filament feeding assembly for fused filament fabrication system
AssigneeUltimaker B.V.
InventorLars ROSSING
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Abstract
Provided herein is a filament feeding assembly with a plurality of filament feeders arranged next to each other in a row. The filament feeding assembly has a first guide rail and a second guide rail, both arranged parallel to a straight line. The filament feeding assembly has first and second connectors movably coupled to the first and second guide rails, respectively. The filament feeding assembly has first and second suspensions arranged to adjustably couple the respective first and second connectors to the respective first and second guide rails. The first and second connectors pass each other by way of adjusting the distance between the first connector and the first guide rail and/or adjusting the distance between the second connector and the second guide rail.
Claims10
A filament feeding assembly for a fused filament fabrication system the filament feeding assembly comprising
- a plurality of filament feeders arranged next to each other in a row, wherein each filament feeder comprises an outlet and wherein the respective outlets of the filament feeders are aligned on a straight line;
- a first guide rail and a second guide rail, both being arranged parallel to the straight line;
- a first connector movably coupled to the first guide rail and comprising a first filament entrance for selectively receiving a filament from one of the outlets;
- a second connector movably coupled to the second guide rail and comprising a second filament entrance for selectively receiving a filament from one of the outlets;
- two actuators, each being arranged to move one of the connectors in front of the respective outlets of the filament feeders;
- a first suspension arranged to adjustably couple the first connector to the first guide rail, so that a distance between the first guide rail and the first connector is adjustable;
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- a second suspension arranged to adjustably couple the second connector to the second guide rail, so that a distance between the second guide rail and the second connector is adjustable;
- wherein the first and second connectors are arranged to pass each other by way of adjusting the distance between the first connector and the first guide rail and/or adjusting the distance between the second connector and the second guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.