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US 2025/0033279 A1Published application
3d printing system and control method
AssigneeSuzhou Meaman Machines Co., Ltd
InventorWeidong HUANG
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Abstract
Disclosed are a 3D printing system and a control method. The 3D printing system includes: a material extrusion apparatus, configured to extrude a molten material to print a current layer; and a preheating apparatus, configured to preheat a previous layer of the current layer before the current layer is printed, so as to heat the current layer from a current temperature to a temperature more suitable for fusing with the current layer.
Claims15
A 3D printing system, comprising:
- a material extrusion apparatus, configured to extrude a molten material to print a current layer;
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- a preheating apparatus, configured to preheat a previous layer of the current layer before the current layer is printed.
A 3D printing system, comprising:
- a material extrusion apparatus, configured to extrude a molten material to print a current layer;
- a first layer processing system, disposed on a side of the material extrusion apparatus and moving following a motion of the material extrusion apparatus;
- a second layer processing system, disposed on another side of the material extrusion apparatus and moving following a motion of the material extrusion apparatus;
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- a control apparatus, connected to the first layer processing system and the second layer processing system;
- wherein the first layer processing system comprises:
- a first preheating apparatus, configured to preheat a previous layer of the current layer before the current layer is printed;
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- a first roller apparatus, located between the first preheating apparatus and the material extrusion apparatus and configured to flatten the current layer after printing of the current layer is completed;
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- wherein the second layer processing system comprises:
- a second preheating apparatus, configured to preheat the previous layer of the current layer before the current layer is printed;
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- a second roller apparatus, located between the second preheating apparatus and the material extrusion apparatus and configured to flatten the current layer after printing of the current layer is completed;
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- wherein the control apparatus is configured to perform following operations:
- in response to the material extrusion apparatus moving towards a side on which the first layer processing system is located, controlling the first preheating apparatus and the second roller apparatus to be in an operating state, and the second preheating apparatus and the first roller apparatus to be in a non-operating state;
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- in response to the material extrusion apparatus moving towards a side on which the second layer processing system is located, controlling the second preheating apparatus and the first roller apparatus to be in an operating state, and the first preheating apparatus and the second roller apparatus to be in a non-operating state.
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A control method, comprising:
- preheating a previous layer of a current layer;
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- controlling a material extrusion apparatus to extrude a molten material to print the current layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.