Apparatus and method for three dimensional model printing
AssigneeObjet Geometries Ltd.
InventorHanan Gothait
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Abstract
Apparatus and a method for three-dimensional printing of a three-dimensional model is provided. The apparatus includes a printing head having a plurality of nozzles, a dispenser connected to the printing head for selectively dispensing interface material in layers and curing means for optionally curing each of the layers deposited. The depth of each deposited layer is controllable by selectively adjusting the output from each of the plurality of nozzles.
Claims8
A method for three-dimensional printing of a three-dimensional model utilizing a printing head having a plurality of nozzles along a longitudinal axis, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the printing head to a first pre-selected position;
- selectively dispensing interface material in a first layer from said printing head;
- re-positioning said printing head to compensate for blocked nozzles to a subsequent position, said subsequent position being offset a distance of at least one nozzle along said longitudinal axis from said first pre-selected position and being a vertical distance above said first layer, said vertical distance being equal to the thickness of a subsequent layer of dispensing material;
- repeating said step of selective dispensing in the subsequent layer;
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- repeating said steps of re-positioning and selective dispensing in the subsequent layer until the three-dimensional model is completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.