Device and method for the production of three-dimensional objects
AssigneeEnvisiontec GmbH
InventorsRolf Mülhaupt, Rüdiger Landers, Hendrik John
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Abstract
A device and a process for producing three-dimensional objects is disclosed. The device has a container (1) for a medium (2) and a three-dimensionally positionable dispenser (4) for release of a material (3), the addition of which to the medium (2) leads to the formation of solid structures, into the medium (2). Addition of the material (3) by moving the dispenser in XYZ direction on a platform (8) below the filling height of the first material (2) in the container (1) leads to the formation of three-dimensional objects.
Claims32
A process for producing a three-dimensional object, the process comprising:
- providing a container having therein a non-gaseous medium;
- providing a three-dimensionally movable dispenser having an outlet opening to dispense a material comprising one or more components;
- positioning the outlet opening of the three-dimensionally movable dispenser in the medium;
- discharging of the material through the outlet of the dispenser into the medium;
- allowing the material to form a solid structure;
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- moving the dispenser to the points within the medium which correspond to a structure of a three-dimensional object and repeating the steps of discharging the material and allowing the material form a solid structure at each point, thereby forming a solid three-dimensional structure;
- wherein the material, after being discharged into the medium, forms a solid structure due to the contact with the medium without irradiation.
A device for producing a three-dimensional object, said device comprising:
- a container containing a medium arranged in the container to a filling height;
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- a three-dimensionally moveable dispenser comprising one or plural cartridges for one or plural material components, the dispenser having an outlet opening for releasing the material into the medium through the outlet opening;
- the device being structured and arranged to position the outlet opening below the filling height of the medium in the container;
- wherein, after the material is released into the medium, a solid structure is formed due to the contact with the medium without irradiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.