Volume element printing system with an object insertion device
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
The invention provides for a volume element (voxel) printing system for printing a three-dimensional object. The system includes a first printhead group having a plurality of first printheads configured to print a first voxel layer on a substrate, and at least one second printhead group having a plurality of second printheads downstream from the first group. The second group is configured to print a subsequent voxel layer on at least part of the first layer. The system also includes an object insertion device configured to insert objects into voids in the voxel layers, and a conveyor to operatively convey the substrate past the printhead groups. Also included is a control system to control and monitor the printhead groups, the object insertion device and the conveyor.
Claims6
A volume element (voxel) printing system for printing a three-dimensional object, the system comprising:
- a first printhead group having a plurality of first printheads configured to print a first voxel layer on a substrate;
- at least one second printhead group having a plurality of second printheads downstream from the first group, the second group configured to print a subsequent voxel layer on at least part of the first layer;
- an object insertion device configured to insert an object into a cavity defined by the voxel layers;
- a conveyor to operatively convey the substrate past the printhead groups;
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- a control system to control and monitor the printhead groups, the object insertion device and the conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.