Apparatus and method for making an object
AssigneeZydex Pty Ltd
InventorJustin Elsey
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Abstract
A method for making an object and an apparatus (100) for making the object in accordance with the method is disclosed. A section (124) of the object is formed by irradiating a layer of material (104) with a radiation (116), the layer of material being disposed on a material receiving surface (102) of a flexible element (101) shaped by a shaping member (110) contacting the flexible element (102). The radiation (116) passes through the member (110) and the flexible element (101). The member (110) is tilted to induce a peeling separation of the member (110) from the element (101).
Claims10
A method for making a multilaminate object, the method comprising the steps of:
- disposing sufficient photohardenable liquid to make the multilaminate object within a vessel that comprises a base comprising a flexible element, the flexible element comprising a photohardenable liquid receiving surface;
- tensioning the flexible element in both an x and a y direction by a tensioner in contact with a downwardly facing surface of the flexible element;
- forming a section of the object by irradiating the photohardenable liquid received by the photohardenable liquid receiving surface with a radiation, the shape of the flexible element being affected by contact between a shaping member and the flexible element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.