3D PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT WITH AN AUTOCLAVE

• Main Authors: TROMMSDORFF, Ulla, WALKER, Claudio, TAMMARO, Daniele, SHIELDS, Stephen
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.05.2021
• Subjects: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional printing system for preparing a three-dimensional object made at least partially of an expanded polymer comprising:i) an autoclave,ii) a printing device (10) for preparing an expandable polymer melt and for depositing a strand of the expandable, expanding or expanded polymer onto a surface andiii) a three-dimensional movement device (10) for adjusting the position of the printing device (10) in a predefined three-dimensional matrix so as to allow to deposit the strand of expandable, expanding or expanded polymer at a predetermined time at a precise position within the three-dimensional matrix,wherein the printing device (10) comprises:a) a feed section (16),b) a cooling section (18),c) a backflow prevention section (20),d) a heating section (22) ande) a terminal printing head section (24) including a die for depositing the expandable, expanding or expanded polymer strand onto the surface.