ELECTROSTATIC 3-D PRINTER CONTROLLING LAYER TOPOGRAPHY USING AEROSOL APPLICATOR

• Main Authors: NOWAK WILLIAM J, LIU CHU-HENG, JORGE A ALVAREZ, MCCONVILLE PAUL J, CLARK ROBERT A, MICHAEL F ZONA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 14.12.2017
• 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

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods for improving the overall accuracy and uniformity of a 3-D printed part and for reducing or eliminating dimensional inaccuracies prior to additional levels being added.SOLUTION: A 3-D printer includes build and support material development stations that elect...