SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER

• Main Authors: JASON M LEFEVRE, PALGHAT S RAMESH, JOSEPH C SHEFLIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 20.01.2023
• 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; CASTING; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; TRANSPORTING; WORKING METALLIC POWDER

To provide a 3D printer with an improved system for controlling a temperature of a 3D part during a printing process.SOLUTION: A printer includes a heat control device 160 configured to cause a temperature of a part that is printed by the printer to remain within a predetermined range as a height of the part increases from about 0 mm to about 30 mm. The predetermined range is from about 545°C to about 600°C. The heat control device 160 includes a heat plate that is configured to generate heat in a downward direction toward the part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】印刷プロセス中に３Ｄ部品の温度を制御するための改善されたシステムを備えた３Ｄプリンタを提供する。【解決手段】プリンタは、部品の高さが約０ｍｍから約３０ｍｍに増加するときに、プリンタによって印刷された部品の温度を所定の範囲内に留まるように構成された熱制御デバイス１６０を含む。所定の範囲は、約５４５℃～約６００℃である。熱制御デバイス１６０は、部品に向かって下向き方向に熱を発生させるように構成されているヒートプレートを含む。【選択図】図１