Apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object layer by layer

Apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object ( 3 ) by solidifying a powdery constituent material layer by layer at the positions corresponding to the profile of the object ( 3 ) to be manufactured in the corresponding layer, by the action of a laser or another energy source comprises a sup...

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Main Authors MONTERO-ESCUDER JESUS, WEIDINGER JOCHEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.07.2008
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APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL
APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object ( 3 ) by solidifying a powdery constituent material layer by layer at the positions corresponding to the profile of the object ( 3 ) to be manufactured in the corresponding layer, by the action of a laser or another energy source comprises a support ( 2 ) on which the object ( 3 ) is formed and an applicator ( 6, 7 ) for applying a layer of the constituent material onto the support or a layer at least partially solidified in advance. The applicator ( 6, 7 ) has a receiving device ( 40 ) for receiving a applying module such as a blade module ( 30 ). The receiving device ( 40 ) is formed in a way so that the applying module ( 30 ) can be exchangeably inserted into and removed from the receiving device ( 40 ) in a way that a predetermined position of the applying module ( 30 ) in the receiving device ( 40 ) is reproducibly determined.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070986360