DISPENSING HEAD AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING SOLIDIFYING MATERIAL

• Main Authors: FINKE, STEFFI, FEENSTRA, FRITS, KORNELIS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.11.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A dispensing head (1) for an apparatus for making three-dimensional physical objects of predetermined shape by sequentially depositing multiple layers of solidifying material on a base member is disclosed. The dispensing head (1) comprises a tubular passage (2), extending from a receiving inlet (3)...