ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ARTICLE WITH IMAGE-BASED BUILD CONTROLS

• Main Authors: BATCHELDER, J. Samuel, KOSSETT, Alex J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.07.2023
• 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; 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 disclosure is directed to a method for selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process additive manufacturing. In particular, this disclosure is directed to measuring the height of the build (the deposited part material and support material) against a reference (desired) height and making adjustments in subsequent deposited layers to correct any deficiencies in the build. La présente divulgation concerne un procédé de fabrication additive par processus électrophotographique thermoplastique sélectif. En particulier, la présente divulgation consiste à mesurer la hauteur de la construction (le matériau de partie déposée et le matériau de support) par rapport à une hauteur (souhaitée) de référence et à effectuer des ajustements dans des couches déposées ultérieures pour corriger toute déficience dans la construction.