Three-dimensional curing of a two-dimensionally printed object
US10357960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/505
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing system is used to selectively print a layer material on a surface that is initially in a planar or two-dimensional shape. After the layer material is printed onto the surface, it is exposed to an amount of radiation from a radiation source and partially cured. Several layer materials may be placed on top of one another and are also partially cured. The flat surface may be reshaped into a nonplanar or three-dimensional shape, and the layer materials are again exposed to an amount of radiation and fully cured.
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