Method and apparatus for 3D fabrication
US10500830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y10/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for use in 3D fabrication includes a heat sink, a melt tube extending through the heat sink, the melt tube having a first end and an opposite second end and adapted for melting filament or other material as the material is conveyed from the first end to the second end, a pen tip having an opening therein for ejecting melted material, the pen tip at the second end of the melt tube, and a pen tip holder for securely holding the pen tip during printing, the pen tip holder having a heater element associated therewith.
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