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Method of compensating for inhibitor permeable film deformation in the manufacture of three-dimensional objects

US10737437B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Global Filtration Systems · US

Inventors

Ali El-Siblani · Dearborn Heights, US
Mohamad Janbain · Oberhausen, DE
Alexander Nam · Gelsenkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2018
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB33Y50/02
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for making a three-dimensional object by solidifying a photohardenable material are shown and described. A photohardening inhibitor is admitted into a surface of a photohardenable material through a flexible film to create a “dead zone” where little or no solidification occurs. The dead zone prevents the exposed surface of the photohardenable material from solidifying in contact with the film. The inhibitor causes the film to deform along the build axis, thereby creating a non-planar interface between the photohardednable material and the film. A method is provided to compensate the three-dimensional object data based on the deformation of the film.

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