Method for operating an extruder assembly in a three-dimensional object printer
US11220056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y30/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating an extruder assembly in a three-dimensional object printer translates and rotates an extruder body having an extrusion slot to produce three-dimensional objects more quickly and with greater precision. The method also includes rotating and moving one or more shutter bodies with respect to the extrusion slot to form a continuous filament of material of various sizes and shapes.
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