Additive manufacturing roller within radiative heat transfer area
US11305487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y30/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Some examples include a fusing system for an additive manufacturing machine including a carriage movable across a build zone along the x-axis, a thermic source mounted to the carriage, and a roller mounted to the carriage adjacent to the thermic source. A longitudinal section of an exterior surface of the roller is exposed to indirect heat from the thermic source. The roller is controlled to rotate during and outside of a spreading operation of the build material. The carriage is to maintain the roller within a radiative heat transfer area of the thermic source.
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