Three-dimensional printing with build plates having surface topologies for increasing permeability and related methods
US11518096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F7/70416
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A build plate for a three-dimensional printer includes: a rigid, optically transparent, gas-impermeable planar base having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a flexible, optically transparent, gas-permeable sheet having an upper and lower surface, the sheet upper surface comprising a build surface for forming a three-dimensional object, the sheet lower surface positioned on the base upper surface. The build plate includes a gas flow enhancing feature configured to increase gas flow to the build surface.
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