Flexible sensor for additive manufacturing device
US12128628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y50/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An additive manufacturing device includes a container for containing feed stock material and having an optically transparent bottom wall. The additive manufacturing device further includes a radiation source configured to emit radiation in an optical path incident on the bottom wall and a sensor positioned in the optical path of the radiation above the bottom wall. The sensor is configured to sense a temperature of feedstock material at a reaction interface as the radiation polymerizes at least a portion of the feedstock material. The sensor is constructed to meet a transparency threshold and a flexibility threshold.
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