Method of moving a print head between a plurality of partitioned chambers in an additive manufacturing system
US12290984B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y30/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of moving a print head between a plurality of partitioned chambers in a 3D printer includes providing the 3D printer having a thermal barrier having an area defined by a length and width, wherein a print head nozzle can be positioned through the thermal barrier along the width or the length and at least two partitioned chambers below the area of the thermal barrier, wherein a first chamber comprises a printing chamber and a second chamber comprises a chamber providing another functionality. The method includes raising the print head in a z direction from the second chamber to above the thermal barrier and moving the print head in a x-y direction from above the second chamber over the partition to a location above the first chamber. The method also includes lowering the print head in the z direction and into the first chamber such that an extrusion port of a nozzle of the print head is proximate a x-y print plane.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.