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Apparatus and method for generating a relief carrier by irradiation

US12353135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

XSYS PREPRESS N.V. · BE

Inventors

Bart Marc Luc Wattyn · Ieper, BE
Eva Freudenthaler · Strohberg, DE
Martin Kunz · Weil am Rhein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 13, 2020
Grant date	Jul 8, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB33Y80/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for generating a relief carrier using a solidifiable material includes a support structure configured for providing a substantially cylindrical support surface. The support surface may be formed by a substrate intended to be part of the relief carrier to be generated or by a cylindrical support not intended to be part of the relief carrier to be generated. A container is provided for the solidifiable material, the container having a wall arranged substantially parallel to an axis of the support structure; a moving means to move the support structure relative to the wall such that subsequent areas of the support surface face the wall during the moving. Moving includes at least a rotation around the axis. An irradiating means sends irradiation, through the wall in a predetermined area between the support surface and the wall.

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