Device and method for the manufacturing of a three-dimensional object
US7931462B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by a layerwise solidification of a building material in powder form at the positions in the respective layer that correspond to the object to be manufactured is provided. A work plane (4) is provided, in which successively layers of the building material in powder form, which are to be solidified, are applied and are partially solidified. An application device (5) for applying a layer of the building material in the work plane or onto a previously solidified layer of the building material has an application surface (53) facing the work plane (4). An adjustment device (59, 60, 54) is provided that is constructed such that an angle (α) between the application surface (53) and the work plane (4) is adjustable.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.