Additive manufacturing system with extended printing volume, and methods of use thereof
US9168697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2948/92904
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An additive manufacturing system for printing three-dimensional parts, the system comprising a heatable chamber with a port, a print foundation, a print head configured to print a three-dimensional part onto the print foundation in a layer-by-layer manner along a printing axis, and a drive mechanism configured to index the print foundation along the printing axis such that, while the print head prints the three-dimensional part, the print foundation and at least a portion of the three-dimensional part pass through the port and out of the heated chamber.
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