Resin Solidification Substrate and Assembly
First Claim
1. A solidification substrate assembly, comprising:
- a rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate;
a translucent film layer having a length;
a film peeling member, wherein during a film peeling operation, the film peeling member traverses the length of the translucent film layer, the translucent film layer is disposed between the film peeling member and the rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate, and the film peeling member is spaced apart from the rigid or semi-rigid translucent layer by a substantially fixed distance.
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Abstract
A solidification substrate assembly for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material includes a solidification substrate assembly. In certain examples, the solidifiable material solidifies in contact with the solidification substrate, and the tilting of the substrate and/or or the use of a peeling member facilitates separation of the substrate from the solidified material. In other examples, the solidification substrate assembly includes a film that is adjacent to a rigid or semi-rigid layer. The solidifiable material solidifies in contact with the film, and a peeling member peels the film away from the solidified material. Intelligent solidification substrate assemblies are also described in which a force sensor determines when to expose the solidifiable material to solidification energy and/or whether to use a peeling member to separate the solidification substrate from a solidified objection section.
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50 Claims
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1. A solidification substrate assembly, comprising:
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a rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate; a translucent film layer having a length; a film peeling member, wherein during a film peeling operation, the film peeling member traverses the length of the translucent film layer, the translucent film layer is disposed between the film peeling member and the rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate, and the film peeling member is spaced apart from the rigid or semi-rigid translucent layer by a substantially fixed distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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providing a rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate and an translucent film layer; providing a peeling member; solidifying the solidifiable material in contact with the translucent film layer to create a solidified object section while maintaining a fixed distance between the rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate and the peeling member, wherein the translucent film layer is disposed between the rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate and the peeling member; moving the peeling member along the length of the translucent film layer while maintaining the substantially fixed distance between the peeling member and the rigid or semi-rigid translucent solidification substrate to peel the translucent film layer from the solidified object section. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The method of 9, further comprising sensing a force indicative of a force applied to the translucent film layer and moving the peeling member along the length of the translucent film layer based on the sensed force.
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20. A solidification substrate assembly, comprising:
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a rigid or semi-rigid solidification substrate; a translucent film layer; and a sensor configured to measure a force indicative of a force applied to the translucent film layer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of producing a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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providing a solidified object section in contact with a solidification substrate; determining a force applied to the solidification substrate; traversing a peeling member along the length of the solidification substrate based on the force applied to the solidification substrate. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36)
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34. A method of producing a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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providing solidifiable material between a previously solidified object section and a solidification substrate; determining a force applied to the solidification substrate; supplying solidification energy to the solidifiable material based on the force.
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- 37. A solidification substrate comprising a rigid or semi-rigid transparent substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface has a surface area, the lower surface has a surface area, and the upper surface area is greater than the lower surface area.
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44. A method of producing a solidifiable object from a solidifiable material, comprising:
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providing a source of solidifiable material having a total exposable area to which solidification energy may be supplied; supplying solidification energy exclusively to a sub-area of the total exposable area while the sub-area is at a first location with respect to the total exposable area; moving the sub-area in a first direction to a second location with respect to the total exposable area; and supplying solidification energy exclusively to the sub-area of the total exposable area while the sub-area is at the second location with respect to the total exposable area. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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