APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE LOWER CONSTRUCTION CHAMBER OF A LASER SINTERING INSTALLATION
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1. An apparatus for reducing a size of a lower construction chamber of a laser sintering installation, comprising:
- additional or new side walls insertable into a lower construction chamber of an existing laser sintering installation, thus reducing a lateral distance between at least one set of opposing sidewalls anda new vertically adjustable construction platform sized to consume the reduced lateral distance between the additional or new side walls when inserted into the lower construction chamber of the existing laser sintering installation.
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An apparatus for the reduction in size of the lower construction chamber of a laser sintering installation is provided. Also provided is a method to reduce the size of the lower construction chamber of a laser sintering installation by insertion of the apparatus of the invention. The invention thereby provides for reduction in the demand for material for specific laser sintering requirements. In addition, a new degree of sintering process control is obtained when the apparatus contains heating or cooling units.
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1. An apparatus for reducing a size of a lower construction chamber of a laser sintering installation, comprising:
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additional or new side walls insertable into a lower construction chamber of an existing laser sintering installation, thus reducing a lateral distance between at least one set of opposing sidewalls and a new vertically adjustable construction platform sized to consume the reduced lateral distance between the additional or new side walls when inserted into the lower construction chamber of the existing laser sintering installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for reducing the size of a lower construction chamber of a laser sintering installation, comprising:
inserting additional or new walls into an existing lower construction chamber of a laser sintering installation to reduce a lateral distance between at least one set of opposing side walls, and adjusting the lateral size of a vertically adjustable construction platform to correspond to the reduced lateral distance of the inserted side walls. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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