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Three-dimensional Printing System and Equipment Assembly

  • US 20150183166A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2014
  • Published: 07/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A three-dimensional printing equipment assembly comprising:

  • a) a three-dimensional printing build system comprising;

    a conveyor system that conducts plural build modules along a circuitous path;

    plural build modules engaged with the conveyor system, wherein the build modules receive and temporarily retain powder from a powder layering system, and wherein a build module comprises an incrementally height adjustable platform, a removable build plate disposed above the platform, and one or more sidewalls defining a cavity within which the platform the build plate are disposed; and

    at least one build station comprising;

         1) at least one powder layering system that forms incremental powder layers within build modules; and

         2) at least one printing system that applies a liquid according to a predetermined pattern to incremental powder layers within build modules and comprising at least one liquid feed system and at least one print head that deposits liquid according to a predetermined pattern onto incremental layers of powder in a build module;

    wherein the conveyor system repeatedly transports the build modules from the at least one powder layering system to the at least one printing system to form a three-dimensionally printed bed comprising one or more three-dimensionally printed articles in the build modules.

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