SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional (3D) printer device comprising:
- a first extruder configured to deposit a material on a deposition platform;
an actuator coupled to at least one of the first extruder or the deposition platform; and
a controller coupled to the actuator, the controller configured to cause the first extruder to deposit a first portion of the material corresponding to a first portion of a physical model, to cause the first extruder to be cleaned, purged, or both, after the first extruder deposits the first portion of the material, and to cause the first extruder to deposit a second portion of the material after the first extruder is cleaned, purged, or both, the second portion of the material corresponding to a second portion of the physical model.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) printer device includes a first extruder configured to deposit a material on a deposition platform, an actuator coupled to at least one of the first extruder or the deposition platform, and a controller coupled to the actuator. The controller is configured to cause the first extruder to deposit a first portion of the material corresponding to a first portion of a physical model. The controller may be configured to cause the first extruder to be cleaned, purged, or both, after the first extruder deposits the first portion of the material. The controller may be configured to cause the first extruder to deposit a second portion of the material after the first extruder is cleaned. The second portion of the material corresponds to a second portion of the physical model.
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98 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional (3D) printer device comprising:
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a first extruder configured to deposit a material on a deposition platform; an actuator coupled to at least one of the first extruder or the deposition platform; and a controller coupled to the actuator, the controller configured to cause the first extruder to deposit a first portion of the material corresponding to a first portion of a physical model, to cause the first extruder to be cleaned, purged, or both, after the first extruder deposits the first portion of the material, and to cause the first extruder to deposit a second portion of the material after the first extruder is cleaned, purged, or both, the second portion of the material corresponding to a second portion of the physical model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A three-dimensional (3D) printer device comprising:
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a first extruder configured to deposit a first material on a deposition platform; a second extruder configured to deposit a second material on the deposition platform; an actuator coupled to the first extruder, the second extruder, the deposition platform, or a combination thereof; and a controller coupled to the actuator, the controller configured to cause the first extruder to deposit a first portion of the first material corresponding to a first portion of a physical model and to cause the second extruder to be cleaned, purged, or both, after the first extruder deposits the first portion of the first material. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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depositing, using a first extruder of a three-dimensional (3D) printer device, a first portion of a first material corresponding to a first portion of a physical model of an object; after depositing the first portion of the first material, cleaning the first extruder, purging the first extruder, or cleaning and purging the first extruder; and after cleaning the first extruder, purging the first extruder, or cleaning and purging the first extruder, depositing, using the first extruder, a second portion of the first material, the second portion of the first material corresponding to a second portion of the physical model. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method comprising:
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depositing, using a first extruder of a three-dimensional (3D) printer device, a portion of a first material to form a first portion of a physical model; and after depositing the portion of the first material, cleaning a second extruder of the 3D printer device, purging the second extruder, or cleaning and purging the second extruder. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method comprising:
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obtaining model data representing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object; and processing the model data to generate a set of commands to direct a 3D printer to extrude a material to form a physical model associated with the object, the set of commands executable to cause an extruder of the 3D printer to deposit a first portion of the material corresponding to a first portion of the physical model, to clean, to purge, or to clean and purge the extruder after depositing the first portion of the material, and to deposit a second portion of the material after cleaning the extruder, purging the extruder, or cleaning and purging the extruder, the second portion of the material corresponding to a second portion of the physical model. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method comprising:
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obtaining model data representing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object; and processing the model data to generate a set of commands to direct a 3D printer to extrude one or more materials to form a physical model associated with the object, the set of commands executable to cause a first extruder of the 3D printer to deposit a portion of a first material to form a first portion of the physical model and to, after depositing the portion of the first material, clean a second extruder of the 3D printer, purge the second extruder, or clean and purge the second extruder. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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