SINTERING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD, OBJECT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA CARRIER AND OBJECT DATA PROCESSOR
First Claim
1. A method of sintering a green object body to form a manufactured object, comprising:
- providing a green object body, the green object body comprising granular construction material bound together by a binder;
providing a green support body for supporting the green object body, the green support body comprising granular construction material bound together by a binder;
supporting the green object body with the green support body; and
sintering the green support body together with the green object body supported by the green support body.
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Abstract
A method is provided of sintering a green object body to form a manufactured object. The method comprises providing a green object body. The green object body comprises granular construction material bound together by a binder. The method comprises providing a green support body for supporting the green object body. The green support body comprises granular construction material bound together by a binder. The method comprises supporting the green object body with the green support body. The method comprises sintering the green support body together with the green object body supported by the green support body. A method of manufacturing an object, a method of processing object data, a data carrier carrying program instructions and an object data processor are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of sintering a green object body to form a manufactured object, comprising:
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providing a green object body, the green object body comprising granular construction material bound together by a binder; providing a green support body for supporting the green object body, the green support body comprising granular construction material bound together by a binder; supporting the green object body with the green support body; and sintering the green support body together with the green object body supported by the green support body. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. A method of manufacturing an object, comprising:
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depositing a first plurality of layers of a construction material; selectively binding portions of each deposited layer of the first plurality of layers to form a green support body;
depositing a second plurality of layers of a construction material;selectively binding portions of each deposited layer of the second plurality of layers to form a green object body supported by the green support body; and sintering the green support body together with the green object body supported by the green support body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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6. A method of processing object data, comprising:
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obtaining object data representing an object body to be manufactured; generating support data based on the object data, the support data representing a support body for supporting the green object body; combining the support data and the object data to obtain combined data representing the object body supported by the support body; and outputting the combined data. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An object data processor comprising:
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an object data obtaining unit operable to obtain object data representing an object body to be manufactured; a support data generating unit operable to generate support data based on the object data, the support data representing a support body for supporting the green object body; a combining unit operable to combine the support data and the object data to obtain combined data representing the object body supported by the support body; and a combined data outputting unit for outputting the combined data.
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