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Displays for three-dimensional printers

  • US 9,473,760 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 10/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a three-dimensional printer having a working volume and an enclosure for the working volume;

    a computing device positioned within the enclosure and removably and replaceably coupled to the three-dimensional printer for use of the computing device as a build platform within the working volume, the computing device including a display having a display surface facing the working volume and horizontally oriented such that the display surface forms a build surface of the build platform, wherein the display is visible through the working volume from a location outside of the working volume;

    a processor configured to present information on the display related to operation of the three-dimensional printer; and

    a panel on the enclosure, the panel having an opening for visual access to the working volume, wherein the display is positioned within the enclosure and oriented so that the display surface is visible through the opening in the panel.

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