FORCED CONVECTION THERMAL HISTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The present disclosure is directed to a printer head for a three-dimensional printer, a three-dimensional printer, and a method for thermally managing printed filament temperature. The printer head including a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a fluid passage defined...

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Hauptverfasser: Nagabandi, Nirup, Pardivala Herrin, Natalie, Carey, Daniel
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present disclosure is directed to a printer head for a three-dimensional printer, a three-dimensional printer, and a method for thermally managing printed filament temperature. The printer head including a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a fluid passage defined by a fluid duct coupled to an air supply, a fluid nozzle coupled to the fluid duct, a first opening defined in the fluid nozzle, and a heating element included in the fluid duct. The printer head also includes an extrusion nozzle, including a first end and a second end, the first end of the extrusion nozzle is mounted to a support frame and the second end of the extrusion nozzle extends through the first opening defined in the fluid nozzle.