SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER

A printer includes a heat control device configured to prevent a temperature of a part that is printed by the printer from decreasing by more than about 5° C. as a height of the part increases from about 0 mm to about 30 mm. The heat control device includes a gas curtain source that is configured to...

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Hauptverfasser: Ramesh, Palghat S, Sheflin, Joseph C, LeFevre, Jason M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CASTING
MAKING METALLIC POWDER
MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POWDER METALLURGY
TRANSPORTING
WORKING METALLIC POWDER
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Zusammenfassung:A printer includes a heat control device configured to prevent a temperature of a part that is printed by the printer from decreasing by more than about 5° C. as a height of the part increases from about 0 mm to about 30 mm. The heat control device includes a gas curtain source that is configured to generate a gas curtain that at least partially surrounds at least a portion of the part.