THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING AND/OR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND RELATED PROCESSES

摘要

A uniquely featured addition to previous three dimensional prototyping machinery without any traversing X and Y coordinate moving parts, thus saving time by focusing on only an incrementally regular Z stage and the rapidity of chemical deposition via electrically localized reaction nodes through a porous/channeled plane called the build/extrusion platen. Processes for making objects using such machine and platen are also disclosed as well as features and further indexing of extrusion location inventions. Other features including chemistry, curing material, and curing control as well as activation methods and machines are also disclosed in combination with the feature of a simultaneous two-dimensional layer-wise deposition machine and process for “growing” the object in the Z direction using the displaceable platen or object supporting stage in a rapid manner. Further due to the rapid growth and deposition manner, additional benefits to the object creation and curable material, e.g. a monomer can be realized.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing an object, comprising:
providing a two-dimensional array of extrusion channels through which pressurized curable material is extruded; selectively extruding the curable material through the two-dimensional array of extrusion channels, selectively curing the curable material at multiple addressable two dimensional locations of the two-dimensional array of extrusion channels.