DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process, whereby a build platform for application of build material is provided and a support frame is arranged around the build platform, to which said support frame at least one device for dosing the particulate material and one device for bonding the particulate material is attached via the guiding elements and the support frame is moveable in a Z direction, which essentially means perpendicular to the base surface of the build platform, said movement provided by at least two vertical positioning units on the support frame. In this respect, it is provided that the positioning units are respectively separate components and are arrangeable on the support frame independently from one another and the location and orientation of such can be adjusted independently from one another.

主权项

1. A method for assembling an apparatus for manufacturing three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process comprising:
arranging at least i) a first pair of vertical positioning units and ii) a second pair of vertical positioning units on a common substrate, wherein each vertical positioning unit has a drive direction; independently adjusting each of the vertical positioning units so that the drive direction of each vertical positioning unit is in a vertical direction; attaching the first pair of vertical positioning units to a first side of a support frame; and attaching the second pair of vertical positioning units to a second side of the support frame, wherein the first and second sides are opposing sides; wherein the support frame is arranged around a build platform having a base surface for building the 3-D model; the support frame is moveable in a vertical direction by the vertical positioning units; and the base surface of the build platform is perpendicular to the vertical direction.