Multi-dimensional component build system and process

摘要

An example multi-dimensional component building system includes a first chamber having at least one base, a second chamber adjacent to and in fluid communication with the first chamber through a first door, and a third chamber adjacent to and in fluid communication with the second chamber through a second door. The second chamber is fluidly sealed from the first chamber if the first door is in a closed position. The second chamber includes a directed heat source, a build-up material and is configured to receive the at least one base if the fluid parameters of the first chamber and second chamber are approximately equal. The third chamber is fluidly sealed from the second chamber if the first door is in a closed position. The third chamber is configured to receive the at least one base, having a formed component disposed thereon, if the second door is in an open position.

主权项

1. A multi-dimensional component building system comprising:
a first chamber having at least one base disposed therein and a first sensor that monitors the fluid parameters of the first chamber; a second chamber adjacent to and in fluid communication with the first chamber configured to receive the at least one base, the second chamber containing a directed heat source and a dispenser in communication with a build-up material configured to form a component on the at least one base by melting or sintering, and a second sensor that monitors the fluid parameters of the second chamber; a first door that fluidly seals the first chamber from the second chamber in a closed position; a first transfer mechanism configured to transfer the at least one base from the first chamber to the second chamber; a third chamber adjacent to and in fluid communication with the second chamber having a third sensor that monitors the fluid parameters of the third chamber; a second door that fluidly seals the third chamber from the second chamber in a closed position; a second transfer mechanism configured to transfer the at least one base from the second chamber to the third chamber; a controller in communication with the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor, configured to open the first door when the fluid parameters of the first chamber are approximately equal to the fluid parameters of the second chamber.