发明名称 |
Methods and systems for integrating fluid dispensing technology with stereolithography |
摘要 |
An integrated system and method of integrating fluid dispensing technologies (e.g., direct-write (DW)) with rapid prototyping (RP) technologies (e.g., stereolithography (SL)) without part registration comprising: an SL apparatus and a fluid dispensing apparatus further comprising a translation mechanism adapted to translate the fluid dispensing apparatus along the X-, Y- and Z-axes. The fluid dispensing apparatus comprises: a pressurized fluid container; a valve mechanism adapted to control the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid container; and a dispensing nozzle adapted to deposit the fluid in a desired location. To aid in calibration, the integrated system includes a laser sensor and a mechanical switch. The method further comprises building a second part layer on top of the fluid deposits and optionally accommodating multi-layered circuitry by incorporating a connector trace. Thus, the present invention is capable of efficiently building single and multi-material SL fabricated parts embedded with complex three-dimensional circuitry using DW. |
申请公布号 |
US8252223(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.08.28 |
申请号 |
US20090646632 |
申请日期 |
2009.12.23 |
申请人 |
MEDINA FRANCISCO;WICKER RYAN;PALMER JEREMY A.;DAVIS DON W.;CHAVEZ BART D.;GALLEGOS PHILLIP L.;BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM;SANDIA CORPORATION, OPERATOR OF SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES |
发明人 |
MEDINA FRANCISCO;WICKER RYAN;PALMER JEREMY A.;DAVIS DON W.;CHAVEZ BART D.;GALLEGOS PHILLIP L. |
分类号 |
B29C35/08 |
主分类号 |
B29C35/08 |
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