Method and apparatus for prototyping a three-dimensional object

Details Method and apparatus for prototyping a three-dimensional object Method and apparatus for prototyping a three-dimensional object

2006-01-24

2006-01-24

Theisen, Mary Lynn (Department: 1732)

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

With step of cleaning, polishing, or preconditioning...

C264S040100, C264S109000, C264S113000, C264S308000, C425S130000

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06989115

ABSTRACT:
A three-dimensional printer includes multiple printheads for printing binder and/or colorant onto a bed of build material in a build chamber. The printheads can be mounted on a gantry that is designed for reciprocal displacement across a build chamber along a slow axis. The printheads, in turn, can reciprocally move across the gantry on a fast axis to enable displacement of the printheads along both the fast and slow axes so that the printheads can deposit binder liquid and/or colorant across the surface of a bed of build material in the build chamber.

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