Provided is an adhesive dispensing device for use in a Layered Object Manufacturing (LOM) system for forming a three-dimensional (3D) object, the device configured to apply adhesive to a plurality of object media layers each comprising a temporary region and a permanent region. A first adhesive is applied to the temporary regions and a second adhesive is applied to the permanent regions. Further provided are first and second adhesive formulations, a bonding module for bonding a plurality of individual object media layers using the first and second adhesives, and a LOM system comprising the bonding module. Also provided is a method for self-weeding of a LOM object.
B29C 64/147 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using sheet material, e.g. laminated object manufacturing [LOM] or laminating sheet material precut to local cross sections of the 3D object
B32B 37/04 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the partial melting of at least one layer
An adhesive dispensing device, for use in layered object manufacturing (LOM) systems for rapid prototyping of a 3 dimensional (3D) object, for the application of adhesive to a target substrate S defining a layer of a 3D object, the device comprising an adhesive applicator wheel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart recesses for receiving adhesive, the adhesive dispensing device being movable relative to the target substrate to deposit adhesive at selected locations thereon, wherein the adhesive dispensing device is mounted for translation relative to the target substrate via a pivot mount configured such that the wheel aligns with its direction of translation relative to the target substrate to deposit adhesive at the selected locations.
B29C 64/147 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using sheet material, e.g. laminated object manufacturing [LOM] or laminating sheet material precut to local cross sections of the 3D object
B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
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B05C 1/08 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller
A desktop printing apparatus (100) for 3-D printing an object comprising: a print module (200) and a build module (300) provided in-line in a unitary housing. The print module comprising one or more print heads (230, 230′) for printing a portion of a medium (500) to define a media layer (701) of the object. The build module a build plate (310), and cutting means (321), bonding means and adhesive dispensing means (320) for building the 3D object from a plurality of media layers. The apparatus further comprising a medium transport passage defined in the housing between a medium input and medium output, and a transport means (160) to continuously transport the medium from the medium input along the medium transport passage through the print module for printing and subsequently to the build module for profiling and bonding to define a media layer of the object.
B29C 64/20 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
B29C 64/141 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials
B29C 64/147 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using sheet material, e.g. laminated object manufacturing [LOM] or laminating sheet material precut to local cross sections of the 3D object
B29C 64/393 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
There is provided a method of manufacturing a 3D object from a plurality of media layers including processing a media layer to define a layer of the 3D object, said processing including: cutting the media layer to define the profile of the layer; printing the media layer to define the colour of the layer. The processing including the cutting and printing of the media layer is done in a common reference plane and a plurality of media layers are processed and assembled at the build location to form the object.
B29C 64/147 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using sheet material, e.g. laminated object manufacturing [LOM] or laminating sheet material precut to local cross sections of the 3D object
B29C 64/188 - Processes of additive manufacturing involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control
B33Y 40/20 - Post-treatment, e.g. curing, coating or polishing
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COLOUR 3D PRINTING APPARATUS AND A CORRESPONDING COLOUR 3D PRINTING METHOD
According to the present specification there is provided a printing apparatus for 3-D printing an object. The 3D object comprises a layered object. The apparatus has a build module, having a build platform an application head and a print module. The application head forming an object layer and the print module including at least one printhead for applying colour to the layer of the build object. A method of manufacturing a 3D object comprising a plurality of layers is also provided.
An adhesive dispensing device (100), for use in layered object manufacturing (LOM) systems for rapid prototyping of a 3 dimensional (3D) object, for the application of adhesive to a target substrate S defining a layer of a 3D object, the device comprising an adhesive applicator wheel (150) having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart recesses for receiving adhesive, the adhesive dispensing device being movable relative to the target substrate to deposit adhesive at selected locations thereon, wherein the adhesive dispensing device is mounted for translation relative to the target substrate via a pivot mount (122) configured such that the wheel aligns with its direction of translation relative to the target substrate to deposit adhesive at the selected locations.
According to the present specification there is provided a printing apparatus (100) for 3-D printing an object, the apparatus comprising a build module (200), having a build platform (300) and a print module (240). The print module comprises an input opening (210) for receiving a medium (110) and an output opening (220) through which the medium is applied to the object (500) being made on the build platform (300). The medium comprises a metal material, the metal material being provided in bead or wire form. The print module further comprises an application head (240) operable to directly join the medium to the build object, wherein the application head comprises an ultrasonic head operable to weld the medium to the build object.
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B23K 20/10 - Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating making use of vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic welding
B29C 67/00 - Shaping techniques not covered by groups , or
There is provided a method of manufacturing a 3D object from a plurality of media layers including processing a media layer to define a layer of the 3D object, said processing including: cutting the media layer to define the profile of the layer; printing the media layer to define the colour of the layer. The processing including the cutting and printing of the media layer is done in a common reference plane and a plurality of media layers are processed and assembled at the build location to form the object.
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
Goods & Services
Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and
against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw
natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters,
decorators, printers and artists; dyestuffs; pigments; inks
for use in printing; printing inks; printing toner; ink
cartridges for printers; toner cartridges for printers. Printing machines and printing presses; 3D printing machines
and printing presses; industrial printing machines; printing
machines for commercial or industrial use; printing machines
other than for office use; paper feeders (printing); offset
printers; 3D printers; parts and fittings relating to the
aforesaid. Printing; treatment of paper based materials as part of 3D
printing process; printing services; 3D printing services;
3D printing services provided online; duplicating,
reproducing and printing of photographs; print finishing
services; provision of non-downloadable information in
relation to printing and 3D printing; leasing, hire and
rental of 3D printers; leasing, hire and rental of printers;
information, advice and consultancy in relation to the
aforesaid services.
A layered object manufacturing system is described. The system in one arrangement provides for the use of water based adhesives to bind successive layers of paper in generation of a three dimensional model. The paper can be provided in conventional paper sizes and is moveable within the system from a storage stack to a build object location, individual pages at a time. The system typically effects the application of adhesive onto the paper using an adhesive applicator wheel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart recesses for receiving adhesive. The wheel is rotatable to convey adhesive filled in one or more recesses to a targetsubstrate and to deposit controlled amounts of adhesive at discrete points thereon.
B29C 67/00 - Shaping techniques not covered by groups , or
B05C 1/08 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller
B05C 1/16 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length only at particular parts of the work
A desktop printing apparatus (100) for 3-D printing an object comprising: a print module (200) and a build module (300) provided in-line in a unitary housing. The print module comprising one or more print heads (230, 230') for printing a portion of a medium (500) to define a media layer (701) of the object. The build module a build plate (310), and cutting means (321), bonding means and adhesive dispensing means (320) for building the 3D object from a plurality of media layers. The apparatus further comprising a medium transport passage defined in the housing between a medium input and medium output, and a transport means (160) to continuously transport the medium from the medium input along the medium transport passage through the print module for printing and subsequently to the build module for profiling and bonding to define a media layer of the object.
There is provided a 3D printing apparatus (100) comprising: a printing module (200) comprising a print head for effecting printing of media layers at a print location; a build module (300) for receiving printed media layers (501A, 501B) from the print module and building the printed media layers to form a 3D object; and transport means (160) configured to transport media layers to the print location for effecting a printing of the media layers and to transport the printed media layers from the print location to the collator module. The printing and build modules are provided integrated in-line. The transport means provides continuous in-line transport of the media through the printing module to the build module.
Provided is a Layered Object Manufacturing, LOM, system configured to form a colored three-dimensional (3D) object, the system comprising: a 3D object gamut mapping module configured to define a 3D object formed from a plurality of surfaces and provide a printing regime consistent with the defined 3D object, wherein the 3D object gamut mapping module is configured to analyze the orientation of a surface of each of a plurality of media layers to be printed in order to adaptively modify the color printed to that layer; and a printer configured to color print at least a portion of a first surface of each of the plurality of layers in accordance with the printing regime. Also provided is a color 3D object media layer printing module for providing a print-through region in a 3D object media layer. Also provided is a 3D object gamut mapping method, and ink for use in a Layer Object Manufacturing (LOM) system including the printing module.
Provided is an adhesive dispensing device for use in a Layered Object Manufacturing (LOM) system for forming a three-dimensional (3D) object, the device configured to apply adhesive to a plurality of object media layers each comprising a temporary region (1) and a permanent region (2). A first adhesive is applied to the temporary regions (1) and a second adhesive is applied to the permanent regions (2). Further provided are first and second adhesive formulations, a bonding module for bonding a plurality of individual object media layers using the first and second adhesives, and a LOM system comprising the bonding module. Also provided is a method for self-weeding of a LOM object.
Provided is a Layered Object Manufacturing, LOM, system configured to form a coloured three-dimensional (3D) object, the system comprising: a 3D object gamut mapping module configured to define a 3D object formed from a plurality of surfaces and provide a printing regime consistent with the defined 3D object, wherein the 3D object gamut mapping module is configured to analyse the orientation of a surface of each of a plurality of media layers to be printed in order to adaptively modify the colour printed to that layer; and a printer configured to colour print at least a portion of a first surface of each of the plurality of layers in accordance with the printing regime. Also provided is a colour 3D object media layer printing module for providing a print-through region in a 3D object media layer. Also provided is a 3D object gamut mapping method, and ink for use in a Layer Object Manufacturing (LOM) system including the printing module.
Provided is a Layered Object Manufacturing, LOM, system configured to assemble a plurality of individual media layers to form a coloured three-dimensional (3D) object, the system comprising a printer configured to colour print at least a portion of a first surface of each of a plurality of media layers, and colour print a corresponding portion of a second surface of the media layer, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, such that on operably printing the second surface a print-through region in the media layer is provided, and a collator configured to assemble the plurality of the individual media layers to form the 3D object. Also provided is a colour 3D object media layer printing module for providing a print- through region in a 3D object media layer. Also provided is an ink for use in a Layer Object Manufacturing (LOM) system including the printing module.
B29C 67/00 - Shaping techniques not covered by groups , or
B41J 3/60 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing on both faces of the printing material
A layered object manufacturing system is described. The system in one arrangement provides for the use of water based adhesives to bind successive layers of paper in generation of a three dimensional model. The paper can be provided in conventional paper sizes and is moveable within the system from a storage stack to a build object location, individual pages at a time. The system typically effects the application of adhesive onto the paper using an adhesive applicator wheel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart recesses for receiving adhesive. The wheel is rotatable to convey adhesive filled in one or more recesses to a targetsubstrate and to deposit controlled amounts of adhesive at discrete points thereon.
B05C 1/08 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller
B29C 67/00 - Shaping techniques not covered by groups , or
