US20140070463A1 - Method and system for layerwise production of a tangible object - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for layerwise production of a tangible object according to the preamble of claim 1 .
- the invention also relates to a system for layerwise production of a tangible object.
- the liquid reservoir has a transparent bottom plate whose upper side has a separation layer.
- a carrier plate which can be moved up and down. During its movement, the carrier plate can reach positions ranging from under the liquid level to above it.
- a firstly formed solid layer of the tangible object is adhered to the underside of the carrier plate by selectively solidifying the liquid. Consecutively formed solid layers are each adhered to a previously formed solid layer, respectively.
- the carrier plate together with the earlier solidified layers adhered thereon are moved upwards in order to separate the last formed solid layer from the separation layer of the bottom plate.
- the separated solid layer is moved to a predetermined position at a distance from the separation layer of the bottom plate for letting the liquid flow-in between the separated solid layer and the separation layer of the bottom plate.
- a drawback of the known method is, that during each method cycle the time required for said separation and for the liquid to flow-in between the separated solid layer and the separation layer of the bottom plate is relatively long. This restricts the speed of the production process.
- said solidifying and said separating are carried out such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer.
- the simultaneous solidifying and separating provides a speed gain of the process in itself. That is, the start of separating a layer does not have to wait until all parts of the layer have been solidified. Hence, there is little or no downtime of the separating means. Also, there is little or no downtime of the solidifying means.
- the separating of the layer is carried out more gradually in that it is performed part by part, instead of the whole layer at once.
- external forces to be exerted for the separation movement, and therefore the internal stresses in the tangible object do not need to be that high anymore for a given separation speed.
- such external forces can be increased relative to known methods, without violating a maximum permissible internal stress level in the tangible object. In this respect, a further gain in production speed can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a sectional side view of an example of an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 schematically shows a sectional side view of an example of another embodiment of a system according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows a sectional side view of an example of yet another embodiment of a system according to the invention.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B schematically show a fragmentary sectional side view of an example of yet another embodiment of a system according to the invention.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B schematically show a fragmentary sectional side view of an example of yet another embodiment of a system according to the invention.
- FIGS. 1-5 relates to a system according to claim 9 that can perform an example of a method according to claim 1 .
- the same reference signs are used for similar or identical parts or aspects of the systems.
- each of the examples of FIGS. 1-5 relates to a system for layerwise production of a tangible object, the system comprising:
- a liquid reservoir for containing a liquid therein
- solidifying means for solidifying a predetermined area of a layer of the liquid, said liquid layer adjoining the construction shape, so as to obtain a solid layer of the tangible object, the solid layer thus having a predetermined shape;
- moving means for moving, relative to one another, the separated solid layer and the construction shape to a predetermined position relative to one another for similar solidifying a predetermined area of a successive such liquid layer containing liquid flown-in between the separated solid layer and the construction shape, so as to obtain a successive such solid layer adhered to the solid layer;
- system is arranged for carrying out said solidifying and said separating such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer.
- the tangible object is shown while being produced. It may for example be a prototype or model of an article of manufacture or other suitable type of object.
- the solidifying means can use any suitable chemical or physical process to solidify the predetermined area of the liquid layer.
- the solidifying means may for example initiate a chemical reaction of a component in the liquid which results in a solid reaction product.
- the liquid may be a liquid resin which can be cured by electro-magnetic radiation, for example a photo-polymer of which polymerisation can be activated by projecting light of a suitable wavelength.
- the liquid can be transformed into a solid by a suitable type of energy and the solidifying means may include a source of energy which can selectively provide the energy to the predetermined area.
- the source of energy may for example include a source of electro-magnetic radiation.
- the solidifying means may include a light source which can emit light which is projected onto the predetermined area of the liquid layer via a projection unit of the solidifying means in a pattern corresponding to the desired shape and size of the solid layer.
- the construction shape comprises a flexible layer having a liquid contacting side for being in contact with the liquid in the liquid reservoir, and the construction shape is arranged for bending, in operation, the flexible layer such that time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer are in contact with the liquid layer for solidifying said certain parts of the layer, while time-dependently varying other parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer have been separated from said other, already solidified parts of the layer.
- the construction shape comprises guiding means arranged for being in pressing contact with a side of the flexible layer opposite to the liquid contacting side for defining the time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer.
- Such application of such guiding means is an easy and effective way of carrying out the bending of the flexible layer.
- the guiding means is arranged for realizing said pressing contact by means of sliding of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer.
- Such sliding contact allows for a large area of said pressing contact, which is for example favourable for keeping the time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer flat in conditions when the liquid in the reservoir would exert relatively large pressure on these contacting parts.
- the guiding means is arranged for realizing said pressing contact by means of rolling of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer.
- said rolling of the guiding means is realized at least in that the flexible layer is rollable in a closed loop around at least two rollers.
- said rolling of the guiding means is realized at east by means of a winding and rewinding mechanism for the flexible layer.
- said simultaneous taking place of solidifying and of separating is realized in another way than in the examples shown in FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3 . More in particular, for the embodiments of FIGS. 4A , 4 B, 5 A and 5 B, said simultaneous taking place of solidifying and of separating is realized in that a relative rotative movement is performed between the construction shape and the object under construction.
- FIG. 1 shows a system 1 according to the invention.
- the system 1 comprises a liquid reservoir 2 which, in the shown example, is filled with a liquid 3 upto a liquid level 4 .
- the system 1 further comprises a construction shape 6 which is positioned below the liquid level 4 in the liquid reservoir 2 .
- the reservoir 2 comprises a bottom platform 7 and the construction shape 6 comprises, located above platform 7 , a flexible layer 8 .
- the system 1 further comprises solidifying means 9 for solidifying a predetermined area of a layer 10 of the liquid 3 , said liquid layer 10 adjoining the construction shape 6 , so as to obtain a solid layer 14 of the tangible object 5 , the solid layer thus having a predetermined shape.
- the solidifying means 9 is situated below the bottom platform 7 .
- the bottom platform 7 and the flexible layer 8 of the construction shape 6 are transparent to the radiation 15 .
- system 1 further comprises separating means for separating said solid layer 14 from said construction shape 6 .
- the system 1 further comprises moving means for moving, relative to one another, the separated solid layer 14 and the construction shape 6 to a predetermined position relative to one another for similar solidifying a predetermined area of a successive such liquid layer containing liquid 3 flown-inbetween the separated solid layer 14 and the construction shape 6 , so as to obtain a successive such solid layer adhered to the solid layer 14 .
- the moving means comprises a carrier plate 20 located above the construction shape 6 .
- the carrier plate 20 is movable up and down relative to the construction shape 6 by the action of a carrier plate actuator 21 .
- the carrier plate 20 can reach positions ranging from under the liquid level 4 to above it.
- a firstly formed solid layer 24 of the tangible object 5 is adhered to the underside of the carrier plate 20 .
- Consecutively formed solid layers 34 are each adhered to a previously formed solid layer, respectively.
- the method for layerwise production of a tangible object is a cyclic method, wherein the described steps of solidifying, separating and positioning together are comprised in a single cycle of the method.
- the system is arranged for carrying out said solidifying and said separating such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer. This is explained as follows.
- the separating means for separating said layer 14 from said construction shape 6 simultaneously with the solidifying of a predetermined area of the layer 14 is explained as follows.
- the flexible layer 8 has a liquid contacting side for being in contact with the liquid 3 .
- a guiding means 81 of the construction shape 6 Inbetween the flexible layer 8 on the one hand and the bottom platform 7 on the other hand, there is situated a guiding means 81 of the construction shape 6 .
- Upper parts in FIG. 1 of the guiding means 81 are in pressing contact with a side of the flexible layer opposite to the liquid contacting side. In the shown example, said pressing contact is realized by means of sliding of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer.
- Lower parts in FIG. 1 of the guiding means 81 are in rolling contact with a side of the bottom platform 7 by means of rollers 80 .
- the solidifying means 9 are in rolling contact with the platform 7 via similar such rollers 80 .
- Both the guiding means 81 and the solidifying means 9 are synchronously movable relative to the platform 7 via these rollers 80 in either or both directions indicated by double arrow 73 in FIG. 1 .
- the platform 7 is transparent to the radiation 15
- the guiding means 81 contains a passageway for the radiation 15
- the guiding means 81 can also be transparent to the radiation 15 instead of having a passageway therefor.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show examples of other embodiments of a system for layerwise production of a tangible object 5 .
- FIG. 1 A difference with the embodiment of FIG. 1 is that for the embodiments of FIGS. 2 and 3 an upper layer 14 , instead of a lower layer 14 , of an object 5 under production is solidified during each method cycle.
- the carrier plate 20 is situated under the object under production, instead of above it, while the solidifying means 9 is situated above the object under production, instead of under it.
- the carrier plate 20 is movable up and down in directions 125 by the action of an actuator 21 which extends through the bottom of the liquid reservoir 2 of the system. It is remarked that it is not essential that the actuator extends through a bottom of the liquid reservoir. Instead, different other types of actuators are possible, for example an actuator extending from the carrier plate in upwards direction until above the liquid level 4 .
- the flexible layer is indicated by reference numeral 108 .
- FIG. 2 and 3 A further difference with the embodiment of FIG. 1 is that for the embodiments of FIGS. 2 and 3 a different guiding means is applied. That is, the guiding means in FIGS. 2 and 3 comprises rollers 85 for realizing said pressing contact by means of rolling (instead of sliding) of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer 108 .
- a difference between the examples of FIGS. 2 and 3 is that for the example of FIG. 2 said rolling of the guiding means is realized at least in that the flexible layer 108 is rollable in a closed loop around at least two rollers 85 , while for the example of FIG. 3 said rolling of the guiding means is realized at least by means of a winding and rewinding mechanism for the flexible layer 108 .
- the winding and rewinding mechanism of FIG. 3 comprises two winding and rewinding rollers 88 .
- the assembly comprising the flexible layer 108 , the rollers and the solidifying means are synchronously movable relative to the reservoir 2 in either or both directions indicated by double arrow 173 .
- the necessary driving means for such movement are not shown in the drawings.
- the flexible layer 108 is moving in one of the directions indicated by double arrow 174 , such that the parts of the flexible layer 108 that are in contact with the layer 10 are not moving relative to the layer 10 .
- FIGS. 4A and 4B show a fragment of a system 201 for layerwise production of a tangible object 5 .
- the system 201 comprises: a construction shape 206 having a liquid contacting side 211 for being in contact with liquid 3 in a liquid reservoir of the system 201 , as well as solidifying means 9 for emitting radiation 15 .
- Reference numeral 214 denotes the last formed solid layer of the object 5 .
- the construction shape 206 and the solid layer 214 have nonmatching shapes. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B said nonmatching shapes are realized in that the solid layer side 214 has a non-flat shape.
- FIG. 4B shows a condition during said rotative movement, in which condition the object 5 has an orientation relative to the construction shape 206 , which orientation differs from that of FIG. 4A .
- different parts of the liquid 3 between the solid layer side 270 and the contacting side 211 are being solidified by exposing these parts to the radiation 15 . In this way the solid layer 214 has been formed in the course of time.
- the application of the said nonmatching shapes results in improved separation, since the liquid 3 will quickly fill up the expanding interspace between the solid layer 214 and the construction shape 206 .
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show a fragment of a system 301 for layerwise production of a tangible object 5 .
- the system 301 comprises: a construction shape 306 having a liquid contacting side 311 for being in contact with liquid 3 in a liquid reservoir of the system 301 , as well as solidifying means 9 for emitting radiation 15 .
- Reference numeral 314 denotes the last formed solid layer of the object 5 .
- the construction shape 306 and the solid layer 314 have nonmatching shapes. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B said nonmatching shapes are realized in that the liquid contacting side 311 has a non-flat shape.
- FIG. 5B shows a condition during said rotative movement, in which condition the object 5 has an orientation relative to the construction shape 306 , which orientation differs from that of FIG. 5A .
- different parts of the liquid 3 between the solid layer side 370 and the contacting side 311 are being solidified by exposing these parts to the radiation 15 . In this way the solid layer 314 has been formed in the course of time.
- the application of the said nonmatching shapes results in improved separation, since the liquid 3 will quickly fill up the expanding interspace between the solid layer 314 and the construction shape 306 .
- the liquid reservoir may be higher or lower than shown in the FIG. 1 .
- the object may have any suitable size and shape.
- the invention is not limited to physical devices or units implemented in non-programmable hardware but can also be applied in programmable devices or units able to perform the desired device functions by operating in accordance with suitable program code.
- the devices may be physically distributed over a number of apparatuses, while functionally operating as a single device.
- devices functionally forming separate devices may be integrated in a single physical device.
- the specifications and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than in a restrictive sense.
- any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim.
- the word ‘comprising’ does not exclude the presence of other elements or steps than those listed in a claim.
- the words ‘a’ and ‘an’ shall not be construed as limited to ‘only one’, but instead are used to mean ‘at least one’, and do not exclude a plurality.
- the mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.
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A method cycle of a method for layerwise production of a tangible object (5) comprises the steps of:—solidifying a predetermined area of a layer (10) of a liquid (3) when said liquid layer (10) is adjoining a construction shape, so as to obtain a solid layer (14) of the tangible object (5);—separating said solid layer from said construction shape; and—moving, relative to one another, the separated solid layer and the construction shape to a predetermined position relative to one another for carrying out a successive such method cycle, so as to obtain a successive such solid layer adhered to the solid layer. For at least one of said method cycles, said solidifying and said separating are carried out such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer (14) takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer.
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- The invention relates to a method for layerwise production of a tangible object according to the preamble of claim 1. The invention also relates to a system for layerwise production of a tangible object.
- Such a method is known. For example it is known from DE10256672A1 that the liquid reservoir has a transparent bottom plate whose upper side has a separation layer. In the space above the bottom plate there is a carrier plate which can be moved up and down. During its movement, the carrier plate can reach positions ranging from under the liquid level to above it. A firstly formed solid layer of the tangible object is adhered to the underside of the carrier plate by selectively solidifying the liquid. Consecutively formed solid layers are each adhered to a previously formed solid layer, respectively.
- Each time after solidification of a new layer, the carrier plate together with the earlier solidified layers adhered thereon are moved upwards in order to separate the last formed solid layer from the separation layer of the bottom plate. Each time after such separation, the separated solid layer is moved to a predetermined position at a distance from the separation layer of the bottom plate for letting the liquid flow-in between the separated solid layer and the separation layer of the bottom plate. By solidifying a predetermined area of a layer containing the flown-in liquid, a successive solid layer of the tangible object is obtained.
- A drawback of the known method is, that during each method cycle the time required for said separation and for the liquid to flow-in between the separated solid layer and the separation layer of the bottom plate is relatively long. This restricts the speed of the production process.
- Note that this restriction in production speed is especially severe for objects having strongly varying cross-sections. This is explained as follows. The upward separation movement of the carrier plate requires an external force to be exerted on the carrier plate. This external force results in an increase of internal stresses in the tangible object being produced. If these stresses become too high, the object can deform, deteriorate or break. Hence, for the known method, the maximum permissible internal stress level in the tangible object restricts the maximum permissible level of external forces to be applied, and hence restricts the production speed. Since vertical tensile stresses in objects with varying cross-sections can become locally very high, the restriction in production speed is especially severe for such objects.
- It is an object of the invention to enable a faster production of a tangible object.
- Therefore, according to a first aspect of the invention, a method according to claim 1 is provided.
- In this method according to the first aspect of the invention, for at least one of said method cycles, said solidifying and said separating are carried out such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer. Favourable effects of such simultaneous solidifying and separating are elucidated as follows.
- At first, the simultaneous solidifying and separating provides a speed gain of the process in itself. That is, the start of separating a layer does not have to wait until all parts of the layer have been solidified. Hence, there is little or no downtime of the separating means. Also, there is little or no downtime of the solidifying means.
- Secondly, the separating of the layer is carried out more gradually in that it is performed part by part, instead of the whole layer at once. This means that, as compared to known methods, external forces to be exerted for the separation movement, and therefore the internal stresses in the tangible object, do not need to be that high anymore for a given separation speed. In fact, such external forces can be increased relative to known methods, without violating a maximum permissible internal stress level in the tangible object. In this respect, a further gain in production speed can be obtained.
- Furthermore, according to a second aspect of the invention, a system according to
claim 9 is provided. - Specific embodiments of the invention are set forth in the dependent claims.
- These and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.
- Further details, aspects and embodiments of the invention will be described, by way of example only, with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 schematically shows a sectional side view of an example of an embodiment of a system according to the invention. -
FIG. 2 schematically shows a sectional side view of an example of another embodiment of a system according to the invention. -
FIG. 3 schematically shows a sectional side view of an example of yet another embodiment of a system according to the invention. -
FIGS. 4A and 4B schematically show a fragmentary sectional side view of an example of yet another embodiment of a system according to the invention. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B schematically show a fragmentary sectional side view of an example of yet another embodiment of a system according to the invention. - Each of the examples of
FIGS. 1-5 relates to a system according toclaim 9 that can perform an example of a method according to claim 1. In the respective figures sometimes the same reference signs are used for similar or identical parts or aspects of the systems. - Hence, each of the examples of
FIGS. 1-5 relates to a system for layerwise production of a tangible object, the system comprising: - a liquid reservoir for containing a liquid therein;
- a construction shape for being in contact with the liquid in the liquid reservoir;
- solidifying means for solidifying a predetermined area of a layer of the liquid, said liquid layer adjoining the construction shape, so as to obtain a solid layer of the tangible object, the solid layer thus having a predetermined shape;
- separating means for separating said solid layer from said construction shape;
- moving means for moving, relative to one another, the separated solid layer and the construction shape to a predetermined position relative to one another for similar solidifying a predetermined area of a successive such liquid layer containing liquid flown-in between the separated solid layer and the construction shape, so as to obtain a successive such solid layer adhered to the solid layer;
- wherein the system is arranged for carrying out said solidifying and said separating such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer.
- In each of the examples of
FIGS. 1-5 the tangible object is shown while being produced. It may for example be a prototype or model of an article of manufacture or other suitable type of object. - In each of the examples of
FIGS. 1-5 the solidifying means can use any suitable chemical or physical process to solidify the predetermined area of the liquid layer. The solidifying means may for example initiate a chemical reaction of a component in the liquid which results in a solid reaction product. For example, the liquid may be a liquid resin which can be cured by electro-magnetic radiation, for example a photo-polymer of which polymerisation can be activated by projecting light of a suitable wavelength. The liquid can be transformed into a solid by a suitable type of energy and the solidifying means may include a source of energy which can selectively provide the energy to the predetermined area. The source of energy may for example include a source of electro-magnetic radiation. The solidifying means may include a light source which can emit light which is projected onto the predetermined area of the liquid layer via a projection unit of the solidifying means in a pattern corresponding to the desired shape and size of the solid layer. - In each of the examples of
FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3 the construction shape comprises a flexible layer having a liquid contacting side for being in contact with the liquid in the liquid reservoir, and the construction shape is arranged for bending, in operation, the flexible layer such that time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer are in contact with the liquid layer for solidifying said certain parts of the layer, while time-dependently varying other parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer have been separated from said other, already solidified parts of the layer. - Such application of such flexible layer can easily and effectively be incorporated in many different methods and systems for layerwise production of tangible objects.
- Furthermore, in each of the examples of
FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3, the construction shape comprises guiding means arranged for being in pressing contact with a side of the flexible layer opposite to the liquid contacting side for defining the time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer. - Such application of such guiding means is an easy and effective way of carrying out the bending of the flexible layer.
- In the example of
FIG. 1 , the guiding means is arranged for realizing said pressing contact by means of sliding of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer. - Such sliding contact allows for a large area of said pressing contact, which is for example favourable for keeping the time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer flat in conditions when the liquid in the reservoir would exert relatively large pressure on these contacting parts.
- In the examples of
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the guiding means is arranged for realizing said pressing contact by means of rolling of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer. - Such rolling contact reduces the wear of the flexible layer.
- In the example of
FIG. 2 , said rolling of the guiding means is realized at least in that the flexible layer is rollable in a closed loop around at least two rollers. - This allows for a compact way of realizing the construction shape with rolling guiding means.
- In the example of
FIG. 3 , said rolling of the guiding means is realized at east by means of a winding and rewinding mechanism for the flexible layer. - This allows for an alternative way of realizing the construction shape with rolling guiding means.
- In the examples of
FIGS. 4A , 4B, 5A and 5B, said simultaneous taking place of solidifying and of separating is realized in another way than in the examples shown inFIGS. 1 , 2 and 3. More in particular, for the embodiments ofFIGS. 4A , 4B, 5A and 5B, said simultaneous taking place of solidifying and of separating is realized in that a relative rotative movement is performed between the construction shape and the object under construction. - Reference is now made to
FIG. 1 , which shows a system 1 according to the invention. - The system 1 comprises a
liquid reservoir 2 which, in the shown example, is filled with aliquid 3 upto aliquid level 4. The system 1 further comprises a construction shape 6 which is positioned below theliquid level 4 in theliquid reservoir 2. In the shown example thereservoir 2 comprises abottom platform 7 and the construction shape 6 comprises, located aboveplatform 7, aflexible layer 8. - The system 1 further comprises solidifying
means 9 for solidifying a predetermined area of alayer 10 of theliquid 3, saidliquid layer 10 adjoining the construction shape 6, so as to obtain asolid layer 14 of thetangible object 5, the solid layer thus having a predetermined shape. - In the shown example, the solidifying
means 9 is situated below thebottom platform 7. To enable the light orother radiation 15 of the solidifyingmeans 9 to enter theliquid reservoir 2, thebottom platform 7 and theflexible layer 8 of the construction shape 6 are transparent to theradiation 15. - As will be explained somewhat further below, the system 1 further comprises separating means for separating said
solid layer 14 from said construction shape 6. - The system 1 further comprises moving means for moving, relative to one another, the separated
solid layer 14 and the construction shape 6 to a predetermined position relative to one another for similar solidifying a predetermined area of a successive such liquidlayer containing liquid 3 flown-inbetween the separatedsolid layer 14 and the construction shape 6, so as to obtain a successive such solid layer adhered to thesolid layer 14. - In the shown example, the moving means comprises a
carrier plate 20 located above the construction shape 6. As indicated by double-arrow 25 inFIG. 1 , thecarrier plate 20 is movable up and down relative to the construction shape 6 by the action of acarrier plate actuator 21. During its movement, thecarrier plate 20 can reach positions ranging from under theliquid level 4 to above it. A firstly formedsolid layer 24 of thetangible object 5 is adhered to the underside of thecarrier plate 20. Consecutively formedsolid layers 34 are each adhered to a previously formed solid layer, respectively. - Each time after solidification and separation of a new layer, the carrier plate together with the solidified layers adhered thereon are moved upwards. Hence, the method for layerwise production of a tangible object is a cyclic method, wherein the described steps of solidifying, separating and positioning together are comprised in a single cycle of the method.
- The system is arranged for carrying out said solidifying and said separating such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer. This is explained as follows.
- The separating means for separating said
layer 14 from said construction shape 6 simultaneously with the solidifying of a predetermined area of thelayer 14 is explained as follows. - The
flexible layer 8 has a liquid contacting side for being in contact with theliquid 3. Inbetween theflexible layer 8 on the one hand and thebottom platform 7 on the other hand, there is situated a guiding means 81 of the construction shape 6. Upper parts inFIG. 1 of the guiding means 81 are in pressing contact with a side of the flexible layer opposite to the liquid contacting side. In the shown example, said pressing contact is realized by means of sliding of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer. Lower parts inFIG. 1 of the guiding means 81 are in rolling contact with a side of thebottom platform 7 by means ofrollers 80. In the shown example, on the opposite side of theplatform 7 also the solidifyingmeans 9 are in rolling contact with theplatform 7 via similarsuch rollers 80. Both the guiding means 81 and the solidifyingmeans 9 are synchronously movable relative to theplatform 7 via theserollers 80 in either or both directions indicated bydouble arrow 73 inFIG. 1 . - In the shown example, the
platform 7 is transparent to theradiation 15, while the guiding means 81 contains a passageway for theradiation 15. Alternatively, the guiding means 81 can also be transparent to theradiation 15 instead of having a passageway therefor. - As an example it is now assumed that, in the course of time during the performing of a method cycle, the guiding means 81 and the solidifying
means 9 are synchronously moving in the right-hand direction ofarrow 73 inFIG. 1 . Then, at the instantaneous moment in time shown inFIG. 1 , there are contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of theflexible layer 8 which are in contact with thelayer 10 for solidifying certain parts of thelayer 10. During the movement of the guiding means 81 and the solidifyingmeans 9, these contacting parts are time-dependently varying. InFIG. 1 on the left-hand side of these contacting parts there are time-dependently varying other parts of the liquid contacting side of theflexible layer 8 which have been separated from said other, already solidified parts of thelayer 10. Theliquid 3 is able to flow inbetween said other parts of the liquid contacting side of theflexible layer 8 and said other, already solidified parts of thelayer 10. This is possible because theflexible layer 8 is bended by the movement of the guiding means 81 in thedirection 73. - Reference is now made to
FIGS. 2 and 3 which show examples of other embodiments of a system for layerwise production of atangible object 5. - A difference with the embodiment of
FIG. 1 is that for the embodiments ofFIGS. 2 and 3 anupper layer 14, instead of alower layer 14, of anobject 5 under production is solidified during each method cycle. Thecarrier plate 20 is situated under the object under production, instead of above it, while the solidifyingmeans 9 is situated above the object under production, instead of under it. InFIGS. 2 and 3 thecarrier plate 20 is movable up and down indirections 125 by the action of anactuator 21 which extends through the bottom of theliquid reservoir 2 of the system. It is remarked that it is not essential that the actuator extends through a bottom of the liquid reservoir. Instead, different other types of actuators are possible, for example an actuator extending from the carrier plate in upwards direction until above theliquid level 4. - In the examples of
FIGS. 2 and 3 the flexible layer is indicated byreference numeral 108. - A further difference with the embodiment of
FIG. 1 is that for the embodiments ofFIGS. 2 and 3 a different guiding means is applied. That is, the guiding means inFIGS. 2 and 3 comprisesrollers 85 for realizing said pressing contact by means of rolling (instead of sliding) of the guiding means along said opposite side of theflexible layer 108. - A difference between the examples of
FIGS. 2 and 3 is that for the example ofFIG. 2 said rolling of the guiding means is realized at least in that theflexible layer 108 is rollable in a closed loop around at least tworollers 85, while for the example ofFIG. 3 said rolling of the guiding means is realized at least by means of a winding and rewinding mechanism for theflexible layer 108. The winding and rewinding mechanism ofFIG. 3 comprises two winding and rewindingrollers 88. - For the embodiments of
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the assembly comprising theflexible layer 108, the rollers and the solidifying means are synchronously movable relative to thereservoir 2 in either or both directions indicated bydouble arrow 173. The necessary driving means for such movement are not shown in the drawings. During such movement theflexible layer 108 is moving in one of the directions indicated bydouble arrow 174, such that the parts of theflexible layer 108 that are in contact with thelayer 10 are not moving relative to thelayer 10. - Note, that in the example of
FIG. 1 the sliding of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer is applied for a system in which alower layer 14 of anobject 5 under production is solidified during each method cycle, while in the examples ofFIGS. 2 and 3 the rolling of the guiding means along said opposite side of the flexible layer is applied for a system in which anupper layer 14 of anobject 5 under production is solidified during each method cycle. However, it is remarked that the vice versa situation is also possible. That is, it is also possible to apply rolling of the guiding means for a system in which a lower layer of an object under production is solidified during each method cycle, while it is also possible to apply sliding of the guiding means for a system in which an upper layer of an object under production is solidified during each method cycle. - Reference is now made to
FIGS. 4A and 4B . These figures show a fragment of asystem 201 for layerwise production of atangible object 5. Thesystem 201 comprises: aconstruction shape 206 having aliquid contacting side 211 for being in contact withliquid 3 in a liquid reservoir of thesystem 201, as well as solidifyingmeans 9 for emittingradiation 15.Reference numeral 214 denotes the last formed solid layer of theobject 5. Theconstruction shape 206 and thesolid layer 214 have nonmatching shapes. In the embodiment shown inFIGS. 4A and 4B said nonmatching shapes are realized in that thesolid layer side 214 has a non-flat shape. - The solidification that the
solid layer 214 has undergone, has been carried out by moving theobject 5 relative to theconstruction shape 206 in a kind of rotative manner indicated bydouble arrow 275. To further illustrate this,FIG. 4B shows a condition during said rotative movement, in which condition theobject 5 has an orientation relative to theconstruction shape 206, which orientation differs from that ofFIG. 4A . In the course of time during such rotation, different parts of the liquid 3 between thesolid layer side 270 and the contactingside 211 are being solidified by exposing these parts to theradiation 15. In this way thesolid layer 214 has been formed in the course of time. - For this embodiment, the application of the said nonmatching shapes results in improved separation, since the
liquid 3 will quickly fill up the expanding interspace between thesolid layer 214 and theconstruction shape 206. - Reference is now made to
FIGS. 5A and 5B . These figures show a fragment of asystem 301 for layerwise production of atangible object 5. Thesystem 301 comprises: aconstruction shape 306 having aliquid contacting side 311 for being in contact withliquid 3 in a liquid reservoir of thesystem 301, as well as solidifyingmeans 9 for emittingradiation 15.Reference numeral 314 denotes the last formed solid layer of theobject 5. Theconstruction shape 306 and thesolid layer 314 have nonmatching shapes. In the embodiment shown inFIGS. 5A and 5B said nonmatching shapes are realized in that theliquid contacting side 311 has a non-flat shape. - The solidification that the
solid layer 314 has undergone, has been carried out by moving theconstruction shape 306 relative to theobject 5 in a kind of rotative manner indicated bydouble arrow 375. To further illustrate this,FIG. 5B shows a condition during said rotative movement, in which condition theobject 5 has an orientation relative to theconstruction shape 306, which orientation differs from that ofFIG. 5A . In the course of time during such rotation, different parts of the liquid 3 between thesolid layer side 370 and the contactingside 311 are being solidified by exposing these parts to theradiation 15. In this way thesolid layer 314 has been formed in the course of time. - Again, also for this embodiment, the application of the said nonmatching shapes results in improved separation, since the
liquid 3 will quickly fill up the expanding interspace between thesolid layer 314 and theconstruction shape 306. - In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific examples of embodiments of the invention. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. For example, the liquid reservoir may be higher or lower than shown in the
FIG. 1 . Furthermore, the object may have any suitable size and shape. Also, the invention is not limited to physical devices or units implemented in non-programmable hardware but can also be applied in programmable devices or units able to perform the desired device functions by operating in accordance with suitable program code. Furthermore, the devices may be physically distributed over a number of apparatuses, while functionally operating as a single device. Also, devices functionally forming separate devices may be integrated in a single physical device. However, other modifications, variations and alternatives are also possible. The specifications and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than in a restrictive sense. - In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word ‘comprising’ does not exclude the presence of other elements or steps than those listed in a claim. Furthermore, the words ‘a’ and ‘an’ shall not be construed as limited to ‘only one’, but instead are used to mean ‘at least one’, and do not exclude a plurality. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.
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1. A method for layerwise production of a tangible object (5), the method comprising:
providing a liquid reservoir (2) containing a liquid (3);
providing a construction shape (6; 206; 306); and
repeatedly performing method cycles, each method cycle comprising the steps of:
solidifying a predetermined area of a layer (10) of the liquid (3) when said liquid layer (10) is adjoining the construction shape, so as to obtain a solid layer (14; 214; 314) of the tangible object (5), the solid layer thus having a predetermined shape;
separating said solid layer from said construction shape; and
moving, relative to one another, the separated solid layer and the construction shape to a predetermined position relative to one another for carrying out a successive such method cycle for similar solidifying a predetermined area of a successive such liquid layer containing liquid (3) flown-in between the separated solid layer (14; 214; 314) and the construction shape (6; 206; 306), so as to obtain a successive such solid layer adhered to the solid layer;
characterized in that
for at least one of said method cycles, said solidifying and said separating are carried out such that solidifying of certain parts of the layer (14; 214; 314) takes place simultaneously with separating of other, already solidified parts of the layer.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the construction shape comprises a flexible layer (8; 108) having a liquid contacting side and wherein said simultaneous taking place of solidifying and of separating is realized in that said liquid contacting side is brought in contact with the liquid (3) in the liquid reservoir (2) and the flexible layer is bent such that time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer (8; 108) are in contact with the liquid layer (10) for solidifying said certain parts of the layer (10), while time-dependently varying other parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer (8; 108) have been separated from said other, already solidified parts of the layer (10).
3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the construction shape (6) comprises guiding means (81; 85; 87) and wherein the guiding means are brought in pressing contact with the side of the flexible layer (8; 108) opposite to the liquid contacting side for defining the time-dependently varying contacting parts of the liquid contacting side of the flexible layer.
4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein said pressing contact is realized by means of sliding of the guiding means (81) along said opposite side of the flexible layer (8).
5. A method according to claim 3 , wherein said pressing contact is realized by means of rolling of the guiding means (85; 87) along said opposite side of the flexible layer (108).
6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said rolling of the guiding means (85) is realized at least in that the flexible layer (108) is rolling in a closed loop around at least two rollers (85).
7. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said rolling of the guiding means (87) is realized at least in that the flexible layer (108) is winded and rewinded by means of a winding and rewinding mechanism (88).
8. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said simultaneous taking place of solidifying and of separating is realized in that a relative rotative movement is performed between the construction shape (206; 306) and the object (5) under construction.
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