EP2576191A2 - Dispositif de modification d'espace de fabrication et dispositif pour fabriquer un objet tridimensionnel à l'aide dudit dispositif de modification d'espace de fabrication - Google Patents

Dispositif de modification d'espace de fabrication et dispositif pour fabriquer un objet tridimensionnel à l'aide dudit dispositif de modification d'espace de fabrication

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EP2576191A2
EP2576191A2 EP11722310.7A EP11722310A EP2576191A2 EP 2576191 A2 EP2576191 A2 EP 2576191A2 EP 11722310 A EP11722310 A EP 11722310A EP 2576191 A2 EP2576191 A2 EP 2576191A2
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space
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building
areas
changing device
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Johann Oberhofer
Robert Eichner
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  • the invention relates to a construction space changing device for a device for producing three-dimensional objects by stratified solidification of a powdered building material to the.
  • Object corresponding locations in the respective layers and an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object with a space modification device.
  • Devices for producing three-dimensional objects by layer-wise solidifying a powdery building material for example in the form of a laser sintering machine, have, for example, the EOSINT M270 a construction area with a size of 250 x 250 mm.
  • Such devices may be too large and inflexible for the production of small objects, such as dental inlays, due to the large installation space.
  • the patent DE 199 52 998 B4 discloses an apparatus for the direct production of bodies in the layer structure of pulverulent substances, which in one embodiment has two construction spaces and two associated reservoir. The floors of the installation spaces and reservoir are each connected to a separate drive, which makes the device complex and inflexible.
  • One aspect of the invention is a construction space modification device which makes it possible to reduce or divide the installation space into one or more separate, smaller construction areas, in which objects can be produced with less power, or, in the context of compatibility, different powder types can be processed in parallel.
  • the space modification device is simple, thus inexpensive and can be easily retrofitted or removed again.
  • FIGS. 1 shows a schematic representation of a laser sintering device as an example of an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of a construction level of a device that can be equipped with the space change device or retrofitted
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the building chamber along the section line shown in Fig. 2 at the end of a process of manufacturing objects by
  • FIG. 4 shows a plan view of an assembly of a construction space changing device in a first embodiment with a modified construction area in a device according to FIG. 1;
  • 5 shows a plan view of an assembly of a construction space changing device in the first embodiment with a plurality of modified construction areas in a device according to FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional side view of the assemblies of FIG. 4 and 5;
  • 7 is a plan view of a construction plane of a device with a construction space changing device according to a second embodiment of the invention, in which the coater is not shown;
  • 8a is a sectional view of the construction level according to the second embodiment taken along a section line shown in Fig. 7 at the beginning of a process of producing objects by stratified solidification of a. powdery building material;
  • Fig. 8b is a sectional view of the construction level according to the.
  • FIG. 9 shows a plan view of a construction plane of a device with a construction space changing device according to a third embodiment of the invention, in which the coater is not shown; 10a is a sectional view of the construction level according to the third embodiment along a section line shown in Figure 9 at the beginning of the process of producing objects by layered solidification of a powdered building material.
  • 10b is a sectional view of the construction level according to the third embodiment taken along the section line shown in Figure 9 at the end of the process of the production of objects by layered solidification of a powdered building material.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a laser sintering apparatus as an example of a device for producing a three-dimensional object in layers by means of a generative production method.
  • the device has an open towards the top frame 1, which forms a building chamber, with a movable therein in the vertical direction pad in the form of a construction platform 2, which carries the object to be formed 3 and defines a construction field.
  • the construction platform 2 is adjusted in the vertical direction so that the respective layer of the object 3 to be consolidated lies in a building level 4.
  • a coater 5 is provided for applying the pulverulent build-up material which can be solidified by electromagnetic radiation.
  • An exposure system has a laser 6 as the source of the electromagnetic radiation.
  • a deflection device 8 by means of which a laser beam 7 generated by the laser 6 is directed onto a coupling window 9, is transmitted by the latter into a process chamber 10 and focused at a predetermined point in the building plane 4.
  • a control unit 11 is also provided, via which the components of the device can be used in a coordinated manner for carrying out be controlled during the construction process.
  • the control unit 11 is operated inter alia as a function of CAD data of the object to be produced.
  • the apparatus further comprises a gas circulation and gas preparation system, not shown.
  • the powdery material is stored in a storage or a metering container 12 and is supplied by the coater 5 thereof in the construction field.
  • powdery building material all powder or powder mixtures suitable for the laser sintering process can be used.
  • powders include e.g. Plastic powders such as polyamide or polystyrene, PEEK, metal powders such as stainless steel powder or other metal powders adapted to the respective purpose, in particular alloys, plastic-coated sand or ceramic powder.
  • the operation of the laser sintering device is such that the coater 5 moves over the construction field and wrestles a powder layer with a predetermined thickness. Subsequently, the cross section of the object 3 in the respective layer is irradiated with the laser beam 7 and the powder is solidified there. Then the build platform 2 is lowered and applied a new powder layer. The production of the object 3 is carried out in this way, layer by layer. After completion, the object 3 is removed and optionally post-treated and / or subjected to quality control.
  • FIG. 2 shows, by way of example, a plan view of a building level 4 of a laser sintering device which can be equipped or retrofitted with a space change device in which the build platform 2 is spatially arranged between the dosing container 12 and an overflow container.
  • container 13 is provided. Retrofittable here means that the device is functional without the installation space dividing device, and the installation space dividing device is self-installable without changing the device, wherein parts of the installation space arrangement device can be ' tigbar on components of the device.
  • the metering container 12, the building platform 2, on which the powdered building material is transported and 'over which a construction space 22 is formed, and the overflow container 13 have a substantially equal width, in FIG. 2 in the vertical direction.
  • the metering container 12 has a punch or piston, not shown, for transporting the powder to the top.
  • the powdery building material is transported by the coater, not shown in Fig. 2 in the space 22 and excess powder material falls during further movement of the coater in the overflow tank 13th
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the building chamber along the section line shown in Fig. 2 at the end of the process of producing objects by layer-wise solidifying a powdery building material.
  • a coater 5 is shown above the installation space 22, in which three manufactured objects 3 are shown.
  • the space 22 is bounded below by the build platform 2, and fixed laterally by the frame 1.
  • the building board 15 is located on the building platform 2, ie within the space 22. It must, as shown in Fig. 3, do not reach to the frame 1.
  • the construction space 22 is filled in the area surrounding the object 3 with a powder 16 as the powdery building material, so that all objects 3, in which the powder was solidified by the laser beam 7, are made of the same powder. One or more objects 3 can be produced simultaneously.
  • the coater 5 has a blade 14 with which the. Powder 3 is applied to each of the build platform 2.
  • the construction platform 2 can be adjusted in height by means of a lifting mechanism 18, so that by lowering the construction platform 2, the height of the layer of the powder 16 applied by the coater 5 can be adjusted according to specific processing parameters.
  • 4 shows by way of example a plan view of an assembly 27 of a construction space changing device in a first embodiment in the laser sintering apparatus.
  • the assembly has a base member, here in the form of a trough 28 on.
  • the tub 28 here has dimensions which correspond approximately to the areas of an original building area 29 and of an original metering box area 30, which are originally contained in the device. In its width, in the vertical direction in FIG. 4, the tub 28 has an edge so that it is wider than the original building area 29 and the original Dosier disposer Suite 30.
  • the area of the trough below the rim is so wide that it fits into the original build area 29 and the original dosing tank area 30 with a clearance required for installation. In length, the tub 28 also fits with a required clearance in the outer limits of these areas.
  • the edge can also be designed differently, or the edge can be omitted, so that the trough 28 rests on an original intermediate wall 31.
  • a delimited building area 22.1 is provided, in which the three-dimensional objects are produced. Building areas are spaces that are subregions of the installation space 22, wherein the position of the building area 22.1 within the width dimension of the trough 28 can be chosen arbitrarily and the width
  • the construction area is delimited by a boundary device within the installation space 22.
  • the assembly 27 here has a relative to the metering 12 in its dimensions reduced metering 12.1 to provide the powder.
  • an overflow tank 13.1 is provided which has compared to the overflow tank 13 has reduced dimensions.
  • a wider overflow container may be provided.
  • the coater 5 is shown in FIG. 4 in the position after it has transported the powder from the metering container 12.1 into the build area 22.1 and excess powder has been introduced into the overflow container 13.1.
  • 5 shows, by way of example, a top view of the module 27 of the installation space changing device in an alternative first embodiment in the laser sintering device.
  • the tub 28 has here several changed separate building areas 22.1, 22.2.
  • the construction areas 22.1, 22.2 are separated from each other by areas 40 of the tub 28 between openings 41.1, 41.2 in the bottom of the tub 28, which are components of the boundary device.
  • more than two building areas 22.1, 22.2 be provided to split the space 22 even more.
  • the construction areas have different dimensions in this embodiment. The latter can also be identical.
  • the widths of the multiple construction areas can be arbitrarily set within the total width.
  • the assembly 27 here has two metering 12.1, 12.2 to provide the powder.
  • the width of the dosing tank corresponds in each case to the width of the associated construction areas. The width may also be different in alternative embodiments.
  • the construction areas 22.1 and 22.2 are spatially separated from each other in the direction of the width of the tub 28 with a gap that is sufficiently large so that it prevents the powder, each of the dosing containers 12.1, 12.2 in the construction areas 22.1, 22.2 be transported, mix.
  • the coater 5 is shown in FIG. 5 in the position after it has transported the powder from the metering tanks 12.1, 12.2 into the building areas 22.1, 22.2 and excess powder has been introduced into the overflow tanks 13.1, 13.2.
  • the coater 5 supplies the various construction areas 22.1, 22.2 in one movement with the respective powder.
  • FIG. 6 the assembly 27 of Figures 4 and 5 is shown in a side view in a longitudinal section.
  • overflow containers 13.1, 13.2 are shown here integrated into the tub. But they can also be installed as a separate container in the tub 28.
  • the assembly 27 has as one or more components of the boundary device one or more reduced building platforms 32 as documents in the openings 41.1, 41.2, the documents being arranged in the construction area 22.1 shown in FIG. 4 and the construction areas 22.1 and 22.2 shown in FIG and whose base area is a partial area of the building platform, which is adapted to the horizontal dimensions of the respective building area.
  • the reduced building platforms 32 are fastened to the building platform 2 via a connecting means, here a connecting plate 33, which is moved upwards and downwards during the production process and, if necessary, connected to one another, whereby the two connected, reduced construction platforms 32 move simultaneously , As a result, the construction platform 2 and the reduced documents 32 also move simultaneously up and down.
  • a metering container stamper 34 is provided in each case for transporting the powder up to the top. If necessary, the metering vessel punches 34 are each connected to one another via a connecting plate 35, so that they move simultaneously. The connection plate is in turn mounted on an original metering platform 36.
  • the production process is analogous to the production process described above, wherein the control unit 11 of the device with a construction space changing device according to the first embodiment is designed so that a process software in the separate construction areas 22.1 and 22.2 can set different operating parameters, to be able to process different powders and to be able to produce different properties of the objects 3.
  • connection plate 33 with the reduced support 32 or the reduced support 32 and the connection plate 35 with the metering reservoir 34 or the Dosier investigaerst Zin 34 are each mounted on the build platform 2 and on the original metering platform.
  • the tub 28 is inserted into the frame 1 (FIG. 1), the original building area 29 and the original metering tank area 30.
  • the tub 28 then lies with its lateral edges on an upper surface of the frame 1, so that a plane 37 is located on the bottom of the tub 28 slightly above the building level 4.
  • the tub is secured in the device by suitable fasteners, and in alternative embodiments, eg by welding, may also be permanently attached.
  • FIG. 7 shows a plan view of the construction level 4 of a device with a construction space changing device according to a second embodiment.
  • the coater is not shown here.
  • the metering container in this second embodiment differs from the metering container shown in FIG. 5 in that two vertical metering container dividing walls 19 are provided, which extend in FIG. 7 from left to right, ie in the direction of movement A, and the metering container subdivide, so that three metering 12.1, 12.2 and 12. 3 arise, the Dosier spasnnennpurpose 19 are mounted on top of the punch or the piston.
  • the installation space 22 above the building platform 2 FIG.
  • the construction areas 22.1, 22.2, 22.3 are thus defined here only by partial areas of the building platform 2.
  • the Dosier electervennclaim 19 and the space dividing walls 20 are each arranged in alignment with each other.
  • the overflow container is divided into three overflow containers 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3 by walls 21 which are likewise aligned with the metering-retaining walls 19 and the installation space dividing walls 20.
  • intermediate dividing walls 23 are provided extending in the direction of movement A in each case.
  • intermediate partitions 24 are provided between the space partition walls 20 and the walls 21 in the overflow tank 13. These serve in each case that, in the case in which different powders 16 are used for the different construction areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3, these between the construction areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3, the dosing 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 and the overflow containers 13.1, 13.2 , 13.3 are not mixed.
  • the dosing container partitions 19, the space partition walls 20 and the intermediate partitions 23 each have the same width.
  • the intermediate partitions 24 may be of equal or smaller width.
  • the intermediate partitions 20 and intermediate partitions 24 are fixed so that they protrude from the building level 4 upwards.
  • FIG. 8 a shows a sectional view of the construction chamber according to the second embodiment along a section line shown in FIG. 7 at the beginning of the process of producing objects.
  • the structure is substantially identical to the structure shown in FIG. The difference is that it is shown here how the construction space dividing walls 20 are arranged.
  • the space partition walls 20 are mounted on the building platform 2.
  • respective building boards 15 are arranged on the building platform 2 whose upper surfaces are at the beginning of the production of objects in the building level 4, their height being equal to the minimum height of the building space dividing walls 20 is so that they serve as ' packing.
  • the building panels 15 can be taken out, for example, after completion together with the object 3 formed. However, their presence is not mandatory.
  • the coater 5 as a component of a common coater unit of the various construction areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3 has a slot-shaped or gap-shaped recess 25 for each space partition 20, whereby the blade 14 is subdivided into several sub-blades.
  • the recesses 25 are designed so that they have on their adjacent surfaces to the space partition walls 20 a little game to one To transport the powder as completely as possible without loss through the game in the space, on the other hand, despite any manufacturing tolerances, thermal expansion and play in the storage elements, a process-reliable
  • Fig. 8b shows the representation of the second embodiment shown in Fig. 8a at the end of the production of objects. Identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals and not described again.
  • the construction space dividing walls 20 have a height which ensures that the powders 16 in the different construction areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3 also remain separate at the end of the production process of the objects 3 and do not mix.
  • the height corresponds at least to the maximum object height to be realized.
  • Functional or tolerance-related gaps which occur in the longitudinal direction of the installation space dividing walls between the installation space partition walls 20 and walls of the construction areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3 may be provided by sealing elements, e.g. by silicone lips, to be closed.
  • the manufacturing process is analogous to the production process described above, wherein the control unit 11 of the device with a construction space changing device according to the second embodiment is designed so that a process software in the separate construction areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3 can set different operating parameters in order to be able to process different powders and to be able to produce different properties of the objects 3.
  • the third embodiment of the installation space modification device of the invention shown in FIGS. 9, 10a and 10b is essentially identical to the second embodiment, but differs in the construction of the installation space partition walls 20 and the Dosier disposer- dividing walls 19. Again, identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals and not described again.
  • Construction space dividing walls 20 and metering vessel partitions 19, which are e.g. can be realized by telescopically extendable or collapsible plates.
  • the lower end of the space dividing walls 20 is attached to the building platform 2 and the upper end of the space dividing walls 20 is mounted so that the upper edge is level with the building level 4, the lower end of the Dosier mattersennennpurpose 19 is attached to the plunger or the piston of the dosing and the upper end of the Dosier mattersennennpurpose 19 is mounted so that the upper edge is at the level of the building level 4.
  • space partition walls can additionally or alternatively also be arranged in a direction which is perpendicular to the direction of movement A in FIG. 9, that is to say in FIG. 9, perpendicular to the installation space partition walls 20. It is possible, the respective . Baubaubrook also "in the A-direction limit and so to zoom out.
  • elongated space partition walls not only the use of elongated space partition walls, but also the use of partitions, which seen from above have the shape of a rectangular or other shaped frame, possible.
  • the individual superimposed frame members are telescoped at the beginning of the manufacturing process and form a height-adjustable container 'has a low height at the beginning of the manufacturing process and its height increases as the process progresses.
  • the upper surface of the frame is at the level of the building level 4 and the lower end of the frame is attached to the building platform 2.
  • the use of sealing elements is not required.
  • the blade 14 of the coater 5 has subdividing elements 26 which project beyond the blade in the direction of movement A indicated in FIG. 9 of the blade 14 shown in FIGS. 10a and 10b.
  • the subdividing elements 26 extend over the entire height of the blade 14.
  • the subdividing elements 26 serve to prevent the mixing of the different powders 16 during the transport from the metering containers 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 to the construction areas 22.1, 22.2, 22.3, since they project in a movement relative to the blade 14, and thus the areas of the separate different powder 16 in the direction of movement in front of the blade 14.
  • control unit 11 of the apparatus is designed so that a process software in the separate building areas 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3 can set different operating parameters to process different powders and different properties of the To create objects 3.
  • each a partition the space in two construction areas, the dosing into two dosing, and the overflow container in two overflow container.
  • the space and the two containers can be separated into several construction areas and associated containers.
  • the width of the construction areas and the associated containers can be selected by the choice of the distances and / or the width of the partitions to each other.
  • installation spaces of different widths including asymmetrical installation spaces, can be set for objects of different sizes.
  • Subdivision of the construction space with the installation space changing device into several construction areas also makes it possible to use not all construction areas for the production of objects. When using the Bauraumver sectionsein- direction with multiple construction areas and, for example, the production of objects in only one construction area thereby a reduction of the space is achieved.
  • the second and third embodiments can be divided by the choice of a corresponding width of a space modification element of the space not only in several construction areas, but also the space to be reduced to the surface of a building area.
  • the remaining surface of the construction platform 2 is covered by the space modification element. The coater is then adjusted accordingly.
  • the space varying means may be configured as an exchange unit for an apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by layer-wise solidifying a powdery building material.
  • the exchange unit for the device can be designed such that it comprises a region of the building level 4, and the dosing containers 12, the building platform 2 with the corresponding space dividing walls 20, optionally the intermediate dividing walls 23 and the overflow containers 13 are arranged on the insert.
  • the coater 5 may, as a separate element of the conversion kit, be provided, on a case by case basis, with either one or more recesses 25 or with one or more subdividing elements 26.
  • the drive of the construction platform is part of the device and not of the replacement unit.
  • the exchange units can be in different
  • Configurations with different numbers and sizes of construction be provided so that the user to a certain extent several smaller devices are provided.
  • the metering container is also arranged above the coater.
  • the metering container is subdivided according to the number and the position of the installation space partitions, and the powdery building material is supplied from above to the coater.
  • dividing walls are still provided which prevent a mixing of different powders during feeding to the coater.
  • the device described is not limited to laser sintering machines. It is applicable to all laminating machines, e.g. Stereolithography, which instead of a powder-like material, a liquid, photocurable
  • Resin used in three-dimensional printing in which the powdery building material by a binder, the e.g. when
  • Droplet particles are applied to the powder layer, selectively solidified at the locations corresponding to the object, or even selective mask sintering using a mask and an extended light source instead of a laser beam.
  • FDM method Fused Deposition Modeling

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de modification d'espace de fabrication destiné à un dispositif pour fabriquer un objet tridimensionnel par solidification par couches d'un matériau de fabrication pulvérulent aux emplacements correspondant à l'objet dans chacune des couches. Le dispositif de modification d'espace de fabrication comporte un ou plusieurs supports (32) plus petits ou un ou plusieurs éléments de séparation d'espace de fabrication (20) situés sur une plate-forme de fabrication (2), le dispositif comportant ainsi une ou plusieurs zones de fabrication plus petites (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) dans lesquelles le matériau pulvérulent est utilisé plus efficacement ou différents matériaux pulvérulents sont traités.
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