Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
  • A23P20/00—Coating of foodstuffs; Coatings therefor; Making laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs
  • A23P20/20—Making of laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs, e.g. by wrapping in preformed edible dough sheets or in edible food containers
  • A23P20/25—Filling or stuffing cored food pieces, e.g. combined with coring or making cavities
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
  • A23P30/00—Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the process or apparatus
  • A23P30/20—Extruding
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C64/00—Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3D] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3D printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering
  • B29C64/20—Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor
  • B29C64/205—Means for applying layers
  • B29C64/209—Heads; Nozzles
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
  • A23P20/00—Coating of foodstuffs; Coatings therefor; Making laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs
  • A23P20/20—Making of laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs, e.g. by wrapping in preformed edible dough sheets or in edible food containers
  • A23P20/25—Filling or stuffing cored food pieces, e.g. combined with coring or making cavities
  • A23P2020/253—Coating food items by printing onto them; Printing layers of food products
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B33—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
  • B33Y—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
  • B33Y30/00—Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor

Definitions

• the invention relates to a food printer.
• the invention relates to a printing unit with which printing material for a foodstuff can be extruded.
• Food printers enable a user to individually and reliably prepare a variety of different foods. For example, different baked goods can be customized by a food printer and made on demand.
• the production of different foods of different shapes requires a food printer that can flexibly and efficiently extrude different edible weights at different locations of a foodstuff to be produced.
• the present document deals with the technical problem to provide a printing unit and a kitchen built-in appliance with such properties.
• a printing unit for printing a food comprises a printhead with a printhead body and with a (possibly removable) cartridge carrier.
• the printhead body is typically fixedly attached to the printing unit.
• the cartridge carrier is adapted to receive at least one removable cartridge for edible printing matter. Typically, multiple cartridges with different pressures can be picked up by the cartridge carrier.
• a cartridge includes a plunger, a cartridge body and a cartridge bottom with a cartridge nozzle.
• the printhead body has a cartridge motor with which the plunger of a cartridge inserted into the cartridge carrier can be pressed in the direction of the cartridge bottom of the inserted cartridge in order to press the printing compound out of the inserted cartridge via the cartridge nozzle.
• the cartridge motor may include, for example, a telescopic motor with an extendable cylinder acting on the plunger of an inserted cartridge.
• the printing unit includes positioning means arranged to move the print head to different positions.
• the printing unit comprises a control unit, which is set up to control the positioning means and the cartridge motor in order to print a foodstuff by means of the pressure mass from at least one inserted cartridge.
• the control unit can resort to a predefined recipe which indicates the locations and the respective amount of pressure mass which must be extruded for the production of a foodstuff.
• the positioning means and / or the cartridge motor may then be driven in response to the recipe to print a foodstuff corresponding to the recipe.
• the printhead of the described printing unit is thus adapted to use different cartridges with different printing masses. This allows different foods to be printed in an efficient manner.
• different pressure masses can be introduced into the printing unit in an efficient manner.
• the cartridges used in this case comprise all the components required for the extrusion of printing material (in particular a printing stamp and a nozzle), so that the printing unit itself does not come into contact with printing compound, and thus the printing unit does not produce pressure for different printing materials must be cleaned.
• the pressure of different pressure masses can be effected in a simple manner by the exchange of cartridges.
• the printhead may be positioned over a print surface for a foodstuff to be printed by the positioning means.
• the cartridge carrier is adapted for this purpose to receive a cartridge such that the plunger is located at the top and the cartridge nozzle at the bottom.
• the cartridge motor can then the plunger of a cartridge inserted into the cartridge carrier from the top in Press the direction of the cartridge bottom of the cartridge inserted in order to press the printing material via the cartridge nozzle from the inserted cartridge onto the pressure surface.
• the extruded pressure mass may fall due to gravity on the pressure surface arranged under the cartridge nozzle in order to print the foodstuff.
• a food can be produced in an efficient manner (possibly pointwise).
• the plunger, the cartridge body and the cartridge bottom of a cartridge can be designed such that the plunger, the cartridge body and the cartridge bottom can be separated from each other by a user for cleaning.
• the plunger can be formed by a cartridge lid, which closes the cartridge on a side opposite the cartridge bottom.
• the cartridge lid can thus be designed such that the cartridge lid is pressed directly as a plunger by a cartridge motor in the cartridge body.
• the cartridge lid may have a separate plunger which is moved by a cartridge motor.
• the cartridge can thus be divided into individual parts (cartridge lid with plunger, cartridge body and cartridge bottom with cartridge nozzle), which can then be cleaned individually. After cleaning, the individual parts can be reassembled (e.g., plugged together) to provide a cleaned cartridge for receiving pressurized mass.
• a cartridge can thus allow easy cleaning by the described trisection.
• the cartridge carrier may be configured to receive a plurality of removable cartridges.
• the printhead body may then comprise at least one cartridge motor for each of the plurality of cartridges.
• the controller may be configured to drive (e.g., depending on a recipe) the individual cartridge motors to control the amount of extruded mass of the individual cartridges.
• the cartridge carrier may be configured to accept cartridges of different capacities for printing matter.
• By using cartridges with different capacities, the flexibility in the production of food can be further increased.
• the cartridge carrier can be set up to receive at least two first cartridges with a first capacity.
• the cartridge carrier may be configured to receive, in the space for two first cartridges, a second cartridge having a second capacity greater than the first capacity (typically twice the first capacity).
• the cartridge carrier may be configured to receive in the space for two second cartridges (ie, in the space for four first cartridges) a third cartridge having a third capacity greater than the second capacity (typically twice the size second capacity and four times larger than the first capacity).
• the cartridge carrier may be configured to receive at least the following combinations of cartridges: four first cartridges; two second cartridges; two first cartridges in combination with a second cartridge; and a third cartridge.
• the printhead body may have at least one cartridge motor for each first cartridge.
• the plunger of a second cartridge can be actuated by at least two cartridge motors.
• the plunger of a third cartridge can be actuated by four cartridge motors.
• the controller may be configured to determine (e.g., based on sensor data indicating the type of cartridges used) the type of cartridge (s) employed.
• the cartridge motors can then be driven depending on the type of cartridges used.
• the coordinated control of several cartridge motors for larger cartridges can be ensured that even when using relatively large cartridges, printing mass can be extruded in a reliable manner.
• the positioning means may comprise lifting means with a lifting motor to change a height of the print head relative to the printing surface on which the foodstuff is to be printed.
• the control unit may be configured to lift the engine for the pressure of a food (eg depending on a recipe). By changing the height of the printhead even complex structured foods (especially foods with a relatively high spread in height) can be printed in a precise manner.
• the positioning means may comprise a movable pressure arm adapted to move the print head parallel to the printing surface on which the foodstuff is to be printed.
• the pressure arm may comprise at least three joints with associated joint motors, which connect the print head with a connection element fixed in relation to movements parallel to the pressure surface via a plurality of arm segments.
• the control unit may be configured to control the articulated motors for the pressure of a food (eg, depending on a recipe).
• a pressure arm and in particular a pressure arm with at least three joints, makes it possible to approach all points on a printing surface in a precise manner. So complex structures of food can be printed.
• an available printing surface eg a baking tray
• the arm segments may comprise a first arm segment and a second arm segment, which are directly connected to each other via a first joint.
• the first arm segment and the second arm segment can be configured such that when the first arm segment and the second arm segment are moved towards each other via the first joint, the first arm segment at least partially encloses the second arm segment on two surfaces.
• the arm segments can thus interlock. It can thus be ensured that the construction of the pressure arm limits as little as possible a height movement (perpendicular to the pressure surface) of the pressure arm.
• the described structure of the pressure arm thus enables the most flexible movement of a print head.
• the printhead may include an energy source, in particular a laser (eg, a fiber laser) configured to heat a location of the printed food.
• the control unit can be set up to control the energy source (for example, depending on a recipe) in order to at least partially cook the food.
• the partial cooking of printing material allows the pressure of complex structures, since printing material can be strengthened by partial cooking (in particular by partial baking).
• the printhead may include a distance sensor configured to detect distance information related to a distance of the printhead from the printing surface on which the foodstuff is to be printed. Further, if necessary, distance information regarding a distance of the print head from a surface of the food may be detected.
• the control unit may be configured to control the print head and / or the positioning means in dependence on the distance information. Thus, the precision for the pressure of a food can be increased.
• the printing unit may comprise any combination of the features described in this document.
• the printing unit may comprise a printhead having a nozzle through which edible printing material for printing a foodstuff may be extruded onto a printing surface for a foodstuff to be printed.
• the printing unit may include positioning means arranged to move the printhead to different positions above the printing surface.
• the positioning means may comprise a movable pressure arm adapted to move the print head parallel to the printing surface on which the foodstuff is to be printed.
• the pressure arm may in particular comprise at least three joints with associated joint motors which connect the print head with a, in relation to movements parallel to the pressure surface fixed, connecting element via a plurality of arm segments.
• the printing unit may comprise a control unit, which is set up to control the positioning means and the nozzle head in order to print a foodstuff by means of the pressure mass from the nozzle head.
• a built-in device for installation in a kitchen furniture comprises a cooking chamber (eg a room of a furnace) for cooking (eg for baking) a food. Furthermore, the built-in appliance comprises a flap, via which a food can be removed from the cooking chamber.
• the built-in device comprises a printing unit, which is arranged in the cooking chamber and which is adapted to print a food in the oven.
• a printing unit which is arranged in the cooking chamber and which is adapted to print a food in the oven.
• the built-in device may be arranged to receive a removable pressure surface, in particular a sheet, in the cooking chamber.
• the pressure surface can be introduced with the door open in the oven or removed from the oven.
• the printing unit may be configured to print a food directly on the removable print surface. Thus, the production of a food can be further simplified.
• the printing unit installed in a built-in unit may have any combination of features described in this document.
• a pressure unit can be used with a pressure arm, so that the different positions in the oven can be approached in a flexible manner.
• a printing unit with a cartridge carrier can be used, which allows printing with different pressure masses.
• the cartridge carrier may preferably be arranged in such a way that the cartridge carrier is accessible via a front side of the mounting device (eg at or above the flap), so that cartridges are inserted in the cartridge carrier in a comfortable manner and again can be removed (in particular without having to resort to the interior of the cooking chamber).
• a pressure unit having a power source may be used to facilitate combined local cooking (by the power source) and global cooking (through the cooking space) of food. So complex and novel foods can be produced.
• the devices described in this document particularly printing units
• systems especially built-in devices
• any aspects of the devices and systems described herein may be combined in a variety of ways. In particular, the features of the claims can be combined in a variety of ways.
• Figure 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary system for making a
• Figure 2a shows an exemplary printing unit in a side view
• FIG. 2b shows an exemplary printing unit in a plan view
• FIG. 3a shows an exemplary cartridge carrier
• FIG. 3b shows an exemplary cartridge
• Figure 4 shows an example built-in device with a printing unit.
• FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an exemplary system 100 for making a foodstuff 17 (eg, for making a biscuit).
• the system 100 may include one or more containers 102 for receiving a corresponding number of ingredients 12.
• the one or more containers 102 may be inserted into the system 100 (at designated locations), and the containers 102 may be replaced as needed.
• a container 102 may comprise a capsule or a cartridge.
• the one or more containers 102 may be located within the system 100 in FIG a tempering unit 101 (eg in a refrigerator) may be arranged. By tempering the one or more containers 102, the shelf life of the ingredients 1 12 contained therein can be extended.
• the edible ingredients 12 can at least partially have a shapeable consistency.
• the edible ingredients 1 12 may e.g. at least partially present in pureed form and / or as a shapable dough.
• the ingredients 1 12 may comprise different components of a food 17 to be created.
• the ingredients 112 in a first container 102 may include a dough for a biscuit.
• a second container 102 may e.g. a fruit component and a third container 102 may e.g. contain a chocolate component.
• sugar 102 may be provided as ingredient 1 12 in one of the containers 102.
• the system 100 can produce different variants of a biscuit (e.g., with different sugar content, with or without chocolate flavor, with or without fruit flavor, etc.).
• the one or more containers 102 may be connected via lines 103 to a mixing unit 104 and / or directly to a nozzle 106.
• the mixing unit 104 one or more of the ingredients 1 12 may be mixed from the one or more containers 102 to produce a pressure mass 114 for the production of the foodstuff 17.
• pressure mass 14 may be used directly for the pressure are provided from the one or more containers 120.
• the pressure mass 1 14 can be conveyed via a line 105 to a nozzle 106, wherein the nozzle 106 is adapted to eject the pressure mass 1 14 at certain positions or to drive out to create a spatial arrangement of pressure mass.
• layers of different pressure masses 1 14 can be ejected in order to create a spatial arrangement of the different pressure masses 1 14 in layers.
• the nozzle 106 may be arranged movably on a rail 108 for this purpose, so that the nozzle 106 can be moved to different positions, and at different positions can discharge pressure mass 1 14.
• the spatial arrangement made on the basis of the pressure mass 1 14 can be cooked by a cooking unit 107 as a whole in order to produce a finished cooked (eg a baked) foodstuff 17.
• the cooking unit 107 may be a thermal oven, a Microwave oven, a steamer unit, a grill, and / or a pan.
• the spatial arrangement of printing material 1 14 is "printed" directly through the nozzle 106 within the cooking unit 107. This is advantageous because it reduces the expense of transporting the spatial arrangement to the cooking unit 107 ,
• the finished food 1 17 can be output via an output 109 of the system 100 to a user.
• the cooking unit 107 comprises a flap 109 through which a user can remove the food 1 17 from the cooking unit 107 (i.e., from the cooking chamber).
• the system 100 includes a controller 120 configured to determine a recipe for a foodstuff 17 to be created.
• the control unit 120 may access a recipe database on a storage unit 123 of the system 100.
• the control unit 120 can access via a communication unit 121 an external recipe database which is stored on an external server.
• the communication unit 121 may be configured to communicate with the external server via a wireless and / or wired network.
• the recipe may be provided via a user interface 122 (e.g., via a touch-sensitive screen) of the system 100) to the controller 120.
• the control unit 120 is further set up, depending on the recipe, certain amounts of ingredients 1 12 or pressure mass 1 14 from the containers 102 (possibly via the mixing unit 104) to the spatial arrangement of printing material 1 14 or to be prepared Apply food 17. Furthermore, the control unit 120 may be configured to control the cooking unit 107 of the system 100 in response to the recipe in order to at least partially cook the spatial arrangement of the print mass 14. As already stated above, it may be desirable for the preparation of a food 1 17 to flexibly apply different pressure masses 1 14 at different locations on the food 1 17. This is only possible to a limited extent with the system 100 shown in FIG. In particular, via the nozzle 106 only conditionally different pressure masses 1 14 are applied to the food 1 17.
• the nozzle 106 can be positioned over a rail 108 only in a limited manner over the food 1 17.
• a printing unit will be described by which the flexibility for printing foodstuffs 17 can be increased.
• the printing unit can be controlled by the control unit 120 described above.
• the above-mentioned user interface 122 can be used for the printing unit.
• Fig. 2a shows a side view of an exemplary printing unit 200, which may be used in a food printer such as e.g.
• the system 100 can be used to flexibly extrude print mass 14 at different locations.
• the printing unit 200 comprises a linear stroke (also referred to as lifting means) 201, 202, 213 with which the height of a pressure arm 203, 204, 205 and a print head 206 of the printing unit 200 can be adjusted.
• a connecting element 203 of the pressure arm 203, 204, 205 can be moved up and down along a rail 202 of the linear stroke 201, 202, 213.
• a lifting motor 213 can be controlled.
• the pressure arm 203, 204, 205 comprises three joints 204, with which the connection element 203 of the pressure arm, individual arm segments 205 of the pressure arm and the print head 206 can be rotated relative to one another.
• the hinges 204 can be adjusted by articulated motors 214 (see Fig. 2b, which shows the pressure unit 200 in a plan view). By adjusting the hinges 204, the printhead 206 can be flexibly positioned at different locations.
• the print head 206 is attached to the front of the print arm 203, 204, 205.
• the pressure arm 203, 204, 205 is in turn connected via the connecting element 203 with the lifting means 201, 202, 213, which are responsible for the up / down movement of the print head 206.
• a hybrid stepper motor 214 with microstepping can be installed in each joint 204 of the pressure arm 203, 204, 205. So small increments can be made possible.
• the pressure arm 203, 204, 205 becomes flexible and can thus reach all points on a specific pressure surface. Hollow arm segments 205 may guide cables for driving and energizing the articulated motors 214 and / or printhead 206.
• the printhead 206 includes a printhead body 210 fixedly connected to the print arm 203, 204, 205. On the printhead body 210, a support 216 for one or more cartridges with pressure mass 1 14 can be placed. The cartridge carrier 216 can be removed by a user to insert one or more cartridges with particular masses of pressure. Information regarding the cartridges that need to be inserted into the cartridge carrier 216 may be displayed via a user interface 122.
• the printhead 206 may include a laser 212 (e.g., a fiber laser) to facilitate an integrated cooking process. Further, the printhead 206 (particularly the printhead body 210) may include a proximity sensor 21 1 for calibrating the printhead 206 to a particular printing surface (e.g., a baking sheet) for the food 17. At the top of printhead 206 (particularly printhead body 210) may be one or more (e.g., four) telescoping motors 217 (referred to herein as cartridge motors) for expressing the cartridges during the printing process.
• cartridge motors e.g., four
• the cartridge carrier 216 may be configured to receive one or more cartridges 306 for printing compound 14.
• the cartridge carrier 216 can accommodate four small cartridges 306 (also referred to as first cartridges).
• the print head 206 comprises for each of the first cartridges 306 a cartridge motor 217, with which the print mass 1 14 can be pushed out of a respective first cartridge 306.
• the carrier 216 may receive one or more center cartridges 306 (also referred to herein as second cartridges) that are the size of two small cartridges 306.
• the carrier 216 may accommodate a large cartridge 306 (also referred to herein as a third cartridge) that is the size of four small cartridges 306.
• Cartridge 306 has a cartridge cover 321, a (hollow) cartridge body 322 and a cartridge bottom 323 with integrated cartridge nozzle 326.
• the cartridge lid 321 may have an integrated plunger 324 or the cartridge lid 321 itself may be used as a plunger 324.
• the pressure mass 1 14 for a food 1 17 can be received in the interior of the cartridge body 322.
• the plunger 324 ie possibly the cartridge cover 321 itself
• the plunger 324 can be pressed into the interior of the cartridge body 322 via the cartridge cover 321 in order to move the printing compound 14 through the cartridge nozzle 326 to extrude.
• a cartridge 306 By dividing a cartridge 306 into lid 321, body 322 and bottom 323, an efficient cleaning of a cartridge 306 can be performed. After a printing operation, the cartridges 306 may be removed from the printhead 206, disassembled and thus thoroughly cleaned. Furthermore, it is avoided by the described construction that the print head 206 itself is contaminated. Only the cartridges 306 come in contact with the food, since the punch 324 and the nozzle 326 are already integrated into the respective cartridge 306.
• cartridges 306 of different capacities may be provided, e.g. for a large cartridge approx. 265 ml pressure medium 1 14, for a medium cartridge approx. 130 ml pressure medium 1 14 and for a small cartridge approx. 65 ml pressure mass 1 14.
• a food 1 17 eg of baked goods on a Baking tray
• cartridge bottoms 326 with different nozzle sizes the pressure intensity can be varied.
• telescoping motors 217 At the top of printhead 206 are e.g. four telescoping motors 217. These cartridge motors 217 cause the cartridges 306 to be squeezed out. A driven telescopic rod or cylinder presses the punch 324 of a cartridge 306 down. The motors 217 are placed so that with each combination of cartridges 306 of different sizes, a uniform expression of the pressure mass 1 14 is ensured.
• a laser 212 disposed on the printhead 306 may be used to bake extruded printing stock 14 layer-by-layer. This makes it possible to produce even more complex forms for a food 17.
• the exit of the laser beam is located typically located on the underside of the print head 206, directly behind the nozzles 326 of the inserted cartridges 306.
• a proximity sensor 21 1 may be arranged. The proximity sensor 21 1 may be used to calibrate the print head 206 to the correct height of the area to be printed prior to printing.
• the printing unit 200 may be provided as part of a built-in appliance 400 (e.g., as part of a built-in oven). This is exemplified in Fig. 4.
• the printhead 206 can be positioned at different locations over a food surface 1 171 (e.g., over a baking sheet).
• a cooking process in particular a baking process
• the printing unit 200 can be seamlessly integrated into the kitchen environment and can optionally be combined with an oven. So no space on the work surface of a kitchen is needed.
• the built-in device 400 can be inserted into a cabinet and fixed laterally. The screw connection can then be covered by piled up pilaster strips.
• the described printing unit 200 it is possible to print with up to four different pressure masses 1 14 simultaneously. This optimizes the printing process and can be used e.g. also filled pastries, decorative items or snacks are produced.
• the utilization process of the printing unit 200 can be optimized by an integrated baking process.
• a laser 212 can be the food 1 17 (at least partially) bake directly.
• the laser 212 can be positioned accurately and thus only partially bake at the desired locations. Fillings, for example, can be left untouched.
• the device 400 Due to the described construction of the print head 206, the device 400 is easy to clean. Only the material containers or cartridges 306 pollute. Due to the multi-part construction of the material container or cartridges 306, these are easy to clean. In the interior of the device 400, an increased ease of use can be provided.
• the printing surface 401 can be easily removed.
• the area to be printed 401 may, for example, have the size of a baking tray.
• the pressure surface 401 can be inserted into the device 400.
• interior lighting can be provided in the device 400.
• the device 400 may include a user interface 122 (e.g., a touch-sensitive screen) with which the device 400, and in particular the printing unit 200, may be controlled. Furthermore, feedback can be output via the user interface 122 via a printing process. In particular, via the user interface 122, the operation and control of the device 400 in all steps (start / stop of the device, recipe selection and recipe search, creating forms, choice of the desired shape, number of foods 1 17, etc.) made on the device 400 itself become.
• a user interface 122 e.g., a touch-sensitive screen
• a large area to be printed is made possible.
• a baking sheet 401 can be optimally pulled out of the device 400 and removed.
• the operation of the printhead 206 enables a fast printing process.
• the device 400 shown in FIG. 4 has the advantage that the working steps "bring into shape” and "harden” are combined in one device 400.
• the described printing unit 200 it is possible to print in a certain space (eg in an oven) on the entire surface printing mass 1 14.
• the pressure unit 200 itself does not come into contact with the pressure masses 1 14 used.
• the cartridge body 322 may comprise a material (e.g., stainless steel) which may be pre-cooled and which may then deliver the stored cold to the print mass 14 to cool the print mass 14 during the printing process.
• a material e.g., stainless steel
• the printing and baking processes can be combined. In this way, complex structures can be created since extruded printing compound 14 can be partially baked (for example at certain points). On the other hand, other sites may remain unaffected by the laser heat.

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