Concept Laser Gmbh

Cl Schutzrechtsverwaltungs Gmbh

Alexander Hofmann

Jens Stammberger

Daniel Winiarski

Fabian Zeulner

Ralf Hetzel

Christian Diller

Florian Bechmann

Ulrich Albanus

Payam Daneschwar

Roland J Menassa

Frank Schödel

Andreas Lutz

Dragan Filipovic

Viktor Kremer

Danilo Veljkovic

Pascal Krause

Olaf Jäger

Frank Pfister

Tobias Gagel

Patrick Brückner

Viktor Dering

Denise Hiemann

Dagmar Wohlfarth

Carsten Röblitz

Lukas Stache

Florian Dr Bechmann

Ullrich Albanus

Carsten RÖBLITZ

Roland Menassa

A system () for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising one or more working stations (), which are provided for performing at least one working process in the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, at least one freely positionable mobile storage unit () comprising a rack-like storage device () comprising at least one storage room () provided for storing at least one powder module (), especially for the purpose of conveying the powder module () between different working stations () of the system (), and at least one driverless, freely movable mobile conveying unit () comprising a receiving device () provided for receiving at least one mobile storage unit () for the purpose of conveying the storage unit () between different working stations () of the system ().

Plant for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, with a stream generating unit () configured to generate a stream of a process gas () being capable of being charged with particles (), in particular non-consolidated particulate build material and/or smoke and/or smoke residues, generated during operation of the apparatus () and a filter unit () configured to separate particles () from the stream of process gas (), wherein the filter unit () comprises a filter chamber () with at least one filter element () at least partly arranged in the streaming path of the generated stream of process gas (), wherein particles () in the stream of process gas () are separated from the process gas () by the filter element (), wherein a particle reception chamber () is separably connected or connectable to a particle outlet () of the filter chamber () and configured to receive the particles () separated from the process gas ().

Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects

An additive manufacturing apparatus may include a process chamber, a coating device, a shielding device, and a guiding device. The process chamber may include first and second working plane areas. The first working plane area may include a construction plane, and the second working plane area may house at least a part of the guiding device. The coating device may include a coating element assembly group that is, movably supported relative to the construction plane by the guiding device, and at least one coating element configured to form construction material layers in the construction plane. The shielding device may shield the second working plane area from intrusion of construction material or impurities from the first working plane area. The shielding device may include a shielding band, and the shielding band may be coupled for movement with the coating element assembly group. The shielding band may be guided movably along a plurality of supporting points that define an interior region of the second working plane area, and the guiding device may be arranged or formed above the first working plane area.

Apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

Build material application device for additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object, the build material application device comprising: at least one blade-like build material application member; at least one support unit for supporting the blade-like build material application member, wherein the support unit comprises at least two support unit members defining a receiving section for receiving a blade-like build material application member, a first support unit member is moveably supported relative to a second support unit member between a first operating position, in which a holding force is exertable or exerted on a blade-like build material application member received in the receiving section, and a second operating position, in which no holding force is exertable or exerted on a blade-like build material application member received in the receiving section.

Build material application device

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective consolidation of layers of a build material, comprising a build material removal device () with at least one build material removal unit () adapted to remove non-consolidated build material () surrounding an additively built object (), wherein the build material removal device () comprises a build material removal chamber () delimiting a build material removal volume (), wherein the build material removal chamber () is arranged or arrangeable above the object (), wherein the object () is successively moveable into the build material removal chamber (), wherein the at least one build material removal unit () is adapted to remove non-consolidated build material ().

Apparatus for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, with a filter unit () adapted to filter residues from at least one stream of process gas (), characterized by at least one positioning device () adapted to at least partly automatically transfer the filter unit () or at least a part of the filter unit between a disconnected state in which the filter unit () is disconnected from the stream of process gas () to a connected state in which the filter unit () is connected to the stream of process gas ().

Plant for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object, comprising at least one process station for an additive manufacturing process, wherein at least one functional component, preferably a lifting device for a powder module, of the process station is at least partially enclosed by a housing structure of the process station, wherein the process station is coupled or can be coupled with at least one powder module, wherein the housing structure comprises at least one opening for loading and/or unloading the at least one powder module into or from the process station, wherein a platform is provided that is arrangeable or arranged adjacent to the at least one opening, wherein the platform comprises at least one positioning unit with at least one positioning surface for positioning a module carrier which is adapted to carry the at least one powder module.

Plant for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, comprising at least one process chamber (), wherein the process chamber () comprises at least two chamber segments (), wherein at least one chamber segment () is mounted on the at least one other chamber segment () and is separately detachable.

Powder module () for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, the powder module () comprising a powder chamber () having a power chamber volume () and a carrying device (), the carrying device () comprising: a carrying unit () being moveably supported along a motion axis between a first position, particularly a lower end position, and a second position, particularly an upper end position, relative to the powder chamber (), a drive unit () for generating a drive force for moving the carrying unit () between the first position and the second position or vice versa, a coupling unit () for coupling the carrying unit () with the drive unit (), and a second extension state, particularly corresponding to the second position of the carrying unit (), a guiding unit () surrounding the coupling unit ().

Powder module

Plant () comprising at least one apparatus (-) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, which plant () comprises at least one module () separably connected or connectable with the apparatus (-), wherein the plant () comprises at least one tunnel structure () through which the at least one module () is moveable in a tunnel transport direction ().

Plant comprising at least one apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects

Build material application device () for an apparatus () for additively manufacturing three-dimensional components by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (), the build material application device () being configured to apply a layer of build material () in a build plane () of a respective apparatus (), the build material application () device comprising at least one build material application member (), wherein the at least one build material application member () is at least partially additively manufactured by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam ().

Build material application device for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional components

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, with a stream generating unit () configured to generate a stream of a process gas () being capable of being charged with particles (), in particular non-consolidated particulate build material and/or smoke and/or smoke residues, generated during operation of the apparatus () and a filter unit () configured to separate particles () from the stream of process gas (), wherein the filter unit () comprises a filter chamber () with at least one filter element () at least partly arranged in the streaming path of the generated stream of process gas (), wherein particles () in the stream of process gas () are separated from the process gas () by the filter element ().

Powder module device () for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a powdered build material (). The device includes a powder module (), comprising a powder module base body () to receive a powdered build material (), comprising wall elements; delimiting a build material receiving volume () for receiving a powdered build material () and an opening () for introducing powdered build material () into the build material receiving volume (); a lid (), comprising a lid base body () connected to the powder module base body () so as to close the opening () of the powder module base body () in a closed state of the powder module device (); and a sealing device () configured to seal between the powder module () and the lid () in the closed state of the powder module device ().

Powder module device for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects

Apparatus () for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects () by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material () which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, whereby the apparatus () comprises at least one process chamber () with at least one chamber separation device () separating a process region () into a first sub-region () and a second sub-region () of the process chamber (), wherein the chamber separation device () comprises at least one separation element () that is moveable and/or deformable, wherein the separation element () is configured to create a passageway () between the first and the second sub-region () for at least one tool carrier ().

An apparatus () for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects () by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of construction material () that can be solidified by means of an energy beam. The apparatus can include a process chamber () comprising a working plane (A) with a first working plane area (A) and another working plane area (A), a coating device () provided for forming construction material layers to be exposed selectively and to be solidified selectively in the construction plane (E) and comprising a coating element assembly group () which is movably supported, at least one coating element, a shielding device () provided for shielding the second working plane area (A), wherein the shielding device () can include at least one shielding band () guided movably along supporting points ().

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Weismain, Germany

Alexander Hofmann