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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2019
Applicant:
3d Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventor:
David Sabo, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
3D Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); G03F 7/70416 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); G03F 7/70375 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49771 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling a three-dimensional printing system includes providing a plurality of components, providing a plurality of spacer rings, and measurement, analysis and assembly steps. The components include a light engine, an adaptive support apparatus, a plurality of elongate struts, and a support plate. The measurement, analysis and assembly steps include (1) measuring a scale factor for the light engine, (2) determining a selection of one or more of the spacer rings based upon the measured scale factor, and (3) assembling the components with the determined selection of one or more spacer rings.