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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
David A. Mantell, Rochester, NY (US);
Peter J. Nystrom, Webster, NY (US);
Christopher G. Lynn, Wolcott, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/321 (2017.01); B29C 48/21 (2019.01); B29C 48/92 (2019.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 48/02 (2019.01); B29C 64/343 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/321 (2017.08); B29C 48/02 (2019.02); B29C 48/21 (2019.02); B29C 48/92 (2019.02); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/343 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method of operating an extruder assembly in a three-dimensional object printer translates and rotates an extruder body having an extrusion slot to produce three-dimensional objects more quickly and with greater precision. The method also includes rotating and moving one or more shutter bodies with respect to the extrusion slot to form a continuous filament of material of various sizes and shapes.