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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Formlabs, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos, Boston, MA (US);
David Preiss, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Formlabs, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B65D 65/40 (2006.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/227 (2017.01); G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G04F 10/10 (2006.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/218 (2017.01); B29C 64/307 (2017.01); B29C 64/223 (2017.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B29C 64/135 (2017.08); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/218 (2017.08); B29C 64/223 (2017.08); B29C 64/227 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/307 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B65D 65/40 (2013.01); G01L 1/127 (2013.01); G01L 5/0047 (2013.01); G01L 5/0076 (2013.01); G04F 10/10 (2013.01); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Techniques for film tensioning in additive fabrication are provided. According to some aspects, a film forming part of a container in an additive fabrication device may be tensioned by different forces along different axes. According to some embodiments, an adjustable tensioning system may be provided within an additive fabrication device that may couple to one or more components of a removable container comprising a film. The tension of the film may be adjusted by the additive fabrication device via the adjustable tensioning system and its coupling to the container.