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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Eric B. Duoss, Danville, CA (US);
James Oakdale, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Nicholas Anthony Rodriguez, Austin, TX (US);
Hongtao Song, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Crawford, Austin, TX (US);
Carolyn Seepersad, Austin, TX (US);
Morgan Chen, Richardson, TX (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a tensioning system for use in a stereolithography manufacturing application. The system may have a build plate for supporting a three dimensional part being formed using a photo responsive resin, a base plate and a release element extending over the base plate. The release element is configured to receive a quantity of photo responsive resin for forming a new material layer of the three dimensional part. A pair of tensioning components are secured to opposite ends of the release element, and apply a controlled tension force to the release element during peeling of the release element to reduce a separation force required to separate the release element from the new material layer after the new material layer is cured.