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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Concept Laser Gmbh, Lichtenfels, DE;
Inventor:
Jürgen Werner, Lichtenfels, DE;
Assignee:
CONCEPT LASER GMBH, Lichtenfels, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/218 (2017.01); B29C 64/214 (2017.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B22F 10/38 (2021.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B22F 10/36 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/38 (2021.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/214 (2017.08); B29C 64/218 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/36 (2021.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
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 apparatus () comprises an application unit () with at least one application element () adapted to apply build material () on a build plane (), characterized in by a determination unit () that is adapted to determine contact information relating to a force acting on the at least one application element (), preferably during an application process.