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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Prabir Kanti Chaudhury, Los Angeles, CA (US);
DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for in situ thermal treatment for PBF systems are provided. An apparatus for a PBF-based 3-D printer can include a heating element for heating a gas, wherein the heated gas is delivered via at least one port of the 3-D printer to conduct heat treatment on a build piece during printing. A method for thermal treatment in a PBF-based 3-D printer can include heating a gas and delivering it via at least one port of the 3-D printer arranged proximate a build piece to conduct heat treatment during printing. An apparatus for a PBF-based 3-D printer can include a temperature-regulating element for changing a temperature of a gas, at least one channel for delivering the gas to a plurality of ports, and a controller for determining gas temperatures and durations of application of the gas via different ones of the plurality of the ports.
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