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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2007
Thomas Halder, München, DE;
Hans Perret, München, DE;
Thomas Halder, München, DE;
Hans Perret, München, DE;
EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems, Krailling, DE;
Abstract
A device () for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by a layer wise solidification of a building material at positions in the respective layers that correspond to the object is provided. The device comprises a machine frame (); a door () that is mounted at the machine frame and is swiveling between an open position and a closed position; a container () that can be removed from the device; and a support device () that is vertically movable in the container and has an upper side, which forms a building platform () on which the three-dimensional object is generated layer wise. A mounting () for the container () is provided at the door () and an attachment () is provided at the container (), which attachment can be brought into an engagement with the mounting (), so that the container () can be moved into the device () by closing the door () and/or can be moved out of the device by opening the door ().