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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Elizabeth M. Crossen, Churchville, NY (US);
Timothy P. Foley, Marion, NY (US);
Christopher D. Atwood, Webster, NY (US);
Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Webster, NY (US);
Matthew D. Savoy, Webster, NY (US);
Annie Liu, Webster, NY (US);
David S. Derleth, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A printing system for forming three-dimensional objects includes two laterally spaced rails, each of the rails have an internal cavity extending through the rail along a longitudinal axis. The printing system further includes two heating devices, one heating device is connected to the internal cavity of one of the two laterally spaced rails and the other heating device is connected to the internal cavity of the other of the two laterally spaced rails to enable each heating device to heat a surface of the rail in which the heating device is positioned. The printing system further includes a platform configured to move along the laterally spaced rails. The printing system also includes at least one of a pair of scrapers, wiper pads, and wiper blades mounted to the cart.