TEMPERATURE CONTROL PRIOR TO FUSION
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190143586A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16095189

    申请日:2016-05-12

    IPC分类号: B29C64/165 B29C64/386

    摘要: In an example, a method includes measuring the temperature of a fused region and the temperature of an unfused region of a first layer of build material; determining a preheating setting for a subsequent layer of build material in response to the measured temperature of the unfused region of the first layer; determining a print instruction for applying print agent to the subsequent layer of build material, wherein the application of print agent prescribed by the print instruction for the subsequent layer to cause the temperature of the preheated build material to be a predetermined temperature prior to fusion in response to the measured temperature of the fused region of the first layer; forming the subsequent layer of build material; preheating the subsequent layer of build material in accordance with the preheating setting; and selectively applying the print agent onto the subsequent layer based on the print instruction.

    DETERMINING HEATER MALFUNCTION
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170334138A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15521882

    申请日:2015-01-28

    IPC分类号: B29C64/295 B33Y30/00

    摘要: A heater may be to heat build material during a three-dimensional print job. A sensor may be to measure a temperature distribution of the build material. A processor may be to obtain first temperature data representing a first temperature distribution of build material associated with normal functioning of the heater. The processor may be to obtain second temperature data representing a second temperature distribution of the build material to be measured by the temperature sensor during the three-dimensional print job. The processor may be to compare the first temperature distribution to the second temperature distribution. The processor may be to determine whether the heater is malfunctioning based on the comparison.

    Printer warming device control
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10953599B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16092690

    申请日:2016-05-12

    摘要: According to an example, a printer may include a warming device to apply energy onto a region of a plurality of regions of a layer of build materials. The printer may also include a controller that may calculate, based upon the region upon which the warming device is to apply energy, an energy curve to be applied to the warming device between occurrences of a plurality of events, in which the energy curve defines timings and levels at which the warming device is to be operated between occurrences of the plurality of events. The controller may also control the warming device to be operated to apply energy onto the region according to the calculated energy curve.

    MANAGING THERMAL CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN LAYERS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20190126606A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16094174

    申请日:2016-05-12

    摘要: In an example, a method includes forming a first layer of build material to be processed in object generation and selectively applying at least one print agent on to the first layer based on a print instruction for the first layer. Energy may be applied to the first layer to cause fusion in at least a region thereof, and at least one temperature associated with a thermal contribution of the first layer to a subsequent layer of build material to be processed in object generation may be measured. It may be determined if a temperature condition indicative of a departure from an anticipated thermal contribution of the first layer to a region of subsequent layer exists. If such a temperature condition does exist, a print instruction for applying print agent to the region of the subsequent layer based on the temperature condition may be determined.