Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foil guiding system for additive fabrication
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Application No.: US13824143Application Date: 2011-10-31
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Publication No.: US09751292B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Jacobus Hubertus Theodoor Jamar , Herman Hendrikus Maalderink , Jeroen Anthonius Smeltink , Maarten Van Lent
- Applicant: Jacobus Hubertus Theodoor Jamar , Herman Hendrikus Maalderink , Jeroen Anthonius Smeltink , Maarten Van Lent
- Applicant Address: NL Heerlen
- Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
- Current Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Heerlen
- Agent Daniel S. Bujas
- Priority: EP10189599 20101101
- International Application: PCT/NL2011/050734 WO 20111031
- International Announcement: WO2012/060696 WO 20120510
- Main IPC: B29C35/08
- IPC: B29C35/08 ; B32B38/18 ; B29C67/00 ; B33Y40/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B65H23/025 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
An additive fabrication apparatus with an efficient reversal mechanism to reverse the orientation of foil guiding rollers is contemplated. To this end, according to an aspect, a foil guiding system comprising: a flexible foil guiding roller; and a bearing system arranged to bear said guiding roller, said bearing system comprised of end locking elements axially locking to the roller; a bearing arrangement defining a bearing position having the roller curved in bearing engagement. The bearing arrangement engages with an outer face of said roller in a manner so as to thereby flex the roller between at least two bearing positions in conformity with a rolling direction. The flexible roller in connection with the outside bearings replaces a fixed shaft arrangement of the prior art, which is easily tunable to the foil movement direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130213567A1 FOIL GUIDING SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE FABRICATION Public/Granted day:2013-08-22
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