Object consolidation through sequential material deposition
CA 2385525 A1 · Owner: White, Dawn · Inventors: White, Dawn
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A system and a method of fabricating a three-dimensional object consolidates material increments in accordance with a description of the object using a process that produces an atomically clean faying surface between the increments without melting the material in bulk. The CAD system (60) interfaces with a numerical controller (70) which controls an actuation , system. The actuation system brings the support feed unit (62) the support , ultrasonic welding unit (66) the object feed unit (64) and the object ultrasonic welding unit (68) into proper position in the work area (75) so , that the ultrasonic consolidation of the layers takes place according to the CAD description of the …
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- Filed September 15, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 15, 2020.
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