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Wilton Autumn Mini Cake Pan
Fall is baking season, a time when you want to start filling your house with fresh pies and the smell of warm spices after a hot summer where you might not have wanted to turn on your oven at all. It is easy to get into the feel of fall, and that is probably why there are so many fall-inspired baking pans out there. Fortunately, ... Read More »
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Hand pies and fruit turnovers are some of the most delicious treats that you can bake up and serve your family. They're small, so each one can easily be a single serving, and they bake up a lot faster than full sized pies do. This very nifty looking Filled Pastry Press allows you to make these pastry treats faster and more easily than you can ... Read More »
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Cook's Illustrated rates Blenders
I recently lost my regular blender when the motor burned out as I made a batch of iced coffee drinks on a hot weekend afternoon. I had to scrap the blended coffee drinks for the day, of course, but not having a working blender also meant that I wasn't able to make my favorite blender waffle recipe until it was replaced. I haven't picked out ... Read More »
Wilton Donut Hole Pan
You've seen donut pans in different shapes and sizes, and even if you don't have one of these nifty pans in your kitchen yet, you have definitely seen them used on different food blogs to make baked donuts. The nonstick pans have ring-shaped cavities that let you bake something donut shaped without having to deep fry anything. Now, Wilton has come up with a Donut ... Read More »
Wilton Mini Whoopie Pie Pan
Over the past few years, as whoopie pies have become more popular, whoopie pie pans have become increasingly common. These pans have shallow cavities that allow you to easily shape the cookie portions of your whoopie pies to ensure that they are always the same size and will create a good-looking finished product. A Mini Whoopie Pie Pan, like this one from Wilton, does the ... Read More »
Do-It-Yourself Cookie Cutter Kit
The idea of a Do-It-Yourself Cookie Cutter Kit may sound a bit silly at first, because most cookie cutters allow you to "do it yourself" and punch out cookie dough in a variety of shapes and sizes. What makes this kit unique is that it allows you to do so many different things with your cookie dough when it comes to punching out shapes and ... Read More »


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|Número de publicación
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|Número de solicitud
|Fecha de publicación
|14 Ene 1997
|Fecha de presentación
|4 Mar 1994
|Fecha de prioridad
|4 Mar 1994
|Número de publicación
|Raymond H. Roberson, Jr.
|Cesionario original
|Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.
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|Citas de patentes (14), Citada por (40), Clasificaciones (23), Eventos legales (4)
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1. Field Of The Invention
The present invention relates to orthopedic prosthetic devices and more particularly relates to a modular joint prosthesis. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to an improved orthopedic joint implant that allows the surgeon to choose intraoperatively, the valgus angle for a stem extension that will best fit the patient's intramedullary canal by using a stem member having two tapers, one at each end of the stem and each taper having a different angle in relation to the central longitudinal axis of the stem itself. The apparatus of the present invention thus provides an easy method and apparatus for selecting the valgus angle, simply using one end or the other depending on the desired angle.
2. General Background
Most orthopedic implants that have an extension that fits into the intramedullary canal of a patient's bone provide a fixed position for the extension relative to the joint prosthesis that can not be changed intraoperatively. However, some prior art type joint implants do provide variable valgus angles. The prior art typically solves this problem by placing the variable angle structure at one end of the stem only. By only providing a variability at one end of the stem, a complicated system is necessarily required in order to change the angle. Many different components and/or complicated linkage can be required to achieve the desired result.
Many joint prosthetic devices have been patented which have discussed the problem of changing the valgus angle intraoperatively.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,152,796 uses a series of bolts extending through a femoral component at different angles that will correspond to different valgus angles. The loosening of a bolt could lead to catastrophic failure of the entire component. Any prosthesis system of the '796 patent includes stems of different lengths and different diameters which can be attached to the bolts to provide a system with stems of different and diameter lengths set at different valgus angles.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,133,760 provides a modular prosthesis stem extension that is discussed as being an improvement over U.S. Pat. No. 4,985,037. A stem extension is disclosed with a six degree valgus inclination as well as a degree of superior or inferior angulation such as for example two (2°) degrees. This inclination and angulation are anatomically correct in each reversed position of the modular stem extension. The '760 patent discloses a coupling mechanism and a stem with an off-set angle at one end that goes through the coupling. This allows the stem to be rotated at different positions for different angles, then locked into place with a locking nut. There is a possibility of loosening at the locking mechanism which could lead to instability and failure of the prosthesis.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,002,581 issued to Paxxon entitled "Modular Hip Joint Prosthesis with Adjustable Anteversion" provides a modular hip prosthesis and instrumentation for implanting same. The hip prosthesis has provision for varying the angulation between the stem portion and the trochanteral module portion by provision of connection means between the neck and stem which can be positioned or attached together in a variety of rotational positions. Variation of the angulation or anteversion is made possible in the virtue of the fact that the axis of the connection portion of the stem and neck is angularly off-set from the axis of the body of the stem and neck respectively. Instrumentation is provided for formation of a cavity for implantation of a prosthesis which is provided within indication means for indicating to the surgeon the optimum angle for the assembly of the prosthesis for implantation into a particular proximal femur. A problem can occur with this system when rotating the stem as translation of the stem is not only in the desired medial-lateral direction, but also to the anterior or posterior direction, depending on the angle desired. This could result in impingement of the stem with the cortex and the canal in the anterior or posterior position.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,985,037 issued to Peterson provides a universal modular prosthesis stem extension designed to be attachable on the under surface of a femoral or tibial prosthesis. The stem extension forms part of a modular system wherein a single stem extension could be selectively attached to any one of a multiplicity of femoral or tibial components, thus reducing the amount of inventory which is necessary to be maintained by a surgeon. In the preferred embodiment, each stem extension is designed with a six (6°) degree valgus inclination and is reversible for left or right patients. The system is held in place with pins that could loosen during use. Because a single stem must be required for each different angle, increased inventory is required.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,822,366 issued to Bolesky provides a modular knee prosthesis assembly for the replacement of a portion of the knee joint. The assembly has a femoral component which is formed to include first bearing surfaces and first means for demountably receiving at optional femoral system member. The assembly also has a tibial component that is formed to include a platform and second means for demountably receiving an optional tibial stem member. The assembly includes a separate tibial insert that is configured to be supported by the tibial component platform. The tibial insert is formed to include second bearing surfaces that are configured to mate with the first surfaces on the femoral component to permit pivotal movement between the femoral component and the tibial component. This system puts a stem with the reduced diameter into a mating counter bore of a mounting fixture which is then affixed to the component by means of a screw or nut on the side of the component opposite the stem mounting fixture. As the screw or nut is tightened the component is sandwiched between the screw or nut in the stem mounting fixture. A problem can occur in that this system provides no locking mechanism to prevent rotation of the stem which in turn can cause loosening of the screw or nut or loss of fixation of the entire component.
A French patent 0545833A1 allows the stem to be shifted to align with an intramedullary canal property. However, the French '833 patent does not provide variable valgus angle as provided by the present invention.
The present invention allows the surgeon to choose intraoperatively the valgus angle for a stem extension that will best fit the patient's intramedullary canal. This is achieved by having two tapers, one at each end of the stem. Each taper has a different angle in relation to the central longitudinal axis of the stem itself.
The apparatus of the present invention thus provides an easy way to select the valgus angle simply selecting one end or the other of the stem. This provides a system for varying the valgus angle which reduces costs, reduces inventory, and reduces operating time in that fewer sterilizations of instruments are needed. The present invention thus provides an improved knee or hip or like prosthesis for surgical implantation to a patient's leg bone at the knee joint.
The apparatus includes a prosthesis body portion that extends transversely relative to the patient's intramedullary canal for carrying a bearing surface that articulates with the patient's adjacent leg bone (or acetabulum) or with another prosthesis component.
A conical connector extends from the prosthesis portion and along an axis that generally tracks the patient's intramedullary canal.
A generally cylindrically shaped stem member provides first and second end portions and has a central longitudinal stem axis. Each stem member has a socket for connecting to the conical connector.
One of the sockets includes a central longitudinal axis that could generally coincide with the central longitudinal axis of the stem. However, the first socket could be angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the stem.
A second socket at the opposite end portion of the stem has a central longitudinal axis that forms an angle with the stem axis. The stem extension member could provide tapers at each end, each with its own taper axis that adds some desired angle to the axis of the stem. Other types of connections could be used such as hexagonal connections, threaded connections or the like. A central, longitudinal cannulation could be provided for allowing a threaded attachment member to extend through the cannulation.
The present invention can be used as an extension for any number of orthopedic prosthetic devices including for example femoral and tibial knee components and hip femoral components.
The apparatus of the present invention allows for lengthening of existing stems on these components, while providing a variability of the valgus angle so that the natural valgus of the femur can be approximated as closely as possible.
Each of the tapers has a central axis that is at some known angle to the central longitudinal axis of the stem extension itself. This allows the surgeon to change, intraoperatively, the valgus angle of the stem extension and more closely follow the intramedullary canal of a patient.
For a further understanding of the nature and objects of the present invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are given like reference numerals, and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention illustrating a femoral component of a knee prosthesis;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention illustrating a tibial component of the knee prosthesis;
FIG. 3 is a sectional fragmentary view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention illustrating the stem portion thereof.
FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention illustrating the stem portion thereof; and
FIG. 5-6 are fragmentary views of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention illustrating steam socket portions thereof.
FIG. 1 shows a knee prosthesis 10A that includes a femoral component 11 having an articulating surface 12 that includes a pair of condylar portions 13, 14. At the rear surface 15 of knee prosthesis 10A, a conversion module 16 can be used as an interface between the articulating surface 12 portion of femoral component 11 and a stem 20 portion that extends into the intramedullary canal of the patient's femur F during use. Such a conversion module can be seen in U.S. Pat. No. 4,950,298 entitled "Modular Knee Joint Prosthesis" issued to Ramon Gustilio, James A. Rand, Jeffrey Roberts and Jennifer J. Lackey, incorporated herein by reference.
Stem connector 17 extends from the rear surface of conversion module 16. Stem connector 17 includes a frustroconical portion 18 that extends along a connector axis 19. Stem 20 has socket portions as will be described hereinafter that are correspondingly shaped and sized to form a morse taper or wedge lock connection with frustroconical portion 18 of stem connector 17.
In FIG. 3, stem 20 is shown as being generally cylindrically shaped having a cylindrically shaped outer surface 23 and a central longitudinal axis 21.
At one end portion 25 of stem 20, socket 29 is shown as being a generally frustroconically shaped socket portion. Socket 29 communicates with transverse end surface 27 of stem 20. Socket 29 is defined by a conically shaped inner surface 35 and a circular transverse end surface 36. Socket 29 provides a socket axis 31 that is coincident with the central longitudinal axis 21 of stem 20. A neutral stem axis 21 defines an axis that coincides with connector axis 19.
Opposite socket 29 is socket 28 which is also frustroconically shaped. Socket 28 is defined by an inner conically shaped surface 33 and circular end wall 34. Socket 28 communicates with annular end surface 26. The socket 28 has a central longitudinal taper axis 30 that forms an angle with the central longitudinal axis 21 of stem 20, the neutral stem axis.
End portion 24 of stem 20 has angled socket 28 and also annular surface 26 which forms a plane that is angled relative to cylindrical outer surface 23. In FIG. 3, angle 37 defines the angle between socket axis 30 and central longitudinal axis 21 of stem 20. The outer surface 23 at the end portions 24, 25 can be conically shaped, tapering toward a smaller diameter at the ends of stem 20.
In FIG. 2, joint prosthesis 10B includes tibial component 40 having articulating surfaces 41, 42 for receiving a tibial component during use. The articulating surfaces 41, 42 are concave portions of polymeric insert 43. Polymeric 43 is placed on metallic table 44 and held thereon using a dove tail type connection or the like. Table 44 has a rear connector portion 45 that includes frustroconical connector 46. A surgeon can select a particular socket 28 or 29 to obtain a desired valgus angle when placing prosthesis 10B in the intramedullary canal of the patient's tibia T. Frustroconical connector 46 has a central longitudinal axis 47 that is coincident with the neutral stem axis 21.
Central longitudinal axis 21 of stem 20 is coincident with connector axis 47 when stem 20 is attached to frustroconical connector 46 by placing the socket 29 upon connector 46. Socket 29 and axis 31, can be coincident with stem axis 21. Alternatively, socket 29 and axis 31 can be offset with respect to stem axis 21 so that both axis 30 and axis 31 are angled relative to stem axis 21.
An angular orientation is obtained between stem axis 21 and connector axis 47 when stem 20 is connected to connector 46 at socket 27. This produces an offset orientation of stem axis 21 and axis 47 of connector 45. In FIG. 2, the angle 48 defines an angle between socket axis 30 and stem axis 21 when the stem 20 is connected to table 44 by placing socket 28 upon connector 46. The angle 48 is preferably between zero and ten degrees (0°-10°).
The femoral component 11 can be provided with any connector axis 19, defining the orientation of connector 17 with reference to condylar 13, 14. Likewise, table 44 can be provided with any orientation of connector 46 relative to articulating surfaces 41, 42.
The following table lists the part numbers and part descriptions as used herein and in the drawings attached hereto.
______________________________________PARTS LISTPart Number Description______________________________________F femurT tibia 10A joint prosthesis 10B joint prosthesis11 femoral component12 articulating surface13 condylar portion14 condylar portion15 rear surface16 conversion module17 stem connector18 frustroconical portion19 connector axis20 stem21 stem axis22 angled stem axis23 outer surface24 end portion25 end portion26 end surface27 end surface28 socket29 socket30 socket axis31 socket axis33 conical surface34 circular end wall35 conical surface36 circular end wall37 angle40 tibial component41 articulating surface42 articulating surface43 polymeric insert44 table45 connector portion46 frustroconical connector47 connector axis48 axis______________________________________
Because many varying and different embodiments may be made within the scope of the inventive concept herein taught, and because many modifications may be made in the embodiments herein detailed in accordance with the descriptive requirement of the law, it is to be understood that the details herein are to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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In a recent interview, Amanda Seyfried said she wasn't sure if her British beau Dominic Cooper is "the one." As it turns out, he isn't – at least for now.
PEOPLE confirms that Seyfried, 24, and Cooper, 31, are no longer dating. "Amanda and Dominic have been on and off for a while – and right now they're taking a break," a source says. "But they're great friends and could still get back together."
While Seyfried has been promoting her new movie Letters to Juliet, Cooper has been at the Cannes Film Festival, where he was spotted talking to Seyfried's former Mean Girls costar Lindsay Lohan – and even had his arm around her waist at a party Wednesday night.


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The Saga of Peter Parker AKA 'The Amazing Spiderman' Ends With A Dramatic Twist!
Ever since Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spiderman, the nerdy bespectacled teenager/superhero in 1962, comic book lovers all over the world have eagerly awaited the release of each of his 699 adventures. And, while they knew that it would have to come to an end some day, nobody could have imagined the dramatic twist that current writer Dan Slott would come up with, in the 700th and final issue of the 'The Amazing Spiderman'.
Spoiler Alert - If you are an avid fan who has yet to get the comic book do not read anymore!
The first big surprise in the comic book that was released on Wednesday, December 26th, to commemorate Spiderman's 50th anniversary, is that the web-spinning hero is no more! He had one final run-in with arch-enemy Doctor Octopus aka Otto Octavius and this time around, the Doc won. And, it gets worse (or better)?
Before Parker's ailing body gives away, he performs one final good deed - Envelop the evil doc's brain with his memories - showing the villain what it really means to be a hero! By now you have probably figured out what all this is leading to. If not, here is the scoop.
Otto Octavius is the new Spiderman! However, since his ego is so big, he will want to be a much better superhero than Peter Parker and therefore will not be known as 'The Amazing Spiderman'. Instead, he will be called the 'The Superior Spiderman' and have his own set of adventures that Dan Slott and his team of writers are busy concocting up right now.
As to why Slott would create such a dramatic turn in one of the most popular comic book series ever? He simply wanted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the superhero with something dramatic and could not think of a better way to do it than combine the doctor's super intelligence, with Spiderman's powers and create a 'superior' superhero!
What will be interesting is if Doctor Octopus will still have a dark side to him! We for one cannot wait to see the new eight-legged spidey! What do you think? Be sure to let us know by adding your comments below!
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BOSCH KAN58A55GB American-Style Fridge Freezer - Black
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For the second straight game, the No. 21 Alabama baseball team got late game heroics, as the Crimson Tide scored seven times in the seventh inning to emerge victorious in the rubber game of the series against the Saint Louis Billikens, 9-3 on Sunday from Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
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Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games) by Georges Bizet (composer of Carmen). This clarinet quartet sheet music set by John Gibson is not easy, but is readily accessible. Does your ensemble do concerts for children? This would be a great one to use with its vivid characterizations. Or, use it just as a nice light piece to set off more difficult works on a recital. •clarinet quartet (3 Bb sopranos and 1 bass or 4th clarinet).
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[0001] Solid freeform fabrication is a process for manufacturing three-dimensional objects including final products, prototype parts and working tools. Solid freeform fabrication is an additive process in which an object, which is described by electronic data, is automatically built layer by layer from base materials. Several principal forms of solid freeform fabrication are performed using inkjet printing techniques.
[0002] In one type of solid freeform fabrication system that uses printing techniques, a number of printed planar layers are combined together to form a planar or non-planar, three-dimensional object. Parts are fabricated by "printing" or ejecting a binder onto a flat bed of powder or slurry brick. Where the binder is ejected, the powder is solidified into a cross section of the object being formed. This printing is performed layer-by-layer, with each layer representing another cross section of the final desired product. Adjacent printed layers are adhered to one another in predetermined patterns to build up the desired product.
[0003] In addition to selectively forming each layer of the desired object from the powder in the fabrication chamber, the system can also print a color or color pattern on each layer of the object. Often, the binder is colored such that the functions of binding and coloring are integrated.
[0004] For example, inkjet printing technology can be employed in which a number of differently colored inks are selectively ejected from the nozzles of a print head and blended on the build material, e.g., the powder layer, to provide a full spectrum of colors. On each individual layer, conventional two-dimensional multi-pass printing techniques and half-toning algorithms can be used to hide printing defects and achieve a broad range of desired color hues.
[0005] In previous solid freeform fabrication systems that use printing technology to add binder to powder, generally the drops of binder are relatively large in order to make the binder flux as high as possible. Binder flux is a measure of how much binder is used in a given period of time. A higher binder flux results in a higher fabrication speed for the solid freeform fabrication system.
[0006] However, using large drops of binder makes it difficult or impossible to create small features and smooth surfaces. An object being fabricated may be thought of as being made up of voxels, three-dimensional blocks that each correspond to a drop of binder. The smallest voxel possible is limited by either the powder size or the binder drop size. Because current solid freeform fabrication tools use large drops, the limiting factor on voxel size is usually the binder drop volume.
[0007] Therefore, to create objects with fine details, previous solid freeform fabrication systems use small binder drops throughout the entire object. While using small drops may facilitate adding detail to the object and providing a smoother surface finish, the reduction in ink/binder flux results in a slower throughput for the machine and longer fabrication times.
[0008] In one of many possible embodiments, a method of producing an object through solid freeform fabrication preferably includes ejecting drops of different volumes to form a layer of the object.
[0009] The accompanying drawings illustrate various embodiments of the present invention and are a part of the specification. The illustrated embodiments are merely examples of the present invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.
[0010]FIG. 1 illustrates a solid freeform fabrication system that uses a printing process to fabricate desired products. An embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the system illustrated in FIG. 1.
[0011]FIG. 2a illustrates an object being fabricated with a single volume drop size, with the single volume drops shown prior to contact with a build material.
[0012]FIG. 2b illustrates the object being fabricated in FIG. 2a, after the single volume drops have reached the build material.
[0013]FIG. 3a illustrates an object being fabricated with variable volume drop sizes according to an embodiment of the present invention. The object and variable volume drop sizes are shown prior to contact between the drops and a build material.
[0014]FIG. 3b illustrates the object being fabricated in FIG. 3a, after the variable volume drops have reached the build material.
[0015]FIG. 4a illustrates a two-layer terrace of an object being fabricated with a single volume drop size according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0016]FIG. 4b illustrates a two-layer terrace of an object being fabricated with variable volume drop sizes according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0017] Throughout the drawings, identical reference numbers designate similar, but not necessarily identical, elements.
[0018] A method and system are described herein that include techniques, preferably printing techniques, for creating objects in a solid freeform fabrication system. This method and system described include the recognition that objects can be created with a more desirable surface finish by using variable binder and/or ink drop volumes. The method and system described also include using variable drop volumes to produce finer features in the product being produced by reducing or minimizing the terracing between layers of the product.
[0019] As used throughout this specification, and in the appended claims, the terms "variable drop size," "variable drop volume" and similar terms refer to the use of drops of two or more different volumes, where the volume includes binder, ink, or, preferably, a combination of binder and ink, for building an object by solid freeform fabrication. Further, the use of the terms "small drop" and "large drop" are used to distinguish relative volumes of binder and/or ink in a drop and do not refer to any specific quantitative value. The drop volume sizes used to bind and/or color a layer of build material to fabricate an object will vary within the same object.
[0020] Further, as used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "ink" is used broadly to mean any substance ejected by a print head to mark and/or color an object being fabricated. Consequently, the term "ink" includes, but is not limited to, ink, printing fluid, toner, colorant, etc.
[0021]FIG. 1 illustrates one solid freeform fabrication system that uses printing technology. In the solid freeform fabrication system (100) of FIG. 1, a powdery material is used to form each individual layer of the desired product. To do this, a measured quantity of powder is first provided from a supply chamber. A roller, preferably incorporated into a moving stage (103), then distributes and compresses the powder at the top of a fabrication chamber (102) to a desired thickness.
[0022] The moving stage (103) also preferably includes a print head that deposits adhesive or binder selectively onto the powder in the fabrication chamber (102) in a two dimensional pattern. This two dimensional pattern is a cross section of the desired product. The adhesive or binder may be colored with ink, toner, or other materials to provide a desired color or color pattern for this particular cross section of the desired product.
[0023] The powder becomes bonded in the areas where the adhesive is deposited, thereby forming a layer of the desired product. The process is repeated with a new layer of powder being applied over the top of the previous layer in the fabrication chamber (102). The next cross section of the desired product is then printed with adhesive or binder into the new powder layer. The adhesive also serves to bind the adjacent or successive layers of the desired product together.
[0024] This process continues until the entire object is formed within the powder bed in the fabrication chamber (102). The extra powder that is not bonded by the adhesive is brushed away leaving the base or "green" object. A user interface or control panel (104) is provided to allow the user to control the fabrication process.
[0025] Such a printing process offers the advantages of speedy fabrication and low build materials cost. It is considered one of the fastest solid freeform fabrication methods, and can be produce products in a variety of colors.
[0026] The print head of the moving stage (103) preferably includes ink-jet technology for ejecting binder and/or colorant into the layers of the build powder. Using inkjet technology, the print head ejects drops of ink and/or binder in a selective pattern to create and color the object being fabricated.
[0027] However, instead of using a single volume size of binder and/or ink drops on each individual layer of the object being fabricated, the volume of the drops may vary as needed to produce a smoother surface finish or to produce finer features in the object being fabricated. Consequently, as will be demonstrated, the variation in drop volumes may be particularly useful at surfaces or contours of the object being fabricated, as well as at terraced surfaces.
[0028] As used herein, the term "terrace" or "terracing" are used broadly to mean changes or steps in height. Therefore, a "terrace" includes, but is not limited to, vertical or sloping sides, curves, contours, edges, changes in elevation, etc. within the object being fabricated.
[0029] The concept of a variable drop volume is advantageous because it facilitates smoother contours and surfaces and minimizes terrace sizes. Smaller drops can be used during the formation of contours, terraces, etc. allowing those feature to be formed from smaller increments of build material corresponding to the smaller drop size. Accordingly, the terrace steps of complex three-dimensional objects are no longer limited to being formed in larger increments (voxels) corresponding to large drop sizes.
[0030] As noted above, large drop sizes are used in solid freeform fabrication to facilitate a high flux for the binder material and/or ink being used. A high binder flux increases the speed at which an object can be fabricated. The method and system disclosed herein retain the advantages of speedy fabrication with the use of large drop sizes, while adding the ability to create smoother surface finishes and more precise surface features by also using small drop sizes.
[0031]FIG. 2a illustrates a cross section of a generic object (200) being fabricated through solid freeform fabrication that uses printing techniques. The cross section shown in FIG. 2a could be for any object and could be a cylinder, a plane, a sphere, or any other shape. As will be appreciated, this illustrated cross section is only for purposes of illustration. An object of any type or shape could be produced using the method and system described herein.
[0032] The generic object (200) is created from a layer of build material, for example a layer of powder (202). Portions of the layer of powder (202) that will form part of the generic object (200) are fused together by a binder or adhesive, preferably a colored binder or adhesive. As shown in FIG. 2a, the binder is ejected as a plurality or set of large volume drops (204). The set of large volume drops (204) is ejected into a surface (206) of the layer of powder (202).
[0033] As shown in FIG. 2b, when the large volume drops (204) impact the surface (206, FIG. 2a) of the layer of powder (202), a series of craters (208) corresponding to the large volume drops (204) is formed. Each of the craters (208) typically has relatively high walls (210) associated with it. The large craters (208) and high walls (210) result in a rough surface finish that is undesirable for many fabrication applications. However, the large volume drops (204) facilitate faster fabrication as fewer binder drops need to be ejected across the surface (206, FIG. 2a).
[0034] Therefore, in order to maintain speedy fabrication and also reduce surface roughness, variable size drop volumes are preferably applied to a build material. FIG. 3a illustrates a cross section of another generic object (300) being fabricated through solid freeform fabrication using printing techniques. The cross section shown in FIG. 3a can also be for any object and could be a cylinder, a plane, a sphere, or any other shape. This illustrated cross section is only for purposes of illustration. The method and system described herein can be applied to an object with any type or shape of cross section.
[0035] The object (300) is also fabricated from a build material. According to the present embodiment, the building material is a powder layer (302). Shown adjacent to a surface (306) of the power layer (302) are drops of binder and/or ink of at least two different volumes. The variable drop volumes shown include a first set of large drops (304) interspersed with a second set of small drops (305).
[0036] The spacing between large drops (304) and small drops (305) need not be equal, but it can be. In some embodiments, the large drop volumes (304) range from about twenty to about fifty pl (pico-liters). However, this range may sometimes increase from about ten to about two hundred pl in other embodiments. Further, in some embodiments the small drop volumes (305) may range from about five to about twenty pl. The range of size for the small drop volumes (305) may also range in some embodiments from about one to about fifty pl.
[0037] However, the small and large drop volumes (304 and 305) are not limited to any particular volume, only that the small drop volume (305) is less than the large drop volume (304). It will be appreciated that other various drop sizes may also be interspersed with the large and small drops (304 and 305) and that the embodiments are not limited to only two drop volume sizes.
[0038] Inkjet printing technology provides print heads that can eject selectively sized drops. Any such technology that allows for control over the volume of a drop ejected can be used. For example, inkjet print heads typically use thermal or piezo-electric elements to eject a drop of ink from a chamber. The size of the drop expelled can be controlled in a number of ways including controlling the size of the chamber from which the drop is ejected and controlling the heat or pressure used to eject the drop.
[0039] The large volume drops (304) may be ejected from a separate set of ink jet nozzles (312) or other ejection devices. The first set of ink jet nozzles (312) may eject binder and/or ink of a single color (such as clear, white, or another color). Where color fabrication is desired, there may be separate sets of ink jet nozzles that eject ink and/or binder in a variety of colors (generally cyan, magenta, yellow, black, clear, white, or some combination thereof). In some embodiments, the ink jet nozzles for producing the large drops (304) may be formed in a separate print head from the nozzles that produce the small drops (305). In various embodiments, the print head with the nozzles (312 and/or 314) preferably moves over the build material selectively ejecting the binder and/or ink in a selected pattern.
[0040] Similarly, each of the small volume drops (305) may be ejected from a nozzle (314) on the same or a separate print head. If the large drop nozzles (314) and the small drop nozzles (312) are provided on different print heads, the print heads must be moved such that the small drops (305) can be placed on the surface (306) between impact locations for the large drops (304). Preferably, the nozzles (314) for the large drops and the nozzles (312) for the small drops are interspersed in a single print head as shown in FIG. 3a.
[0041] Alternatively, both the large and small volume drops (304 and 305) may be ejected from a single print head with nozzles capable of selectively producing drops of varying sizes. For example, a piezo drop-on-demand (PIJ) printhead is commercially available and can eject different drop sizes from a single orifice.
[0042] In some embodiments, each of the ink jet nozzles (314) for the small drops eject only a clear binder or adhesive, so that the color of the object (300) fabricated is only influenced by the large drops (304). However, other embodiments of the present invention include ink in both the large (304) and small (305) drops.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 3b, when the small volume drops (305, FIG. 3a) are interspersed with the large volume drops (304, FIG. 3a) and impact the surface (306, FIG. 3a) of the layer of powder (302), corresponding craters (308) created by the large volume drops (304, FIG. 3a) have much lower walls (310) than the high walls (210, FIG. 2b) formed by using only large volume drops (204, FIG. 2a). It is preferable to eject the small drops (305) simultaneously with or subsequent to ejection of the large drops (304) so that the small drops (305) can impact and reduce the walls (310) that form between large drop craters (308).
[0044] Consequently, the otherwise high walls (210), shown in FIG. 2b, are reduced by interspersing the small volume drops (305) between the large volume drops (304). According to the embodiment of FIGS. 3a-b, the small volume drops (305) are precisely targeted to areas of the surface (306) that are between the large volume drops (304). Because the lower walls (310) are much less pronounced than the high walls (210, FIG. 2b) when the small volume drops are added, a much smoother surface finish is created.
[0045] In some embodiments, the interspersion of various sized drops of binder and/or ink is only performed at outer contours or surfaces of the object (300), and/or the edges of each layer (302). As the bulk volume of the object (300) will be interior and inaccessible, it is not necessary to smooth each individual interior layer (302). Therefore, preferably only the outer contours and/or edges of the object (300) are formed using the smaller volume drops (305).
[0046] However, as many layers (302) as desired may be smoothed by applying variable drop volumes on the surface (306) when those layers are being formed. In some embodiments, only the outer one to five layers are smoothed with variable drop volumes. In other embodiments with more translucent material sets, the outer one to twenty layers or more may be smoothed with variable drop volumes.
[0047] In addition to facilitating a smoother surface finish on an object produced by solid freeform fabrication, the embodiments described herein facilitate reducing, minimizing, and more precisely controlling terraced portions of an object created by solid freeform fabrication. Consequently, finer surface features can be created. The use of variable drop sizes advantageously allows more precise fabrication on complex three-dimensional surfaces and surface features
[0048] Referring to FIG. 4a, a generic terraced object (400) is shown according to conventional solid freeform fabrication. A terrace or step (402) between first and second layers (404 and 406) is limited to the increment corresponding to a single large volume drop (410).
[0049] However, referring to FIG. 4b, the contour of the terrace (408) can be made much more smooth by the application of variable drop volumes to the build material according to the method and system described herein. As shown in the figure, small drops (412) of binder and/or ink may be ejected along transitions between layers (such as the first and second layers (404 and 406)) to create a smoother and more gradual terracing step (408) than is possible using large volume drops (410) alone.
[0050] By adding an intermediate step or steps (408) created by smaller binder and/or ink drop volumes (412), terracing becomes less jagged and noticeable, if that is the desired effect. Sharper level transitions, if desired, can still be formed by using the larger drop volumes exclusively.
[0051] The preceding description has been presented only to illustrate and describe the invention. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to any precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
[0052] For example, in the foregoing, the described embodiments have been described as implemented in a powder-based or slurry brick solid freeform fabrication system. However, the principles disclosed herein are applicable to more than just the powder-based solid freeform fabrication systems.
[0053] In particular, several solid freeform fabrication systems use ink-jet heads to eject a build material, such as a polymer or photo-prepolymer. Thus, these ink-jet systems eject 100% of the build material used to create the desired product instead of only ejecting the binder and/or ink used to shape the build material. However, even though such a system is depositing the material for the desired product as well as the colorant, the size of the drops of deposit material can be varied to accomplish a smoother surface in exactly the same manner as described above in a powder and binder system.
[0054] Consequently, the principles described herein can be incorporated into any solid freeform fabrication systems that use drops to bind a build material, or drops that are the build material itself, to create cross-sectional layers of an object. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the following claims.
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