Patent ID: 11958235
Assignee: ORANGE MAKER, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 30:
31. An additive manufacturing device for producing three-dimensional (3D) structures, comprising:
one or more fixed or moveable material dispensers for controlled delivery of one or more flowable, solidifiable, materials to a build platform or structures being formed thereon,
the build platform having an exposure zone on a surface thereof, said build platform positioned in a construction area and configured for the construction of a three-dimensional structure thereon from controlled amounts of the flowable, solidifiable material delivered to the exposure zone,
a material solidification mechanism positioned to deliver to the exposure zone a solidification medium to the flowable, solidifiable materials deposited thereon,
said material dispensers and said build platform being positioned in substantially parallel planes, wherein said build platform is configured to rotate in relation to the construction area and/or the fixed or moveable material dispensers and to continuously or semi-continuously increase a defined distance between the build platform and the material dispensers, such that rotation of said build platform allows portions of said solidifiable material delivered to the exposure zone of said build platform or onto the structures being constructed, to be positioned and solidified into the structure retained on the surface of the build platform while said solidifiable material is being delivered as the build platform rotates in a continuous or semicontinuous manner.