Patent ID: 11969942
Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A manufacturing system comprising:
a stereolithographic additive manufacturing device that further comprises:
a resin vat and an exposure device with spatial resolution;
a self-contained unit which comprises: a component carrier including a construction surface on which a component to be manufactured is disposed during the operation of the stereolithographic manufacturing device, and a sealing surface which radially surrounds the construction surface;
a container including a sealing surface; and
a transport device;

wherein the component carrier is releasably connected to the transport device,
wherein the component carrier is configured to be placed onto the container as a lid along with the component to be manufactured so as to cover and close and seal the container,
wherein the sealing surface of the component carrier and the sealing surface of the container are further configured to seal together against an escape of a photoreactive resin, a washing fluid, and UV (ultra-violet) radiation from the container,
wherein the container is removably attached to the stereolithographic additive manufacturing device,
wherein on a side facing away from the construction surface, the component carrier comprises a mechanical interface configured to releasably connect with the transport device or a first workstation of one or more workstations,
wherein the mechanical interface is formed by a slot which comprises undercuts for corresponding projections or extendable clamps of a gripper device or for a coupling element on a movable arm of the transport device.