Patent ID: 8319151
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B29C,B29L,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A rapid prototyping method for producing a component of a hearing aid, comprising the steps of: providing a workpiece, at least partially comprised of laser-curable material, on a workpiece support; generating a laser beam with a laser; orienting said laser and said workpiece support relative to each other to cause said workpiece on said workpiece support to have a first portion of said workpiece that is directly exposed by said laser, and curing at least said first portion of said workpiece with direct irradiation thereof by said laser beam; and deflecting said laser beam with an optics device, to produce a deflected laser beam, that irradiates indirectly a different, second portion of said workpiece on said workpiece support, that is a hollow space that is shadowed by said workpiece from direct exposure to said laser beam, and curing material in said hollow space with the deflected laser beam.