Patent ID: 8905744

Claim:
An apparatus for making a three-dimensional object by selective solidification of a build material which is applied in layers, the apparatus comprising: a process chamber, closed in an operating state, for containing the three-dimensional object, said process chamber having a first section and a second section; said second section having a vertically displaceable platform for supporting the three dimensional object; said second section having a receptacle including said vertically displaceable platform; said second section being constructed as a transport container separable from said first section in a segregated state, said second section for being handled independent of the apparatus, said second section being connectable to said first section for use in the operating stage of the apparatus, said second section including connecting elements for mechanically connecting said second section to said first section, and said first section including connecting elements for coacting with said connecting elements of said second section; said connecting elements of said second section including sealing elements to form a pressure-tight mechanical connection with respect to the surrounding environment section.