Patent Document ID: 20110186081
Application ID: 12984937
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A support cleaning system comprising: a housing; a tank disposed within the housing and having an interior volume separated by porous barriers into a plurality of chambers, the plurality of chambers comprising: a first chamber configured to receive a three-dimensional model with an attached support structure; a second chamber configured to receive a support removal composition; and a third chamber capped by a mounting plate; a pump retained within the third chamber and configured to circulate an aqueous cleaning solution through the interior volume of the tank, the pump having rotary blades located in the third chamber and a shaft coupled to the blades and extending from the blades through the mounting plate; a heating element operably secured to the tank and configured to heat the aqueous cleaning solution; a drive motor disposed outside of the interior volume of the tank; and an engagement mechanism engaged with the drive motor and with the pump shaft at locations outside of the interior volume of the tank, the engagement mechanism being configured to relay rotational power of the drive motor to the pump.