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    United States Patent 11) Hull [54] APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF ‘THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS BY ‘STEREOLITHOGRAPHY (75] Inventor: Charles W. Hull, Arcadia, Calif. [73] Assignee: UVP, Ine, San Gabriel, Calif. [21] Appl. Nos 638,905 [22] Filed: Aug. 8, 1984 [st] Int, cs .. B28D 11/00; GO3C 00/00 (2) . 425/174.4; 425/174; 30/269; 156/58; 365/119; 365/120 425/162, 174, 174.4, ; 430/265; 156/38, 5 365/107, 119, 127 (56) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2,708,617 5/1955 Magat et Sh nnn 164/183 X 2,908,545 10/1959 Teja aoeace nnn 264/22 X 3.306835 2/1967. Magnis mo STA x 303505 1/1972 Vos Laas X 3,795,036 11/1973 Winning 25/1744 31974248 8/1976 Atkinson 425/162 X Swainson 365/118 Swainson etal. 368/107 4081276 3/1978 Crivello 4238640 1271980 Swainson 130/269 365/119 11] Patent Number: [43] Date of Patent: 4,575,330 Mar. 11, 1986 4252514 2/1981 Gates 25/162 4288861 9/1981 Swainson ct a “365/127 4202015 9/1981 Bri. “25/102 x 4328,135. 5/1982 Beck. 1 425/178 433,165 6/1982 Swainson ot al. cvsoes 365/127 X 4374077 2/1983. Kerfeld vr 264/22, 4,466,080 8/1984. Swainson eal. 4471470 9/1984. Swainson eta. 365/127 x 365/127 Primary Examiner—J. Howard Flint, Jr. Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Fulwider, Patton, Rieber, Lee & Utecht 07 ABSTRACT A system for generating three-dimensional objects by creating 2 cross-sectional pattern of the object to be formed at a selected surface of a fluid medium capable of altering its physical state in response to appropriate synergistic stimulation by impinging radiation, particle ‘bombardment or chemical reaction, successive adjacent laminae, representing corresponding successive adja- cent cross-sections of the object, being automatically formed and integrated together to provide a step-wise laminar buildup of the desired object, whereby a three- dimensional object is formed and drawn from a substan- tially planar surface of the fluid medium during the forming process. 47 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures 4,575,330 Sheet 1 of 4 U.S. Patent Mar. 11, 1986 2 2 @zonaoxd 99 a1 4097E0 JWNOISN SWNT B9etiL AD NOUDIS SSO2D LNFOUFAY Ne NOM TALE SMuNaSa Ia Deh 7 HOOF FALDY9 ARAIT Ie (FOUIANS Ihik 1 SIT 04 sewousse Ni TONGIAIGN! GITOS NIKE NOU DIEING 40 71 OO WAOd OL BDUIANS AUNT WEI GINTS & NILNOD de NewLiwed DINAAD 6Y NOUMIANUE ATade! ED BONNE? LNZDUFAY aIWaO AIALESIOONG 3NIBWOD FUMIE? TWwAAIMGN! a170S PLeaLINIO U.S. Patent Mar. 11, 1986 Sheet2of4 4,575,330 a The. 3 [-) Se | i 28 | U.S. Patent Mar. 11, 1986 a 23. Sheet 3 of 4 4,575,330 U.S. Patent Mar. 11,1986 Sheet4of4 4,575,330 4,575,330 1 APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF ‘THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS BY ‘STEREOLITHOGRAPHY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to improvements in apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects from a fluid medium and, more particularly, to stereolithogra- Phy involving the application of lithographic tech- rnigues to production of three-dimensional objects, whereby such objects can be formed rapidly, reliably, accurately and economically. It is common practice in the production of plastic parts and the like to first design such a part and then painstakingly produce a prototype of the part, all in- /olving considerable time, effort and expense. The de- sign is then reviewed and, oftentimes, the laborious process is again and again repeated until the design has 3, ‘been optimized. After design optimization, the next step is production. Most production plastic parts are injec- tion molded. Since the design time and tooling costs are very high, plastic parts are usually only practical in high volume production. While other processes are available for the production of plastic parts, including direct machine work, vacuum-forming and direct forming, such methods are typically only cost effective for short un production, and the parts produced are usually inferior in quality to molded parts. In recent years, very sophisticated techniques have been developed for generating three-dimensional ob- Jects within a fluid medium which is selectively cured by beams of radiation brought to selective focus at pre- scribed intersection points within the three-dimensional volume of the fluid medium. Typical of such three-di- ‘mensional systems are those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,041,476, 4,078,229, 4,238,840 and 4,288,861. All of these systems rely upon the buildup of synergistic ener- zgization at selected points deep within the fluid volume, 1o the exclusion of all other points in the fluid volume, using a variety of elaborate multibeam techniques. In this regard, the various approaches described in the prior art include the use of a pair of electromagnetic radiation beams directed to intersect at specified coordi- nates, wherein the various beams may be of the same or

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