METHOD OF USING A CARRIAGELESS PRINT HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR EXTRUSION-BASED ADDITIVE CONSTRUCTION
A method of using a carriageless print head assembly, in extrusion-based additive construction is disclosed. The carriageless print head features a cold end equipped with one or more timing belt attachment slots and bores for receiving bearings to achieve linear motion. The carriageless print head may be optionally equipped with a fluid channel for aiding in the regulation of the temperature of the print head cold end, and one or more thermal monitors for monitoring the temperature of the cold end of the print head.
1 . A computer-mediated method of performing extrusion-based additive construction using a 3D printer equipped with a print head having a thermal monitor and a receiver configured to receive a bearing, comprising the steps of:
a. beginning, by the 3d printer, an extrusion-based additive construction;
b. reading, by the thermal monitor an operating temperature of the cold end;
c. assessing, whether the operating temperature is above a predetermined temperature threshold;
d. pausing, the construction; and allowing the cold end to cool to a print resume threshold,
wherein the print resume threshold is equal to or below the predetermined temperature threshold.
2 . The computer-mediated method of claim 1 , the print head comprising:
a cold end having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface extending from the front end to the rear end and from the left side to the right side, a bottom surface extending from the front end to the rear end and from the left side to the right side; and
a hot end configured to provide a melt zone, the hot end being attached to the cold end.
3 . The print head of claim 2 , the cold end further comprising a second receiver configured to receive a second bearing,
wherein the receiver is a first receiver and the bearing is a first bearing.
4 . A computer-mediated method of performing extrusion-based additive construction using a 3D printer equipped with a print head having a thermal monitor and an attachment slot, comprising the steps of:
a. beginning, by the 3d printer, an extrusion-based additive construction;
b. reading, by the thermal monitor an operating temperature of the cold end;
c. assessing, whether the operating temperature is above a predetermined temperature threshold;
d. pausing, the construction; and allowing the cold end to cool to a print resume threshold,
wherein the print resume threshold is equal to or below the predetermined temperature threshold.
5 . The computer-mediated method of claim 4 , the print head comprising
a cold end having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface extending from the front end to the rear end and from the left side to the right side, a bottom surface extending from the front end to the rear end and from the left side to the right side; and
a hot end configured to provide a melt zone, the hot end being attached to the cold end.
6 . The computer-mediated method of claim 5 , the cold end further comprising a receiver configured to receive a bearing.
7 . The computer-mediated method of claim 5 , the cold end further comprising a second attachment slot,
wherein the attachment slot is a first attachment slot.
8 . The computer-mediated method of claim 6 , the cold end further comprising a second attachment slot,
wherein the attachment slot is a first attachment slot.
9 . The computer-mediated method of claim 6 , the cold end further comprising a second receiver configured to receive a second bearing,
wherein the receiver is a first receiver and the bearing is a first bearing.
10 . The computer-mediated method of claim 8 , the cold end further comprising a second receiver configured to receive a second bearing,
wherein the receiver is a first receiver and the bearing is a first bearing.
11 . The computer-mediated method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of:
e. resuming, the extrusion-based additive construction.
12 . The computer-mediated method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of:
e. manually resuming, by a human operator, the extrusion-based additive construction.