Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
A method of making deflection members is disclosed. The deflection members are 3D objects that include cross-linkable polymers and are printed directly onto permeable materials utilizing at least two different printer settings.
1. A method for three-dimensional printing a print material that comprises cross-linkable polymer onto a permeable material, comprising:
printing an under structure that has at least one layer of the print material for a three-dimensional pattern onto a print plate of a three-dimensional printer;
increasing a distance between a print head of the three-dimensional printer and the at least one layer of the print material;
providing a prompt to place the permeable material on the at least one layer of the print material;
printing a bonding layer of the print material for the three-dimensional pattern directly onto the permeable material at a first printer setting;
printing a build layer of the print material for the three-dimensional pattern directly onto the bonding layer of the material at a second printer setting, wherein the first printer setting is different from the second printer setting;
curing, via crosslinking, the cross-linkable polymer to form a belt deflection member;
wherein the first printer setting includes a first material flowrate and the second printer setting includes a second material flowrate, wherein the second material flowrate is different than the first material flowrate; and
wherein the first printer setting includes a first print material and the second printer setting includes a second print material, and wherein the first print material is different from the second print material.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first printer setting includes a first material output temperature and the second printer setting includes a second material output temperature, wherein the second material output temperature is different than the first material output temperature.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein portions of the bonding layer of the print material printed directly onto the permeable material flow through holes in the permeable material and bond with the under structure.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the permeable material is a woven fabric.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second material flowrate is at least 5% different than the first material flowrate.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second material output temperature is at least 5 degrees Centigrade lower than the first material output temperature.