CPC B29C 64/255 (2017.08) [B29C 64/286 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12)] | 11 Claims |
1. A three-dimensional (3D) printing system, comprising:
a tank including:
a tank sidewall;
a hinged clamp secured to the tank sidewall, wherein a first hinge of the hinged clamp is mounted adjacent to an outer surface of the tank sidewall; and
a membrane assembly with a flexible radiation-transparent membrane included in a frame, the membrane assembly for forming a bottom of the tank when secured to the tank sidewall by the hinged clamp and having a lip about the frame for securably receiving a complementary portion of the hinged clamp; and
a light source configured to project radiation towards the bottom of the tank, wherein the frame comprises a first surface facing towards the tank sidewall and a second surface facing away from the tank sidewall, wherein the lip forms a portion of the second surface facing away from the tank sidewall, and wherein the complementary portion of the hinged clamp is secured onto the lip about the frame.
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