US 11,878,465 B2
Minimal contact slide for touch indication
Ruben A. Pino, Kansas City, MO (US); and Ryan J. Eickbush, Grandview, MO (US)
Assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,231.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166448 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 64/209 (2017.08) [B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A three-dimensional printer for printing a plurality of parts, the three-dimensional printer comprising:
a build platform for supporting the plurality of parts;
a frame shiftable above the build platform; and
a plurality of nozzle assemblies attached to the frame, each of the plurality of nozzle assemblies comprising—
a mount operable to couple to the frame,
a printer nozzle shaft movably coupled to the mount along a predetermined length,
a locking mechanism configured to fix the printer nozzle shaft relative to the mount at any position along the predetermined length;
a bushing coupled to the mount, and
a bearing positioned inside the bushing and supporting the printer nozzle shaft.