US 12,128,620 B2
Portable, ruggedized and easy to use 3D printing system
Eric Shnell, Vista, CA (US); Akhil Birlangi, San Diego, CA (US); Nathan Chiu, San Gabriel, CA (US); and Niklas Sprute, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to CRAITOR, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/036,978
Filed by CRAITOR, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 16, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/059523
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/104264, PCT Pub. Date May 19, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/225,813, filed on Jul. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/114,027, filed on Nov. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0321908 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 64/25 (2017.08) [B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ruggedized 3D printing system comprising:
an outer enclosure including a water and impact resistant body;
a print chamber within the outer enclosure and including a vertically adjustable internal print bed;
a passive suspension system located between the print chamber and the outer enclosure;
one or more internal and/or external sensors configured to monitor, in real time, various operational parameters of the printing system, its environment, and/or objects being printed, wherein the one or more internal and/or external sensors includes a shock wave detector;
a modular electronics unit including a processor configured to adjust print operating parameters of the printing system based on data received from the one or more internal and/or external sensors, including pausing a print operation when the shock wave detector detects shock waves above a threshold, wherein the processor is configured to generate a print quality report including a generated score based on sensor fusion of data received from the one or more internal and/or external sensors; and
an automated or semi-automated pay-by-print system integrated with a quality assurance system based on the generated score.