阅读说明：本技术 使用喷墨打印制造复合组件 (Composite component is manufactured using inkjet printing ) 是由 S·费马 H·伊利米勒 于 2017-03-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开涉及用于直接打印复合组件的方法和组合物。具体地,本公开涉及使用喷墨打印来连续打印经着色树脂和金属复合组件。(This disclosure relates to the method and composition for directly printing composite component.Specifically, this disclosure relates to continuously be printed using inkjet printing through pigmentary resin and metal composite component.)

1. a kind of for using ink-jet printer manufacture 3D through pigmentary resin-metal composite component method, which comprises

A. ink-jet print system is provided, the ink-jet print system includes:

I. the first print head, first print head include at least one hole, resin ink reservoir and resin pump, the tree Rouge pump is configured to supply resin jetted ink by the hole；

Ii. the second print head, second print head include at least one hole, metal ink reservoir and metal oil pump, institute Metal oil pump is stated to be configured to through the hole supplying metal jetted ink；

Iii. third print head, the third print head include at least one hole, supporter ink reservoir and supporter ink Pump, above support ink pumps are configured to supply supporter jetted ink by the hole；

Iv. conveyer, the conveyer are operably coupled to first print head, second print head and the third Print head is configured to for substrate to be transmitted to each of described first, second, and third print head；And

V. computer-aided manufacturing (" CAM ") module, the CAM bank includes: data processor；Nonvolatile memory；With And one group of executable instruction, one group of executable instruction are stored on the nonvolatile memory, are used for: receiving indicates institute State the 3D visualization file of composite component；Generating indicates that at least one is used to print the substantially layer of 2D of the composite component File；Receive selected parameter relevant to the composite component；And institute is changed based at least one of described selected parameter The file for indicating at least one substantially layer of 2D is stated,

Wherein the CAM bank is configured to control each of described first, second, and third print head；

B. it provides through pigmentary resin inkjet ink composition, metal inkjet printing ink composition and supporter inkjet ink composition；

C. being obtained using the CAM bank indicates that the first substantially layer of 2D of the composite component to be printed generates text Part, described 2D layers includes indicating described through pigmentary resin jetted ink, the metal inkjet ink and above support ink-jet oil The pattern of ink；

D. using first print head formed in described the first of the composite component to be printed the substantially layer of 2D Resin indicates corresponding pattern；

E. solidify the pattern corresponding with the resin expression in the 2D layers of the composite component；

F. using second print head formed in described the first of the composite component to be printed the substantially layer of 2D Metal indicates corresponding pattern；

G. it is sintered the pattern corresponding with the metal expression in the 2D layers of the composite component；

H. the substrate is removed, the first composite component layer is thus manufactured,

Wherein in the formation and solidify and the resin expression in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D The step of corresponding pattern and/or the formation and sintering and described the first of the composite component the substantially layer of 2D In metal the step of indicating corresponding pattern before, simultaneously or after which, use the third print head Form pattern corresponding with the supporter expression in described the first of the composite component to be printed the substantially layer of 2D simultaneously And make the pattern functionalization corresponding with the metal expression in the 2D layers of the composite component.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, further comprising:

A. being generated for the subsequent substantially layer of 2D for indicating the composite component to be printed is obtained using the CAM bank File；And repeating said steps are to form subsequent composite component layer.

3. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ink-jet print system further comprises third print head, institute It states third print head and includes at least one hole, coloring printing ink reservoir and coloring pump, the coloring pump is configured to by described Colored ink-jet ink is supplied in hole, the method further includes:

A., colored ink compositions are provided；And

B. the resin in the 2D layers for solidifying with the composite component indicates the step of corresponding predetermined pattern Before or after rapid, coloured using the layer of the third print head to the composite component.

4. according to the method described in claim 3, wherein the solidification first layer the step of include heating, photopolymerization, do Dry, deposition plasma, annealing, promotes redox reaction or including one or more combinations in aforementioned items at crosslinking.

5. according to the method described in claim 4, wherein the metal ink composition includes: metal nanoparticle, the gold The average diameter D of metal nano-particle_2,1Partial size is between about 20nm and about 150nm；And optionally solvent.

6. according to the method described in claim 5, wherein the aspect ratio of the metal nanoparticle is much larger than 1.

7. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein the resinon ink composition be suspension, lotion, solution or including The composition of aforementioned items.

8. according to the method described in claim 7, wherein the resinon ink is the solution of the following terms: polyfunctional acrylic ester Monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof；Crosslinking agent；And free radical photo-initiation.

9. according to the method described in claim 7, wherein the resinon ink is with monomer, oligomer, polymer or including before The suspension for stating the porous particle of every combination dipping, wherein the monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof have and institute The first end of porous particle coupling and the second end with such as epoxy functionalities are stated, wherein can grasp with the porous particle Make the monomer being coupled, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof to be completely embedded in the particle and be configured to about 60 DEG C with about 150 DEG C at a temperature of between leach from the porous particle.

10. according to the method described in claim 8, the wherein resin are as follows: polyester (PES), polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), poly- (vinyl acetate) (PVA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) or including before State the combination of one or more mixtures or copolymer in items.

11. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein using the institute of first print head and/or second print head Stating step further comprises providing supporter.

12. according to the method for claim 11, wherein above support is ceramic powders, polymer composition, silica glass Or including one or more removable supporters in aforementioned items.

13. according to the method for claim 12, wherein being used in the selected parameter relevant to the composite component Parameter are as follows: the resin pattern in the layer, the metal pattern in the layer, the color of resin layer, the resin pattern Color sequence, the solidifying requirements of the resin and/or the metal pattern in the layer sintering, can be removed supporter composition, Throughput demands or including it is aforementioned items in one or more parameters combination.

14. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein indicate the composite component the 3D visualization file be .asm, STL, IGES, STEP, Catia, SolidWorks, ProE, 3D Studio, Gerber, Rhino file or including aforementioned items In one or more files；And wherein indicate at least one substantially layer of 2D file be JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, pdf document or including it is aforementioned items in one or more combinations.

15. according to the method for claim 14, wherein the color be between about 1% (w/w) and about 5% (w/w) it Between concentration be present in the pigment in the resin printing ink composition.

16. according to the method described in claim 3, wherein the third print head is configured to multiple color applied to compound At least part of component layer.

17. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein the ink-jet print system further comprises other print head, institute It states other print head and includes at least one hole, the second resin ink reservoir and the second resin ink pumps, second resin Ink pumps are configured to supply the second resin ink by the hole, the method further includes:

A., second resin printing ink composition is provided；

B. the described first substantially 2D with the composite component to be printed is formed using the second resin ink print head Layer in the second resin indicate corresponding predetermined pattern；And

C. solidify the predetermined pattern corresponding with the second resin expression in the 2D layers of the composite component；

Wherein the second resin printing ink composition has the resin printing ink composition being different from first print head Resin composition and/or have different colours.

18. according to the method for claim 17, wherein the ink-jet print system further comprises other print head, institute It states other print head and includes at least one hole, the second metal ink reservoir and the second metal oil pump, second metal Ink pumps are configured to supply the second metal ink by the hole, the method further includes:

A., second metal ink composition is provided；

B. the described first substantially 2D with the composite component to be printed is formed using the second metal ink print head Layer in the second metal indicate corresponding predetermined pattern；And

C. it is sintered the predetermined pattern corresponding with the second metal expression in the 2D layers of the composite component；

Wherein second metal ink composition has the metal ink composition being different from second print head Metal.

19. according to the method for claim 18, wherein the ink-jet print system further comprises other print head, institute It states other print head and includes at least one hole, the second supporter ink reservoir and the second supporter ink pumps, described second Supporter ink pumps are configured to supply the second supporter ink by the hole, the method further includes:

A., second supporter printing ink composition is provided；

B. the step using first print head and/or second print head and/or the third print head it Before, simultaneously or after which, use the second supporter ink print head to be formed and the composite component to be printed Described first the second supporter substantially in the layer of 2D indicate corresponding predetermined pattern；And

C. make the predetermined pattern functionalization corresponding with the above support expression in the 2D layers of the composite component.

20. a kind of by being manufactured according to the method for claim 1 through colouring composite component.

Background technique

This disclosure relates to the method and composition for directly printing composite component.Specifically, this disclosure relates to use spray Ink printing is to print through pigmentary resin and metal 3D composite component.

In the past few years, increasing material manufacturing technique and free forming manufacturing process are in the medium system directly controlled by computer Some major progresses are achieved in terms of making product.For example, normal with requiring specially to be machined out material block according to engineering drawing Rule process for machining compare, rapid shaping technique may be implemented many products (for example, prototype part and mold) more rapidly and More economical manufacture.

Similar with other rapid shaping techniques, increasing material manufacturing (AM) is usually directed to three using the component/part to be manufactured It ties up (3D) CAD (CAD), is generated in CAD packet according to the 3D CAD stereolithography (STL) or other The file of suitable format.It is then possible to handle stl file, and match actually on Z axis in the thickness with system capability Thickness under virtual sliced sheet is carried out to it.A series of planar cross-sectional surface layers of this meeting generating means, and in any certain height Place, each cross-sectional layer have simple two-dimentional (2D) profile.

Increasing material manufacturing technique allows directly (to be not necessarily to tool) according to 3D CAD data to generate highly complex geometry, by This allows to generate the product that high-resolution surface is presented.Although these techniques for being presented the various surfaces of institute's article of manufacture in detail Property is very useful always, but for metal component, resin Composition and through colouring component, is fully incorporated to by these components When in the product to be manufactured, such technique is difficult to produce complicated composite article.It is therefore desirable to be able to efficiently and accurately manufacture The material apparatus and method of the part with complicated structure of composite component.

Summary of the invention

In various embodiments, disclose that be formed or manufactured using inkjet printing include that being coloured for metal and resin is compound The method of component, and help to manufacture the embodiment of the inkjet ink composition through colouring composite component.

In embodiment, there is provided herein a kind of for using ink-jet printer to manufacture the multiple through pigmentary resin-metal of 3D The method of seaming element, which comprises provide ink-jet print system, the ink-jet print system includes: the first print head, institute It states the first print head and includes at least one hole, resin ink reservoir and resin pump, the resin pump is configured to by described Resin jetted ink is supplied in hole；Second print head, second print head include at least one hole, metal ink reservoir and Metal oil pump, the metal oil pump are configured to through the hole supplying metal jetted ink；Third print head, described Three print heads include at least one hole, supporter ink reservoir and supporter ink pumps, and above support ink pumps are configured Supporter jetted ink is supplied at by the hole；Conveyer, the conveyer be operably coupled to first print head, Second print head and the third print head, the conveyer be configured to for substrate being transmitted to first print head, Each of second print head and the third print head print head；And computer-aided manufacturing (" CAM ") module, The CAM bank includes: data processor；Nonvolatile memory；And one group of executable instruction, described one group executable finger Order is stored on the nonvolatile memory, and one group of executable instruction is used for: receiving the 3D for indicating the composite component Visualize file；Generating indicates that at least one is used to print the file of the substantially layer of 2D of the composite component；Reception and institute State the relevant selected parameter of composite component；And based on being indicated at least described at least one parameter change in the selected parameter The file of one substantially layer of 2D, wherein the CAM bank is configured to control first print head, second printing Each of head and the third print head print head；It provides through pigmentary resin inkjet ink composition, metal inkjet ink Composition and supporter inkjet ink composition；Being obtained using the CAM bank indicates the of the composite component to be printed The generated file of the one substantially layer of 2D, described 2D layers includes indicating described to spray through pigmentary resin jetted ink, the metal The pattern of black ink and above support jetted ink；It is formed and the composite component to be printed using first print head The described first resin substantially in the layer of 2D indicate corresponding pattern；Solidify with the 2D layers of the composite component in The resin indicate the corresponding pattern；It is formed and the composite component to be printed using second print head Described first metal substantially in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding pattern；Sintering with the 2D layers of the composite component in The metal indicates the corresponding pattern；The substrate is removed, the first composite component layer is thus manufactured, wherein in the shape At with solidify the pattern corresponding with the resin expression in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D The step of and/or the formation and sintering indicated with the metal in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D Before the step of corresponding pattern, between or later, using the third print head formed with to be printed it is described multiple Supporter in the substantially layer of 2D of described the first of seaming element indicates corresponding pattern and makes and the composite component The metal in 2D layers described indicates the corresponding pattern functionalization.

In another embodiment, the resin ink can be the solution of photopolymerizable monomer, oligomer or combinations thereof, The aqueous colloidal dispersion of heavy polymer, polymer solution or combinations thereof in the form of single resin printing ink composition or are in The form (private print head) of individual resin ink.

In embodiment, the metal ink can be metal nanoparticle dispersion in a solvent or metal precursor is molten Liquid or dispersion or combinations thereof.

In another embodiment, the ink-jet print system further comprises and other print head, described and another Outer print head includes at least one hole, supporter ink reservoir and supporter ink pumps, and above support ink pumps are matched It is set to and supplies supporter ink by the hole, the method is further comprising: provide supporter printing ink composition；In the use Before the step of first print head, later or between, use above support ink print head formed with the institute to be printed Stating described the first of composite component the supporter substantially in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding predetermined pattern；Solidification with it is described compound Above support in the 2D layers of component indicates the corresponding predetermined pattern.

In addition, there is provided herein the embodiments for the composite component for using the method to manufacture.

In embodiment, the resin ink can be including suspension below: dispersed phase, the dispersed phase include: With monomer, oligomer, polymer or multiple porous particles including aforementioned every combination dipping, wherein the monomer, Oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof have the first end and functionality second end being coupled with the porous particle；Continuous phase, The continuous phase includes: polyfunctional acrylate monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof；Crosslinking agent；And free radical light draws Agent is sent out, wherein being immersed in the monomer in the porous particle, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof in the middle part of the continuous phase Divide solvable or thermodynamically incompatible with the material for forming the particle.

When combining exemplary attached drawing and example and not restrictive to read described further below, for using inkjet printing Come manufacture the method and composition through pigmentary resin-metal composite component and/or product these features and other feature by root Become according to described in detail below obvious.

Detailed description of the invention

It is real with reference to accompanying about embodiment in order to better understand through pigmentary resin-metal fabrication methods and composition Example and attached drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1A, 1B show the compound electric component printed using disclosed and claimed method, i.e. USB connection Device.

Specific embodiment

There is provided herein for using inkjet-printing device manufacture through pigmentary resin-metal composite component method, combination The embodiment of object and external member.

Method described herein can be used for using inkjet-printing device in continuous increasing material manufacturing technique or use multipass It is formed through pigmentary resin-metal composite component.Using method described herein, thermoset resin material can be used for being formed compound The resin portion of component, in one embodiment, the resin portion are usually formed simultaneously and colour, or in another implementation In example, the resin portion is individually coloured and is provided in the form of separate part further to be assembled.Use this paper institute The method and composition stated can eliminate the individual manufacture and assembling, and use method described herein and composition, It may be implemented preferably to control composite component and faster form.

Therefore, in embodiment, there is provided herein it is a kind of for use ink-jet printer manufacture 3D through pigmentary resin-gold Belong to the method for composite component, which comprises provide ink-jet print system, the ink-jet print system includes: the first printing Head, first print head include at least one hole, resin ink reservoir and resin pump, and the resin pump is configured to lead to Cross the hole supply resin jetted ink；Second print head, second print head include at least one hole, metal ink storage Storage and metal oil pump, the metal oil pump are configured to through the hole supplying metal jetted ink；Third print head, The third print head includes at least one hole, supporter ink reservoir and supporter ink pumps, above support ink pumps It is configured to supply supporter jetted ink by the hole；Conveyer, the conveyer are operably coupled to described first Print head, second print head and the third print head, the conveyer are configured to for substrate to be transmitted to described first Each of print head, second print head and third print head print head；And computer-aided manufacturing (" CAM ") module, the CAM bank includes: data processor；Nonvolatile memory；And one group of executable instruction, it is described One group of executable instruction is stored on the nonvolatile memory, and one group of executable instruction is used for: being received described in indicating The 3D of composite component visualizes file；Generating indicates that at least one is used to print the text of the substantially layer of 2D of the composite component Part；Receive selected parameter relevant to the composite component；And based at least one parameter change in the selected parameter The file for indicating at least one substantially layer of 2D, wherein the CAM bank be configured to control first print head, Each of second print head and the third print head print head；There is provided through pigmentary resin inkjet ink composition, Metal inkjet printing ink composition and supporter inkjet ink composition；It is obtained using the CAM bank described in indicating to be printed The generated file of the substantially layer of 2D of the first of composite component, described 2D layers includes indicating described through pigmentary resin ink-jet oil The pattern of black, described metal inkjet ink and above support jetted ink；It is formed and to be printed using first print head The described first resin substantially in the layer of 2D of the composite component indicate corresponding pattern；Solidification and the complex group The resin in the 2D layers of part indicates the corresponding pattern；It is formed and to be printed using second print head Metal in the substantially layer of 2D of described the first of the composite component indicates corresponding pattern；Sintering and the composite component The 2D layers in the metal indicate the corresponding pattern；The substrate is removed, the first composite component is thus manufactured Layer, wherein in the formation and solidify and the resin expression phase in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D The step of corresponding pattern and/or the formation and sintering in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D The metal indicate the corresponding pattern the step of before, between or later, using the third print head formed with Supporter in the substantially layer of 2D of described the first of the composite component to be printed indicate corresponding pattern and make with The metal in the 2D layers of the composite component indicates the corresponding pattern functionalization.

As indicated, predetermined color can be used to for manufacturing through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component Method and system used in resin ink coloured.CAM bank can be used to select containing suitably through coloured tree The print head of rouge is printed.Equally, there are the different resins or difference face of the same resin, same color that have different colours Other print heads of the reservoir of the different resins of color can form the ink-jet print system for promoting described method A part.In some cases, when the higher manufacture of expectation realization handling capacity, CAM bank can be passed through and use, select and control Make the multiple of the metal ink of the metal nanoparticle through pigmentary resin ink and/or for example to suspend in the presence of a solvent Print head.

Alternatively or additionally, for manufacturing in the method and system through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component The ink-jet print system used may further include third print head, and the third print head includes at least one hole, coloring Ink reservoir and coloring pump, coloring pump are configured to through hole supply colored ink-jet ink, and the method is into one Step includes: offer colored ink compositions；And the resin in the 2D layers for solidifying with the composite component Before or after the step of indicating the corresponding predetermined pattern, using the third print head to the institute of the composite component Layer is stated to be coloured.In addition, can be carried out before or after curing schedule to the coloring of resin printing ink composition.

It may further include: using through pigmentary resin-metal composite component method in addition, formation is described herein The step of providing peelable or removable substrate before the step of first print head and/or the second print head.In embodiment, art Language " peelable " refer to can removedly be applied to and adhere to it is such as described herein through pigmentary resin-by being used to form It on the surfaces such as surface caused by the method for metal composite component, composition and external member and then can be by power from the table The material that face removes.Composition according to the present invention and the peelable film of method can be applied in a manner of adhering to and can be removed It is placed on the chuck on the conveyer belt of printer, and by forcing to remove, exposure is through pigmentary resin-metal composite component Layer.

Removable substrate can also be that powder (for example, ceramic powders), the powder can be applied on chuck, compress simultaneously And it then removes.The selection of substrate can depend on the purposes and structure of for example final composite component.In addition, the removal of substrate can It is carried out with any stage at the end of the manufacture of entire component, at the end of the first 2D layers of manufacture or in-between.

As described above, being formed through pigmentary resin-metal composite component method may include providing substrate (for example, peelable From film) the step of.Print head (and its derivative of resin deposition and/or metal ink；It is understood to refer in a controlled manner On the surface deposit, shift or generate material any device or technology) may be configured to as needed (in other words, according to Such as various pre-selection technological parameters of conveyer speed, desired metal layer thickness, channel type, layer color) (multiple) ink is provided Drop.Removable or peelable substrate can also be the material of relative stiffness, for example, glass or crystal (for example, sapphire).Separately Outside or alternatively, peelable substrate can be flexible (for example, rollable) substrate (or film) to allow easily from through colouring Resin-metal composite component peeling liner bottom, for example, poly- ((ethylene naphthalate)) (PEN), polyimides are (for example, Du Pont (DuPont)), silicon polymer, poly- (ethylene glycol terephthalate) (PET), poly- (tetrafluoroethene) (PTFE) film etc..In addition, substrate can be such as ceramic powders.

It is as described herein to manufacture or be formed in the substantially layer of 2D by deposition composition resin and/or metal material It, can be with depositing support layer or structure, as described herein through coloured tree through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and when component A part of the substantially expression of 2D of rouge-metal composite goods and component.This supporter can be it is removable, and can be with It is located in below the overhang then printed or is located in the expection cavity not supported by component or assembly material itself. Deposition technique identical with the technology of means of deposition material be can use to construct support construction.In embodiment, CAM bank can To generate other geometry, the geometry serves as the pendency for indicating the 3D visualization file for the composite component being formed Or the support construction of free space section, and in other cases, serve as be formed through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods With the support construction of the side wall of component.Backing material may be configured to for example adhere to component materials during manufacture, and Can print procedure complete when from completion described herein through being removed in pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component.

The term as used herein " supporter " refer to for as described herein through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and group The backing material of structural support is provided during the manufacture of part for constructed multiple layers through pigmentary resin and/or metal material One or more layers.For example, backing material can be the wax comprising at least one functional group, when the wax is exposed to for solidifying When the actinic radiation of resin ink material, at least one described functional group can react with resin ink material.In some implementations In example, the functional group in wax can react with building material in the presence of a photoinitiator, and the photoinitiator is usually used In solidification building material and 3D product is subsequently formed, and then melts and removes under mild heat.Other fid Material can be for example noncrosslinking solvent/water soluble material, and the noncrosslinking solvent/water soluble material once to beat Print process is completed, and support construction can be washed off relatively easily.Alternatively or additionally, separate support can also be used Material, can be by fractureing to remove it from component by the separate support material manually.

In other embodiments, for manufacturing the side described herein through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component Backing material used in method and system can be transparent to actinic radiation, to adapt to " back flash " exposure by supporter.One In a embodiment, " actinic radiation " is the energy beam for referring to solidify the resin printing ink composition for stereolithography, such as Ultraviolet light, electron beam, X-ray or radiation.Therefore, as described herein through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and group in production The term " actinic radiation curable resin combination " used when part can be with one or more photochemical spokes as described above Penetrate cured resin combination when (energy beam) irradiation.

This back-exposure makes at least part of the photopolymerizable resin printing ink composition in the layer of supporter Solidification.The example of suitable backing material includes polymer film, such as passes through addition polymer and linear condensation object and transparent bubble The film that foam is formed.The polymer support object used in method described herein can be cellulose-acetate propionate, acetate butyrate Cellulose, polyester (such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN))；Orient polyphenyl second Alkene (OPS)；Oriented nylon (ONy)；Polypropylene (PP), oriented polypropylene (OPP) (OPP)；Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)；And various polyamides Amine, polycarbonate, polyimides, polyolefin, poly- (vinyl acetal), polyethers and polysulfonamide and opaque white are poly- Ester.Acrylic resin, phenolic resin, glass and metal are also used as ink receptor.

The material according to used in supporter makes at the top of the water/solvent soluble polymers film for forming supporter surface It may be infeasible with water-borne dispersions.Under those circumstances, can in nonpolar solvent resin deposition material, such as it is molten Poly- (4-Vinyl phenol) of the solution in 1- methyl -2- pyrrolidines.Alternatively, poly- (vinyl fluoride) (PVF, PVDF) and/or poly- Amide is also possible to serve as inkjet printable resin ink.Additionally or alternatively, ceramic particle can be suspended in soluble poly In polymer solution, and may be configured to use example as described herein various curing technologies and other technologies to support Object carries out forming rigid support object when functionalization.Then, it can be removed in the polymer of rigidity similarly by dissolution polymer Ceramic support.In certain embodiments, ceramic powders itself are also used as supporter, or with water together with organic solvent Property suspension form be used as supporter or alone be used as supporter.

Therefore, and in embodiment, for manufacturing the method through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component and being Ink-jet print system used in system may further include and other functional print head, described and other functionality are beaten Print head includes at least one hole, supporter ink reservoir and supporter ink pumps, and above support ink pumps are configured to lead to Cross the hole supply supporter ink.The method may further include: provide support using other supporter ink head Object printing ink composition；Using the first print head, the second print head or any other functional print head (and its any row Column) the step of after, before or between, formed using supporter ink print head and CAM bank according to 3D visualize file produce The supporter of raw and being expressed as the composite component to be printed first pattern substantially in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding Predetermined pattern.It is then possible to which being further processed (for example, solidify, cool down, be crosslinked) corresponds to the predetermined figure that supporter indicates Pattern function is turned to the supporter in the 2D layer as described above in composite component by case.Hereafter, it can according to need pair The process of each pantostrat repeated deposition supporter.

In embodiment, term " formation " (and its variant " being formed " etc.), which refers to, uses any conjunction known in the art Fluid or material (for example, metal ink) are pumped, injected, toppled over, discharge, shift, spread, recycled or with other by suitable mode Mode is positioned to contact with another material (for example, substrate, resin or another layer).

Equally, before other functional heads can be positioned at resin print head and/or metal (containing metal) print head, between Or later.These functional heads may include electromagnetic radiation source, and the electromagnetic radiation source is configured to emit predetermined wavelength (λ) The electromagnetic radiation of (for example, between 190nm and about 400nm, for example, 365nm), in embodiment, the electromagnetic radiation can With for accelerating and/or adjusting and/or promote photopolymerizable resin, the photopolymerizable resin can with used in metal ink Metal nanoparticle dispersion be used in combination.Other functionality heads can be heating element, other with various ink Print head (for example, label printing of pre-welding connection ink, various components (for example, capacitor, transistor etc.)) is and aforementioned Every combination.

For example, other print head can be coloring print head, the coloring print head includes being configured to make resin portion Divide the color ink compositions of coloring.Color ink compositions may be configured to coating through pigmentary resin-metal composite component Resin portion a part.In other words, in one embodiment, coloring print head may be configured to make resin combination Color, so that color is evenly distributed on through in pigmentary resin-metal composite component resin portion, or in another embodiment In, once it assembles through pigmentary resin-metal composite component, the just only visible part of coated with resins component.It can will be similar It is configured to metal/metal printing ink composition, to obtain similar result.Therefore, and In yet another embodiment, it is being used for Manufacturing ink-jet print system used in the method and system as described herein through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component can To further comprise third print head, the third print head includes at least one hole, coloring printing ink reservoir and coloring pump, The coloring pump is configured to supply colored ink-jet ink by the hole, the method further includes: coloring printing ink is provided Composition；And the resin expression in the 2D layers for solidifying with the composite component is corresponding described predetermined Before or after the step of pattern, coloured using the layer of the third print head to the composite component.

As indicated, for implementing the system for manufacturing the method through pigmentary resin-metal composite goods and component It can have other metal ink print head, the other metal ink print head can contain different metals.For example, Second print head as described herein may include silver-colored (Ag) nano particle, and the other print head for being used for metal ink can wrap Different metals is included, for example, copper or gold.Same way, it is also possible to using other metals (for example, aluminium) or metal precursor, and mentioned The example of confession is not considered as restrictive.Therefore, ink-jet print system further comprises and other print head, it is described again Other print head includes at least one hole, the second metal ink reservoir and the second metal oil pump, second metal oil Pump is configured to supply the second metal ink by the hole.Therefore, the method may further include: provide the second gold medal Belong to printing ink composition；First base with the composite component to be printed is formed using the second metal ink print head The second metal in sheet in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding predetermined pattern；And sintering with the 2D layers of the composite component in Second metal indicate the corresponding predetermined pattern.Or in another embodiment, second metal ink The metal of composition can be different from the metal of the metal ink composition in second print head；And in order to realize Higher handling capacity, in all metallic print heads, the second metal ink composition can be identical.

In one embodiment, third coloring print head can be common ink jet print head module, and the common ink-jet is beaten Print head module is configured to as the operation of monochromatic or multicolor ink-jet printhead.The common module can have print cartridge and ink-jet core Piece.Print cartridge can have box body (having (multiple) reservoirs for coloring printing ink).Tray interior can have multiple ink Channel, the surface (in other words, orifice plate) that the oil ink passage is exported by ink are terminated in outside.

In addition, all print heads and formation (multiple) may be configured to through pigmentary resin-metal composite component method It is carried out in the shell wherein with controlled atmosphere.Equally, controlled atmosphere may be influenced by resin ink formulations itself.

Other similar functional steps (means for and therefore, influencing these steps) can be in resin ink or metal oil (for example, so as to sintered metal layer) is carried out before or after each of black print head print head.These steps may include (but being not limited to): heating stepses (are influenced) by heating element or hot-air；(photoresist mask supports pattern) photobleaching, Photocuring is exposed to any other suitable actinic radiation sources (using such as UV light source)；Drying is (for example, use vacuum area Or heating element)；(reactivity) is plasma-deposited (for example, using pressurized plasma rifle and plasma beam controller)； It, will be such as { 4- [(2- hydroxy-tetradecyl base)-oxygroup]-benzene before being coated with metal precursor or nano particle or being used as dispersing agent Base }-phenyl-iodide hexafluoro antimonate and resinous polymer solution crosslinking；Annealing promotes redox reaction.In certain implementations In example, laser can be used (for example, selective laser sintering/melting, Direct Laser sintering/molten on resin or metal part Melt) or electron beam melting.It should be noted that even if the case where metal part is printed upon the top of the resin portion of composite component Under, the sintering of metal part can also be carried out.

It should be noted that metal layer can be deposited between resin layer, separated from the coating patterns above resin layer and different. For example, metal layer can be deposited on supporting layer, the supporting layer will be independent of any resin material after the removing.

Therefore, in embodiment, in heating, photocuring drying, deposition plasma, crosslinking, annealing, promotion redox Reaction, sintering, melting or include the steps that it is aforementioned items in one or more combinations before, later or between carry out using First print head and by metal inkjet ink deposit on substrate the step of the first printing metal pattern layer is consequently formed and/or will Resinous jetted ink deposits to the step on removable substrate and/or removable supporter.Pretreatment or post-processing part (are changed Yan Zhi, by resin and/or metal and/or supporter partial function) it can be another in (multiple) the coloring print heads of use, (multiple) It is carried out before or after the step of other metal ink print head of outer resin ink print head, (multiple) or its arrangement.

When preparing metal printing ink composition, it may be considered that the requirement (if any) that deposition tool applies is (for example, in group The viscosity for closing object and the requirement in terms of surface tension) and deposition surface characteristic (for example, hydrophily or hydrophobicity, and used Peelable or removable substrate or backing material interface can).Using the inkjet printing with piezoelectric heads, metal ink and/ Or resin formed jetted ink viscosity (being measured at 20 DEG C) can for example not less than about 5cP (for example, not less than about 8cP or Not less than about 10cP) and no more than about 30cP (for example, no more than about 20cP or no more than about 15cP).Metal ink respectively may be used Be configured (for example, prepare) at 50 milliseconds of surface timeliness (surface age) and 25 DEG C by largest air bubbles pressure The dynamic surface tension (referring to the surface tension when jetted ink drop is formed at printhead orifices) of tonometry measurement Between about 25mN/m and about 35mN/m, for example, between about 29mN/m and about 31mN/m.Dynamic surface tension can be by It is configured to realize between about 100 ° and about 165 ° with peelable substrate, backing material, (multiple) resin layer or combinations thereof Contact angle.

It is as described herein through using metal composites can be basic in pigmentary resin-metal composite component method manufacturing The upper metallic copper including solvent suspension, silver, aluminum nanoparticles or including one or more and other metals in aforementioned items The metal inkjet printing ink composition of (for example, IA (1) race of periodic table), adhesive and solvent, wherein to the nanometer in ink Diameter, shape and the ratio of components of grain optimize, to realize the formation of layer or fine and close print pattern.It should be noted that metal oil The selection of ink will depend on the final response for the 3D composite component to be printed.The size of these particles may be at needed for being suitable for In the range of.In embodiment, it is printed using the metal part pattern that silver is formed using the ink of nano silver suspending liquid. It can be significantly improved for example, by the silver nano-grain with the very high thin or small feature of aspect ratio through colouring during sintering The quality for the metal part that the 2D of resin-metal 3D composite component is indicated.In other words, by making the aspect ratio of metal nanoparticle R is much higher than 1 (R > > 1).Due to the flow orientation in such as direction of motion of substrate of the ink on chuck, or at another In embodiment, by the course of injection of the progress from the hole of print head, the alignment of nano particle can produce with high aspect ratio.

In one embodiment, term " chuck " means the mechanism for being used to support, retaining or holding substrate or workpiece.Chuck It may include one or more components.In one embodiment, chuck may include the group of workbench and insert (that is, platform) Close, be configured to be heated and/or cooled equipped with sheath or in other ways and have another similar component or its Any combination.

In embodiment, it can for example can be removed at the preset distance above substrate or any succeeding layer by working as two When manipulating print head (or substrate) in a (X-Y) (it should be appreciated that print head can also move on Z axis) dimension, make to mention herein One time one drop ground of drop of the liquid ink jet ink of confession is discharged from hole, so as to allow through pigmentary resin-metal 3D composite component Continuously or semi-continuously inkjet printing inkjet ink composition and method patterning.The height of print head can change with the number of plies Become, to keep for example fixed distance.In embodiment, each drop may be configured to according to order for example, by pressure Pulse takes scheduled track to reach substrate via deformable piezo-electric crystal from the inside for the well for being operably coupled to hole.First The printing of ink-jet metal ink, which can be, increases material formula, and can accommodate greater amount of layer.In method described herein The minimum layer film thickness that the inkjet print head used can provide is equal to or less than about 3 μm -10,000 μm.

Similarly, in embodiment, term " contact " can be blended, mix, being slurried, dissolving, reacting, handling for referring to Or by other materials contacted in a manner of certain.Therefore, term " contact " covers " reaction " of two or more components, and its Also cover " mixing " or " blending " of two or more nonreactive components each other.

It is manipulated used in the described method and between the various print heads that can implement in described system Conveyer may be configured to it is mobile with the speed between about 5 mm/seconds and about 1000 mm/seconds.For example, chuck Speed can depend on for example: desired handling capacity, the quantity of the print head used in this process, printed through colouring The quantity and thickness of the layer of resin-metal composite component, the curing time of ink, printing ink solvent evaporation rate, contain metal (multiple) print head of first ink-jet metal ink of particle or metal-containing polymer paste with include the second thermosetting resin and plate Form the distance between second print head of jetted ink etc. or the group including one or more factors in aforementioned items It closes.

In embodiment, the dynamic viscosity of metal ink composition and/or the second resin ink and/or third coloring printing ink It respectively can be between about 0.1cPs (mPas) and about 30cPs, for example, under the operating temperature that can control, most The viscosity of whole ink formulation object can be 8-12cPs.For example, metal nanoparticle dispersion, solution, lotion, suspension or Liquid composition or resin jetted ink including aforementioned items respectively can between about 5cPs and about 25cPs, or Between about 7cPs and about 20cPs, specifically, between about 8cPs and about 15cPs.

In embodiment, the volume of each drop of metal (or metal) ink and/or the second resin ink can be 0.5 Picoliters (pL) do not wait (for example, 1-4pL) to 300pL, and depend on the intensity of driving pulse and the property of ink.For being discharged The waveform of single drop can be the pulse of 10V to about 70V, or about 16V to about 20V, and can be between about 2kHz and about Frequency discharge between 500kHz.

Resin ink can be configured to have stability in print head reservoir.For example, solid content (that is, if it is Soliquid is then suspended solid, or is then solute if it is solution) can between about 5wt% and about 100wt% it Between.Equally, the ink solid (that is, latex ink) of suspension can be by other suitable surfactant equably Dispersion is in a solvent.On the contrary, it may not be necessary to suitable surfactant, and the light obviously settled will not be occurred by combination Activated monomer/oligomer with and combinations thereof, the activity 100% of ink can be made.Furthermore, it is possible to adjust ink viscosity to promote The injection of drop.Therefore, in embodiment, as described herein through making in pigmentary resin-metal composite component method in formation The surfaces of resin ink solutions can (γ) and dynamic viscosity (μ) can be respectively between about 25mN/m and about 35mN/m and About 8mNs/m²(cP) with about 15mNs/m²(cP) between.The ink used in certain embodiments includes the Asia to suspend Micron particles (for example, in pigmented inks and metallic particles ink), and in some embodiments, resin ink can be with It is configured to promote some thresholdings (for example, nozzle bore and nozzle neck) inside micro- fluid passage by (multiple) print head true Fixed optimum operation.

In one embodiment, the formation of the resin used in the method that can implement in system as described herein ink can To be suspension composition, the suspension composition includes: dispersed phase, the dispersed phase include it is multiple with embedded monomer, Oligomer or the porous particle impregnated including aforementioned every combination, wherein the monomer, oligomer or combinations thereof have and institute First end and the second functionality end of porous particle coupling are stated, wherein with described in porous particle operability coupling Monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof be completely embedded in the particle and be configured to about 60 DEG C with about 150 DEG C it Between at a temperature of leached from the porous particle；And continuous phase, the continuous phase include: polyfunctional acrylate monomer, Oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof；Crosslinking agent；And free radical photo-initiation, wherein being immersed in the institute in the porous particle State monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof part in the continuous phase it is solvable and/or thermodynamically with form described The material of grain is incompatible.

Under inactivated state, monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof are completely embedded in porous particle, and are being added When heat or activation, (live) monomer living, the oligomer of work, polymer of work or combinations thereof are partly soaked from porous particle Out.Therefore, monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof are not by the way that the surface of porous particle is modified or surface functionalization and more The coupling of hole particle, but be coupled by inter-modification (that is, physical connection) and porous particle, to form integration in embodiment Hybrid particles.In these cases, can provide with curing agent or crosslinking agent, work or reactive comonomer, co-oligomer, Copolymer or the suspension combined including one or more compositions in aforementioned items, without making mixture thermosetting property Change.In addition, by the way that monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof to be embedded in the porous particle for being used for reinforced resin, enhancing Grain becomes integral with the skeleton of resinous polymer or copolymer.

In addition, living or reactive comonomer, co-oligomer, copolymer or including one or more in aforementioned items Composition can equally be impregnated and is embedded in multiple particles, and the particle can be with the monomer, low with the skeleton for forming resin Polymers or polymer impregnated particle are identical or different.In other words, by forming monomer, oligomer or polymerization to depend on resin Object with and combinations thereof predetermined concentration such as crosslinking agent is embedded in the particle of identical or different material, two kinds of particles are ok For in single printing ink composition, and only when being heated or exposed to sweller, embedded component is discharged to react And form resin.It can be by correctly selecting various factors with strict control plate, film, thin plate or group that is any other therefore being formed The final response of part or device, the factor is as example:

A. the type (for example, Bisphenol F) of monomer used；

B. resin forms the average weight number MW of polymer/oligomer；

C. the concentration in primary particle (W/W)；

D. the primary particle in ink (that is, in embodiment, that is impregnated with resin monomer (for example, bisphenol-A) Grain) concentration (w/w)

E. the type (for example, silica, mica etc.) of primary particle；

F. primary particle forming process (for example, control aperture etc.)；

G. the type (for example, diethylenetriamines) of crosslinking agent used；

H. cross-linked polymer/oligomer average weight number MW；

I. the concentration (W/W) of the crosslinking agent in second particle；

J. the second particle in ink with crosslinking agent (for example, trien) (that is, in embodiment, soaked The particle of stain) concentration (w/w)；

K. the type (for example, silica, mica etc.) of second particle；

L. second particle forming process (for example, annealing is to reduce Vf etc.),

Or the combination including one or more factors in aforementioned items.

Causing resin matrix can be used initiator progress, for example, benzoyl peroxide (BP) and other containing peroxide Compound.Term " initiator " used herein generally refer to cause chemical reaction substance, especially cause polymerization or Generate any compound for causing the reactive species of polymerization, including, for example, but be not limited to coinitiator and/or (a variety of) light draws Send out agent.

In embodiment, term " monomer living ", " oligomer living ", " polymer living " or its counterpart are (for example, altogether Polycondensation monomer) combination refers to and is capable of forming radical reaction at least one (in other words, reaction can continue, without with it Its mode is terminated by end group) functional group monomer, a small group monomer or polymer.Equally, such as about being embedded in multiple Jie The term " embedded " that the intragranular monomer in hole, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof use is intended to indicate that embedded material disperses In particle in mesoporous particles, this can be for example, by forming by monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof to particle It is blended with the material for being used to prepare such as mesoporous particles to realize before in (for example, bead).For example, monomer living, work Oligomer, the polymer of work or combinations thereof can be combined in some cases with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), with embedding The monomer of work in particulate matter, the oligomer of work, polymer or combinations thereof form mesoporous particles.Term " embedded " does not wrap Include the monomers of work on surface of the preformed particles applied to (such as in functionalization) poromerics, the oligomer of work, polymer or A combination thereof, or for example it is applied to the prefabricated of poromerics and ink to be applied to surface (dipping) of pre-formed matrix The surface of particle and allow to be adsorbed onto poromerics preformed particles surface immediately below the monomer of work in region, work it is oligomeric Object or combinations thereof material.(according to the definition of IUPAC, the diameter < 2nm of " micropore ", the diameter of " mesoporous " is in the section of 2-50nm It is interior, and the diameter > 50nm of " macropore ").In addition, in embodiment, term " embedding " refer to monomer living, work oligomer, Backlash freedom volume (V of the polymer living or combinations thereof in silica_f) in retain a period of time.

It can be by by individually heating or sweller in the water phase for being present in composition in the presence of generates Backlash freedom volume (the V of particle_f) increase cause the work of the oligomer of monomer living, work, polymer of work or combinations thereof Change, and therefore allow monomer living, work oligomer or combinations thereof with such as cross-linking agent to cause solidification.Mechanism can be with Be the polymer that (but being not limited to) is encapsulated in heat increase in silica dioxide granule viscosity and its kinetic energy, once V_fIt is greater than The critical fragment length of polymer, oligomer, monomer or combinations thereof, polymer may start to flow in particle, this is in turn Polymer chain may be made to leach.

In addition, term " dipping " refer to it is for example entire porous or mesoporous with monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof filling Particle makes its saturation.For example, the monomer of porous particle work, the oligomer of work or polymer or combinations thereof impregnate, concentration is Monomer, oligomer, polymer of about 5% to about 80% weight or combinations thereof (w/w) in the particle of per unit weight.

For impregnate the monomer of the work of porous particle, oligomer of work or combinations thereof amount will with institute's plate to be formed, The expectation physicochemical characteristics of film or thin plate and change.Oligomer of monomer, work living or combinations thereof have number-average molecular weight (), in other words, the average monomer number of every chain between 1 and about 2000, such asBetween 1 and about 1000 orBetween about 250 and about 750, particularly between about 300 and about 500.

In one embodiment, crosslinking agent, comonomer, co-oligomer, copolymer or including it is aforementioned items in one Or it is multinomial and be used in ink composition in provided (a variety of) resinons and can be a part of resin printing ink composition, Or it is configured to be formed solution, lotion or suspension in resin printing ink composition.

In another embodiment, continuous phase includes that can undergo the light-initiated polymer carried out using photoinitiator Active component.Such monomer that can undergo light-initiated work, the oligomer of work, polymer of work or combinations thereof can be for example A variety of polyfunctional acrylic esters, for example, the polyfunctional acrylic ester that can be used as polyfunctional acrylic ester is selected from and is made up of Group: 1,2- glycol diacrylate, 1,3- propylene glycol diacrylate, 1,4 butanediol diacrylate, 1,6- oneself two Alcohol diacrylate, dipropylene glycol diacrylate, neopentylglycol diacrylate, ethoxylation neopentyl glycol diacrylate Ester, ethoxylated neopentylglycol diacrylate, tripropylene glycol diacrylate, bisphenol-A-diglycidyl ether diacrylate Ester, 3-hydroxypivalic acid neopentylglycol diacrylate, Ethoxylated bisphenol-A- diglycidyl ether diacrylate, poly- second two Alcohol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate, propoxylation three Hydroxymethyl-propane triacrylate, propoxylated glycerol triacrylate, three (2- acryloyl group oxygroup ethyl) isocyanuric acid esters, Pentaerythritol triacrylate, ethoxylation pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, ethoxylation season penta Tetra-acrylate, double trimethylolpropane tetraacrylate, Dipentaerythritol Pentaacrylate and dipentaerythritol 6 third Olefin(e) acid ester.

The photoinitiator that can be used together with polyfunctional acrylic ester described herein can be such as free radical light and draw Send out agent.These free radical photo-initiations can be for example from Ciba (CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICAL)500 Hes1173、819、184, TPO-L (ethyl (2,4,6, three Methyl benzoyl) phenyl phosphinic acid ester) benzophenone and acetophenone compound etc..For example, free radical photo-initiation can be Cation light initiator, such as mixed triaryl matte hexafluoro antimonate.Used in the active continuous phase as described herein from 2-isopropylthioxanthone can be by another example of base photoinitiator.

The print pattern of resin portion can be by rich resiniferous printing ink composition (for example, suspension, lotion, solution etc.) It is made.Term " rich resiniferous " refer to the ratio ratios of included polymer resin components granules of pigments is bonded to each other and By resin layers to following substrate or another composite component layer or support section with and combinations thereof needed for polymer tree The bigger composition of rouge component.For example, rich resiniferous component layer may include fluoropolymer resin, in an amount of from the tree comprising pigment At least 95wt% of rouge total weight of printing ink.In the case of requiring pigment by (multiple) individually coloring print head offer, Rich resiniferous printing ink composition can have up to 99.9% activated monomer, oligomer with and combinations thereof.

As described above, being answered with for manufacturing through pigmentary resin-metal composite component in the selection executed by CAM bank Parameter used in the step of seaming element relevant parameter can be for example: desired printing handling capacity, the resin pattern in layer, The coloring sequence of metal pattern, desired resin layer color, resin pattern in layer, the resin in layer and/or metal pattern Solidifying requirements, the needs of (removable) supporting layer and position or including it is aforementioned items in one or more parameters group It closes.

The component or function that the use of term " module " is described or claimed in not meant as a part of module It is all arranged in a public packet.In fact, any or all component (either control logic in the various assemblies of module Or other components) it can combine in single packet or separately maintain, and multiple groupings or packet can be further distributed among In or across multiple (long-range) position distributions.

CAM bank may include: 2D library, and the 2D library storage visualizes file conversion from the 3D for meeting component And the file come；Processor, the processor are communicated with the library；Memory device, the memory device storage is by described One group of operational order that processor executes；One or more micromechanics inkjet print heads, the micromechanics inkjet print head and institute State processor and library communication；And print head (or print head) interface circuit, the interface circuit and the 2D file Library, the memory and the communication of one or more of micromechanics inkjet print heads, the 2D library are configured to provide spy Due to the printer operating parameter of functional layer；Pre-process computer aided design/computer aided machine (CAD/CAM) generation With the 3D resin metallic to be manufactured through the associated information of pigmentary resin-metal composite component, to obtain multiple 2D files；It will The multiple 2D file handled in pre-treatment step is loaded into 2D library from composite component 3D visualization file；And Indicate processor with the predetermined layer of predetermined order printing composite component using shown 2D library.

It indicates to may is that for manufacturing the 3D visualization file through pigmentary resin-metal composite component composite component .asm, STL, IGES, STEP, Catia, SolidWorks, ProE, 3D Studio, Gerber, Rhino file or including aforementioned One or more files in items；And wherein indicate the file of at least one substantially layer of 2D (and uploading to library) Can be such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, pdf document or including it is aforementioned items in one or more combinations.

In certain embodiments, CAM bank further comprises for manufacturing one or more through pigmentary resin-metal composite The computer program product of component, it is described through pigmentary resin-metal composite component for example toy, electronic building brick, machine part, USB connector (see, for example, Figure 1A, 1B) etc..The component of printing can be for example including discrete metal component and resin component Medical device, electronic device or toy, the metal assembly and resin component are respectively beaten optionally together or in order and continuously Print.Term " continuous " and its variant are intended to indicate that be printed in the process substantially continual.In another embodiment, Continuously refer to such layer, component or structure: not being broken significantly along its length in layer, component or structure.

For example, and as shown in Figure 1, having printed USB connector using described method.Connected using described system It is continuous to print entire USB connector, shell and connector, thus resin portion is formed through pigmentary resin ink using by cured Divide, and forms the metal part of USB connector using the metal nanoparticle of solvent suspension.

The computer for controlling print procedure described herein may include: computer readable storage medium, the computer Readable storage medium storing program for executing has the computer readable program code embodied by it, and the computer readable program code is when by counting Processor in word computing device makes three dimensional ink jet print unit execute following steps when executing: pretreatment area of computer aided is set What meter/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) generated (in other words, indicates with what is manufactured through pigmentary resin-metal composite component The 3D of composite component visualizes file) associated information, so that obtaining multiple 2D files (in other words, indicates multiple for printing The file of at least one of seaming element substantially layer of 2D), each 2D file is with particular order specific to predetermined layer；It will locate in advance The multiple 2D file handled in reason step is loaded into 2D library；It guides at the surface of substrate and is beaten from three dimensional ink jet The drop stream of the metal material of first inkjet print head of impression member；Guidance comes from three dimensional ink jet printing list at the surface of substrate The drop stream through pigmentary resin material of second inkjet print head of member；Alternatively or additionally, in metal pattern and/or resin Passing through for the third inkjet print head from three dimensional ink jet print unit is guided at the surface of pattern and/or supporter partial pattern The drop stream of color material；Optionally, guidance comes from three dimensional ink jet print unit at the surface of metal pattern and/or resin pattern The 4th inkjet print head backing material drop stream；In the x-y plane of substrate relative to mobile first ink gun of substrate, Second ink gun, optionally third ink gun and optionally the 4th ink gun, wherein being served as a contrast for each of multiple layers layer Relative to substrate mobile first ink gun, the second ink gun, optionally third ink gun and the optionally the 4th in the x-y plane at bottom The step of ink gun, is successively manufactured on substrate through executing when pigmentary resin-metal composite component.

In addition, the program code devices for the step of computer program may include for executing method described herein and Computer program product, the computer program product include being stored in medium (such as floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD, USB note The storage medium etc. recalling stick or being accessed by data networks such as such as internets or Intranet) on program code devices, when When computer program product is loaded into the main memory of computer and is executed by computer, said program code device can be with It is read by computer.

(multiple) memory device used in method described herein can be various types of non-volatile memories Any one in device device or storage device (storage device that information thereon in other words, will not be lost in the event of a power failure) Kind.Term " memory device " is intended to cover install medium (for example, CD-ROM, floppy disk or magnetic tape equipment) or non-volatile memories Device (such as magnetic medium (for example, hard disk drive, optical storage or ROM, EPROM, FLASH)).Storage device can be with Including other types of memory or combinations thereof.In addition, storage medium can be positioned at the first computer (example for executing program Such as, provided 3D ink-jet printer) in and/or can be positioned at by if the network connection such as internet is to the first computer In second different computers.In the latter case, second computer further can provide program instruction to the first computer For executing.Term " memory device " can also include two or more memory devices, and the memory device can be with It is resident in various positions, for example, in the different computers by network connection.Thus, for example, bitmap library can be resident On the memory device far from the CAM bank for being couple to provided 3D ink-jet printer, and can be by provided 3D ink-jet printer accesses (for example, passing through wide area network).

Unless stated otherwise, otherwise according to following discussion, it is apparent that it should be appreciated that being begged in the whole instruction In, using the terms such as such as " processing ", " load ", " communication ", " detection ", " calculating ", " determination ", " analysis " refer to computer or The movement and/or process of computing system or similar computing electronics, the movement and/or process will such as transistor architectures It is expressed as the data manipulation of physics and/or be transformed to and is similarly represented as physical structure (in other words, resin or metal/metal) Other data of layer.

In addition, the file limits together as it is used herein, term " 2D library " refers to given a group of file Individually through pigmentary resin-metal composite component, or for giving the multiple through pigmentary resin-metal composite component of purpose.Institute State term can be also used for referring to can be indexed, search for and rearrange it is given through pigmentary resin-metal composite component to provide Structure sheaf (no matter search for for through pigmentary resin-metal composite component or given certain layer) one group of 2D file or Any other raster graphics file format (image is expressed as pixel set, generallys use the form of rectangular mesh, such as BMP, PNG、TIFF、GIF)。

For being used used in the method, program and library of inkjet printing based on the CAD/CAM data packet by conversion Computer aided design/computer aided machine (CAD/CAM) generate with to be manufactured through pigmentary resin-metal composite component Associated information can be such as IGES, DXF, DMIS, NC file,File, STL, EPRT file .asm, STEP, Catia, SolidWorks, ProE, 3D Studio, Rhino file or including above-mentioned each One or more packets in.In addition, metamessage needed for being attached to the attribute transmitting manufacture of Drawing Object, and can essence Structure and color through pigmentary resin-metal composite component image and image (for example, resin or metal) really are limited, thus Realize manufaturing data from design (for example, 3D Visualization CAD) to the efficient and effective transmitting of manufacture (for example, CAM).Therefore, and It and in embodiment, will be described herein using Preprocessing AlgorithmDWG、DXF、 STL, EPRT ASM etc. are converted into 2D file.

Term as used herein " comprising " and its derivative words are intended as open-ended term, specify stated spy The presence of sign, element, component, group, integer and/or step, but it is not excluded for other features that do not state, element, component, group, whole Several and/or step presence.Foregoing teachings apply also for the word with similar meaning, as term "comprising", " having " and Its derivative words.

All ranges disclosed herein all includes endpoint, and endpoint can combine independently of one another." combination " includes to be blended Object, mixture, alloy, reaction product etc..Term " one/one (a/an) " and " (the) " are not indicated pair herein The limitation of quantity, and should be interpreted to cover both odd number and plural number, it is unless otherwise indicated herein or obvious with context Contradiction.Preposition " (multiple) " used herein be intended to comprising its modification term odd number and plural number, thus comprising one or Multiple terms (for example, (multiple) film includes one or more films).To " one embodiment ", " another in the whole instruction The reference of a embodiment ", " embodiment " etc. (when it is present) mean in conjunction with the embodiment describe specific factor (for example, Feature, structure and/or characteristic) it is included at least one embodiment described herein, and can reside in other embodiments In, it can also be not present in other embodiments.In addition, it should be understood that described element can in various embodiments with Any suitable way combination.

All ranges disclosed herein all includes endpoint, and endpoint can combine independently of one another.In addition, term " the One ", " second " etc. does not indicate any sequence, amount or importance herein, but is used for an element and another element It distinguishes.

Equally, the term " about " amount of meaning, size, formula, parameter and other amounts and characteristic are not and need not be accurate , but can be as needed it is approximate and/or greater or lesser, thus reflect tolerance, conversion factor, rounding-off, measurement miss Difference etc. and other factors well known by persons skilled in the art.In general, amount, size, formula, parameter or other amounts or characteristic are " about " or " approximate ", regardless of whether clear so statement.

In embodiment, there is provided herein a kind of using ink-jet printer manufacture 3D through pigmentary resin-metal composite group The method of part, which comprises ink-jet print system is provided, the ink-jet print system includes: the first print head, and described the One print head includes at least one hole, resin ink reservoir and resin pump, and the resin pump is configured to supply by the hole Answer resin jetted ink；Second print head, second print head include at least one hole, metal ink reservoir and metal Ink pumps, the metal oil pump are configured to through the hole supplying metal jetted ink；Third print head, the third are beaten Print head includes at least one hole, supporter ink reservoir and supporter ink pumps, and above support ink pumps are configured to lead to Cross the hole supply supporter jetted ink；Conveyer, the conveyer are operably coupled to first print head, described Second print head and the third print head, the conveyer are configured to for substrate being transmitted to first print head, described Each of second print head and the third print head print head；And computer-aided manufacturing (" CAM ") module, it is described CAM bank includes: data processor；Nonvolatile memory；And one group of executable instruction, one group of executable instruction are deposited On the nonvolatile memory, one group of executable instruction is used for for storage: receiving indicates that the 3D of the composite component is visual Change file；Generating indicates that at least one is used to print the file of the substantially layer of 2D of the composite component；Receive with it is described multiple The relevant selected parameter of seaming element；And based on indicating at least one described at least one parameter change in the selected parameter The substantially file of the layer of 2D, wherein the CAM bank be configured to control first print head, second print head and Each of third print head print head；It provides through pigmentary resin inkjet ink composition, metal inkjet ink combination Object and supporter inkjet ink composition；The first base for indicating the composite component to be printed is obtained using the CAM bank The generated file of the layer of 2D in sheet, described 2D layers includes indicating described through pigmentary resin jetted ink, metal inkjet oil The pattern of ink and above support jetted ink；The institute with the composite component to be printed is formed using first print head Stating the first resin substantially in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding pattern；Solidify and the institute in the 2D layers of the composite component Stating resin indicates the corresponding pattern；Using described in second print head formation and the composite component to be printed First metal substantially in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding pattern；Be sintered with the 2D layers of the composite component in it is described Metal indicates the corresponding pattern；Remove the substrate, thus manufacture the first composite component layer, wherein it is described formation and Solidify the step that the corresponding pattern is indicated with the resin in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D The rapid and/or described formation and sintering indicate opposite with the metal in described the first of the composite component substantially layer of 2D Before the step of pattern answered, between or later, use the third print head formed with the complex group to be printed Supporter in the substantially layer of 2D of described the first of part indicate corresponding pattern and make with described in the composite component The metal in 2D layers indicates the corresponding pattern functionalization, and the method further includes (i) to use the CAM mould Block obtains the generated file for indicating the subsequent substantially layer of 2D for the composite component to be printed；And repeat the step Suddenly to form subsequent composite component layer, the ink-jet print system further comprises (ii) third print head, and the third is beaten Print head includes at least one hole, coloring printing ink reservoir and coloring pump, and the coloring pump is configured to supply by the hole Color jetted ink, the method further includes: colored ink compositions are provided；And in the solidification and the composite component The 2D layers in the resin indicate the corresponding predetermined pattern the step of before or after, beaten using the third Print head colours the layer of the composite component, wherein (iii) described first layer includes heating, photopolymerization, drying, sinks Product plasma, crosslinking, annealing, promote redox reaction or including it is aforementioned items in one or more combinations, wherein (iv) metal ink composition includes: metal nanoparticle, the average diameter D of the metal nanoparticle_2,1Partial size between Between about 20nm and about 150nm；And optionally, solvent, wherein (v) aspect ratio of the metal nanoparticle is much larger than 1, In (vi) described resin printing ink composition be suspension, lotion, solution or the composition including aforementioned items, such as (vii) more The solution of functional acrylate monomers, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof；Crosslinking agent；And free radical photo-initiation, and/or (viii) suspension for using monomer, oligomer, polymer or the porous particle including aforementioned every combination dipping, wherein described Monomer, oligomer, polymer or combinations thereof are with the first end being coupled with the porous particle and have for example epoxy functionalized The second end of degree, wherein it is complete to operate described monomer, oligomer, polymer of coupling or combinations thereof with the porous particle It is embedded in the particle and is configured to soak from the porous particle at a temperature of between about 60 DEG C with about 150 DEG C Out, wherein (ix) described resin are as follows: polyester (PES), polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), poly- (vinyl acetate) (PVA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) or including it is aforementioned items in it is one or more The combination of mixture or copolymer, wherein (x) it is described using first print head and/or second print head the step of into One step includes providing supporter, and (xi) above support is ceramic powders, polymer composition, silica glass or including aforementioned items In one or more removable supporters, wherein (xii) makes in the selected parameter relevant to the composite component Parameter are as follows: the metal pattern in the resin pattern, the layer in the layer, the color of resin layer, the tree Branch can be removed in the sintering of the coloring sequence, the solidifying requirements of the resin and/or the metal pattern in the layer of rouge pattern Compositions, throughput demands or the combination including one or more parameters in aforementioned items are supportted, wherein (xiii) is indicated The 3D visualization file of the composite component is .asm, STL, IGES, STEP, Catia, SolidWorks, ProE, 3D Studio, Gerber, Rhino file or including it is aforementioned items in one or more files；And wherein indicate at least one The file of a substantially layer of 2D be JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, pdf document or including it is aforementioned items in it is one or more Combination, wherein (xiv) described color is to be present in the resin with the concentration between about 1% (w/w) and about 5% (w/w) Pigment in printing ink composition, wherein (xv) described third print head is configured to multiple color being applied to composite component layer At least partially, wherein (xvi) described ink-jet print system further comprises other print head, the other print head tool Have: at least one hole, the second resin ink reservoir and the second resin ink pumps, the second resin ink pumps are configured to lead to It crosses the hole and supplies the second resin ink, the method further includes: the second resin printing ink composition is provided；Use described Two resin ink print heads are formed in and the second tree in described the first of the composite component to be printed the substantially layer of 2D Rouge indicates corresponding predetermined pattern；And solidify and second resin expression phase in the 2D layers of the composite component The corresponding predetermined pattern；Wherein the resin composition of the second resin printing ink composition is different from first print head The resin printing ink composition resin composition and/or the second resin printing ink composition color be different from described first The color of the resin printing ink composition in print head, the ink-jet print system further comprise (xvii) other printing Head, the other print head include at least one hole, the second metal ink reservoir and the second metal oil pump, and described Two metal oil pumps are configured to supply the second metal ink by the hole, the method further includes: the second gold medal is provided Belong to printing ink composition；First base with the composite component to be printed is formed using the second metal ink print head The second metal in sheet in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding predetermined pattern；And sintering with the 2D layers of the composite component in Second metal indicate the corresponding predetermined pattern, wherein the metal of second metal ink composition is different from The metal of the metal ink composition in second print head, and/or the print head that (xviii) is other, it is described in addition Print head include at least one hole, the second supporter ink reservoir and the second supporter ink pumps, second supporter Ink pumps are configured to supply the second supporter ink by the hole, the method further includes: the second supporter is provided Printing ink composition；In the step using first print head and/or second print head and/or the third print head Before rapid, between or later, use the second supporter ink print head to form the institute with the composite component to be printed Stating first the second supporter substantially in the layer of 2D indicates corresponding predetermined pattern；And make institute with the composite component The above support stated in 2D layers indicates the corresponding predetermined pattern functionalization.Additionally provide as shown in Figure 1A and 1B lead to Cross method manufacture described and claimed herein through colouring composite component.

Although being described according to some embodiments and using spray based on the 3D Visualization CAD by conversion/CAM data packet Ink printing carrys out 3D printing through pigmentary resin-metal composite component foregoing disclosure, but according to the disclosure of this article, Its embodiment will be apparent to those skilled in the art.In addition, only presenting described reality by way of example Example is applied, and the embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.In fact, not departing from novelty side described herein In the case where method, program, the spirit of library and system, the novel method, program, library and system can be made in the form of various other It embodies.Therefore, in view of this disclosure, other combinations, omission, substitutions and modifications will become for the technician It is clear.