Additive-Subtractive Ceramic 3D Printing for High Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ceramic 4D printing systems are limited by time-consuming processing steps, low-resolution deformation mechanisms, and structural features, making them inefficient for manufacturing complex ceramic components in 3C products.
Innovation Solution
A method combining additive manufacturing technologies like 2D/3D/4D printing with subtractive manufacturing using high-energy beams to process ceramic or glass materials, involving precursor preparation, high-energy beam processing, and subsequent transformation into ceramic or glass materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current ceramic 4D printing systems are used, then geometric flexibility of ceramics is improved, but processing time is excessive and resolution is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-processing the ceramic precursor material with high-energy beams (laser or electron beam) before final transformation. This preliminary processing of the precursor state allows for higher resolution feature definition and faster subsequent transformation, resolving the contradiction between geometric flexibility and processing time by doing critical work while the material is in a more responsive state
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical processing methods with high-energy beam processing (laser or electron beam). This substitution enables precise, rapid modification of the ceramic precursor without mechanical contact, achieving both high resolution and fast processing speeds, thereby resolving the time-resolution-tradeoff in ceramic manufacturing
2Adaptability or versatility
If current ceramic 4D printing systems are used, then geometric flexibility of ceramics is improved, but manufacturing resolution is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical processing methods with high-energy beam processing (laser or electron beam). This substitution enables precise, rapid modification of the ceramic precursor without mechanical contact, achieving both high resolution and fast processing speeds, thereby resolving the time-resolution-tradeoff in ceramic manufacturing
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state parameters of the ceramic material by processing the precursor before final transformation. By modifying the precursor material properties through high-energy beam treatment, the system achieves higher resolution capability while maintaining geometric flexibility, as the precursor state is more responsive to processing inputs
3Manufacturing precision
If high-energy beam processing is applied to precursor, then manufacturing precision is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary approach by processing the ceramic precursor material rather than the final ceramic product. This intermediary processing step allows high-energy beams to achieve precise feature definition in a more responsive material state, reducing the complexity of processing the final hardened ceramic while maintaining high manufacturing precision
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables the production of ceramic or glass components with high resolution and complex shapes, improving manufacturing accuracy and efficiency, and expanding the application of ceramic materials in 3C electronic devices.
Implementation Method 1
processing the precursor with a high-energy beam to obtain a processed precursor
Implementation Method 2
processing the precursor with a high-energy beam to obtain a processed precursor
Implementation Method 3
transforming the processed precursor into a ceramic material or glass material
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AI summary
The invention provides a ceramic material or glass material and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: preparing a precursor of a ceramic material or a glass material; processing the precursor using a high-energy beam to obtain a processed precursor; and converting the processed precursor into a ceramic material or a glass material. The ceramic material or glass material provided by the present invention is manufactured by this manufacturing method. The present invention uses additive manufacturing technology such as 2D/3D/4D printing combined with subtractive manufacturing technology to manufacture ceramic components or glass components in 3C products. The ceramic material or glass material of the present invention has high resolution and complex shape.