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    • 4. 发明申请
    • 3D PRINTED OPTICS
    • US20220143901A1
    • 2022-05-12
    • US17433855
    • 2020-03-02
    • SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    • RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMETJOHANNES PETRUS MARIA ANSEMSBERT WOUTERSPAULUS ALBERTUS VAN HAL
    • B29C64/118
    • The invention provides a method for manufacturing a 3D item (1) by means of fused deposition modelling, wherein the 3D item (1) is a multi-arm light guide having an articulated body of at least two connected body elements (310), wherein each body element (310) is an arm of the multi-arm light guide, wherein each body element (310) has a first end (311) and a second end (312), wherein the first ends (311) of the connected body elements (310) are for incoupling of light in the multi-arm light guide, wherein the second ends (312) of the connected body elements (310) diverge from each other and are for outcoupling of light from the multi-arm light guide, wherein the method comprises a 3D printing stage wherein an extrudate (321) comprising a 3D printable material (201) is deposited in a layer-wise manner to provide the 3D item (1) comprising a 3D printed material (202); wherein the 3D printable material (201) comprises a light transmissive material; wherein the 3D item (1) comprises one or more layers (322) of the 3D printed material (202), wherein each of the connected body elements (310) comprises at least two adjacent 3D printed layer parts (1322); wherein the method comprises:—for each of the body elements (310) printing a single continuous layer part (2322) comprising the at least two adjacent 3D printed layer parts (1322), wherein the printing of the single continuous layer part (2322) involves printing in a first direction and then turning back and printing back in a second direction opposite to the first direction to provide a first body element U-turn (313) at the first end (311) of the body element (310); and—connecting adjacent body elements (310) by one or more of (i) merging parts of the adjacent body elements (310), (ii) 3D printing a connection element (320) connecting the adjacent body elements (310), and (iii) 3D printing the single continuous layer part (2322) comprising the 3D printed layer parts (1322) of the adjacent body elements (310).