Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems for additively manufacturing composite parts
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Application No.: US14841423Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US10232570B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Nick S. Evans , Faraón Torres , Ryan G. Ziegler , Samuel F. Harrison , Ciro J. Grijalva, III , Hayden S. Osborn
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C64/20
- IPC: B29C64/20 ; B29C70/54 ; B29C70/38 ; B29C69/00 ; B29C70/16 ; B29C64/106 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29K105/08 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
A system for additively manufacturing a composite part comprises a delivery guide and a surface, at least one of which is movable relative to another. The delivery guide is configured to deposit at least a segment of a continuous flexible line along a print path. The print path is stationary relative to the surface. The continuous flexible line comprises a non-resin component and a photopolymer-resin component that is partially cured. The system further comprises a feed mechanism configured to push the continuous flexible line through the delivery guide. The system further comprises a source of a curing energy. The source is configured to deliver the curing energy at least to a portion of the segment of the continuous flexible line after the segment of the continuous flexible line exits the delivery guide.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170028623A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PARTS Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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