Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Additive manufacturing method and machine for producing composite products
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Application No.: US16361685Application Date: 2019-03-22
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Publication No.: US11235517B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Andrew Thomas Cunningham , Brennon L. White , Paul J. Wolcott , Ali Shabbir , Zachary P. Steffes
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B29C64/00
- IPC: B29C64/00 ; B29C64/147 ; B29C64/393 ; B29C64/20 ; B29C64/188

Abstract:
An additive manufacturing method comprises: positioning a sheet of composite material; curing a predetermined portion of the sheet; cutting the sheet about the perimeter of the predetermined portion to create a preceding processed sheet; adding a successive sheet of composite material atop and in contact with the preceding processed sheet; curing a predetermined portion of the successive sheet such that the predetermined portions of the successive sheet and the preceding processed sheet are bonded together; and cutting the successive sheet about the perimeter of its predetermined portion to create a subsequent processed sheet. The steps of adding, curing and cutting a successive sheet may be repeated for a plurality of cycles to produce a three-dimensional composite product.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200298472A1 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE PRODUCTS Public/Granted day:2020-09-24
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