Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Precision bead forming 3D print head for cementitious materials
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Application No.: US17039292Application Date: 2020-09-30
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Publication No.: US11752663B2Publication Date: 2023-09-12
- Inventor: Randall F. Lind , Brian K. Post , Phillip Chesser , Celeste Atkins
- Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TN Oak Ridge
- Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
- Current Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Oak Ridge
- Agency: FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
- Main IPC: B28B1/00
- IPC: B28B1/00 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/321 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/241 ; B29C64/393 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
A print head for additive manufacturing with a material includes an accumulator comprising an elongated body with an open interior and an inside diameter. A slide tube is slidably mounted within the open interior of the elongated body. The slide tube has a sealing piston head hermetically sealing the open end within the elongated body to define a variable gas containment space. A pressurized gas is supplied to the gas containment space. A rotatable shaping nozzle with an opening for discharging material is provided. A positive displacement extruder delivers material from the accumulator to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly can include a nozzle rotation drive for rotating the shaping nozzle about an axis of rotation. The nozzle opening can be aligned with the axis of rotation, and defines a discharge axis that can be perpendicular to the axis of rotation. A method of additive manufacturing is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220097255A1 PRECISION BEAD FORMING 3D PRINT HEAD FOR CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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