Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated systems for composite part fabrication
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Application No.: US14748135Application Date: 2015-06-23
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Publication No.: US09796140B2Publication Date: 2017-10-24
- Inventor: James Sherwood Page
- Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Rafael
- Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Rafael
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C67/00
- IPC: B29C67/00 ; B29C70/30 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C70/06

Abstract:
A method includes: providing a matrix material and a fiber material separate from the matrix material to a fused deposition modelling (FDM) three dimensional (3D) printer; and delivering the matrix material and the fiber material to a printing location of the FDM 3D printer while maintaining separation of the fiber material from the matrix material up to the printing location of the FDM 3D printer, wherein the delivering includes melting the matrix material and embedding the fiber material within the matrix material. Further, a system includes: a build platform; and two or more tools associated with the build platform; wherein the two or more tools are configured and arranged with respect to the build platform to add matrix material and fiber material in non-planar layers to build the object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150367576A1 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR COMPOSITE PART FABRICATION Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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