Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiaxis fiber reinforcement for 3D printing
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Application No.: US15174645Application Date: 2016-06-06
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Publication No.: US09815268B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Gregory Thomas Mark , Rick Bryan Woodruff , Abraham Lawrence Parangi , David Steven Benhaim , Benjamin Tsu Sklaroff
- Applicant: MARKFORGED, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Watertown
- Assignee: MARKFORGED, INC.
- Current Assignee: MARKFORGED, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Watertown
- Agency: Lando & Anastasi, LLP
- Main IPC: B29C67/00
- IPC: B29C67/00 ; G05B19/19 ; B33Y70/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B29C70/16 ; G05B19/4099 ; G06F17/50 ; B29C64/106 ; B29C64/386 ; B29K101/12 ; B29K105/08 ; B29C64/118 ; B29K63/00 ; B29K71/00 ; B29K77/00 ; B29K79/00 ; B29K25/00

Abstract:
In a 3D composite printer, toolpaths defining fill material shells are received, as are toolpaths defining support material shells. A 3D toolpath defining a long fiber composite material curved shell is also received. A fill material deposition head traces the toolpaths to deposit some of the fill material shells or support material shells at least in part non-parallel to a printing substrate. A long fiber deposition head traces the 3D toolpath at least in part non-parallel to the printing substrate to deposit the long fiber composite material curved, concave, ring, tube, or winding shells to enclose, surround, or envelop at least a portion of the fill or support material shells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160311165A1 MULTIAXIS FIBER REINFORCEMENT FOR 3D PRINTING Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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