4-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE

    公开(公告)号:US20230330891A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18211097

    申请日:2023-06-16

    摘要: A 4-dimensional printing system and method for printing reinforced concrete may allow reinforced concrete elements to be printed freeform and/or fully automated without the need for formwork, molding, or labor. The printing system may include software and hardware systems. The software system may process 3D models of the reinforced concrete element desired into multiple layers. The software system may utilize the individual layer to control operation of the hardware system to print the desired reinforced concrete element layer-by-layer. The hardware system may provide a concrete nozzle, a reinforcement material nozzle, as well as dispensing mechanisms for printing the materials at the desired locations and/or at desired times for the individual layer being printed. The hardware system may also include motion control mechanism(s) that allow the position of the nozzles to be moved sideward, up and down, and towards or away relative to the element being printed.

    PRINTING METHOD FOR WORKPIECE SUPPORT, SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AND WORKPIECE WITH SUPPORT

    公开(公告)号:US20220126480A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17133590

    申请日:2020-12-23

    发明人: Jun Wang

    摘要: 3D printing methods for workpiece supports, support structures, and workpieces having supports are disclosed. In an embodiment, a printing method of a workpiece support includes the following steps. (1) Configuring a first printing scheme by a printing software installed in a printing apparatus and configuring a workpiece support model according to the first printing scheme. (2) Printing a workpiece support skeleton according to the first printing scheme and the workpiece support model by the printing apparatus and obtaining the workpiece support by filling the workpiece support skeleton. Optionally, step (2) includes controlling a second nozzle to eject a ceramic wire according to the first printing scheme and the support model and controlling a first nozzle to eject a linear material according to the support model to fill the workpiece support skeleton.