公开(公告)号：US20180056389A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15244136

申请日：2016-08-23

申请人： Caterpillar Inc.

发明人： Marion B. Grant ,  Nathan John Parsons ,  Thierry Andre Marchione ,  Huijun Wang

IPC分类号： B22F3/105 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/08

CPC分类号： B22F3/1055 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B29C64/188 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  Y02P10/295

摘要： A system for manufacturing a Three Dimensional (3D) printed component is provided. The system includes a substrate adapted for at least partially 3D printing the component thereon. The substrate includes a first geometrical feature. The system also includes a plurality of processing stations interconnected to one another. Each of the plurality of processing stations is adapted to receive the substrate. Each of the plurality of processing stations includes a second geometrical feature adapted to interlock with the first geometrical feature.

公开(公告)号：US10603717B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15244136

申请日：2016-08-23

申请人： Caterpillar Inc.

发明人： Marion B. Grant ,  Nathan John Parsons ,  Thierry Andre Marchione ,  Huijun Wang

IPC分类号： B29C64/245 ,  B22F3/105 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B22F3/24 ,  B29C64/188

摘要： A system for manufacturing a Three Dimensional (3D) printed component is provided. The system includes a substrate adapted for at least partially 3D printing the component thereon. The substrate includes a first geometrical feature. The system also includes a plurality of processing stations interconnected to one another. Each of the plurality of processing stations is adapted to receive the substrate. Each of the plurality of processing stations includes a second geometrical feature adapted to interlock with the first geometrical feature.

公开(公告)号：US20160361878A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15246587

申请日：2016-08-25

申请人： Caterpillar Inc.

发明人： Arun Lal Gain ,  Marchione Thierry Andre ,  Austin Joseph Schmidt ,  Yihong Yang ,  Nathan John Parsons

IPC分类号： B29C67/00 ,  G05B23/02 ,  B33Y50/00

CPC分类号： B29C64/386 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  G05B2219/2646 ,  G05B2219/49023

摘要： A method for evaluating part for additive manufacturing is provided. The method includes receiving data related to a set of printability factors associated with the part. The set of printability factors comprise at least: an availability of a three dimensional printer, a build density, a fraction of part to be printed, a print accuracy, a part complexity, and a number of parts needed. The method includes evaluating a printability index associated with the part based on at least three printability factors from the set of printability factors. Further, the method includes displaying the printability index associated with the part for the evaluation of the part for additive manufacturing.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于评估添加剂制造的部件的方法。 该方法包括接收与该部分相关联的一组可打印性因素相关的数据。 可印刷性因素的集合至少包括：三维打印机的可用性，构建密度，待打印部分的一部分，打印精度，零件复杂度和所需部件数量。 该方法包括基于来自一组可印刷性因素的至少三种可印刷性因素来评估与该部分相关联的可印刷性指数。 此外，该方法包括显示与用于添加制造的部件的评估的部件相关联的可印刷性指标。