Three-Dimensional Printer System with Passive Fiber Aligning Nozzle

    公开(公告)号:US20250050576A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18796821

    申请日:2024-08-07

    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printer system includes a nozzle that can passively align fibers being deposited with resin while creating fiber-reinforced composite components. The nozzle may include a nozzle body with main bore that directs material axially through a nozzle body, toward an alignment duct that provides the nozzle's outlet. The alignment duct may provide a passage in which the fibers are urged into a different orientation aligns the fibers generally parallel to each other in a different direction than the axial flow direction through the nozzle. The alignment duct's passage may be radially asymmetric, such as a tapering rectangular slot(s), which may provide guide surfaces to impart the reorientation of the flowing fibers.

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