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.

    AM APPARATUS
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    发明公开
    AM APPARATUS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240100602A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18264802

    申请日:2022-02-04

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    发明人: Junki ASAI

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a structure for replenishing a powder material to a material supply device during fabrication using the AM technique. According to one aspect, an AM apparatus is provided. This AM apparatus includes a DED nozzle configured to eject a powder material, a gantry mechanism configured to move the DED nozzle, and a powder supply device configured to supply the powder material to the DED nozzle. The gantry mechanism includes a Y-axis member movable in a horizontal X direction and extending in a horizontal Y direction perpendicular to the X direction. The DED nozzle and the material supply device are mounted on the Y-axis member of the gantry mechanism. The gantry mechanism includes a Y-axis movement mechanism for moving the DED nozzle and the material supply device along the Y direction on the Y-axis member.