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US 10,093,067 B2Granted
Method of forming a carbon fiber layup
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorsVlastimil Kunc, Randall F. Lind, Lonnie J. Love
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Abstract
A manufactured component, method and apparatus for advanced manufacturing that includes a polymeric working material formed into a mandrel with a carbon fiber overlay formed in a continuation of the process. The mandrel build and the carbon fiber overlay of the component preferably take place at atmospheric temperatures.
Claims15
A method of forming a carbon fiber layup in a fused deposition modeling build comprising:
- providing a supply of thermoplastic working material to a nozzle;
- depositing the thermoplastic working material through the nozzle to form a mandrel within a work area, wherein the build occurs within an unheated work area;
- maintaining a position of the mandrel within the work area;
- applying carbon fiber over the mandrel to form a carbon fiber layup;
- and
- removing the mandrel from the carbon fiber layup.
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A process for manufacturing a component using fused deposition modeling comprising the steps of:
- directing a desired flow of a thermoplastic working material onto a work surface within a gantry;
- forming a mandrel with the thermoplastic working material;
- directing a carbon fiber layup over the mandrel within the gantry;
- building up the mandrel and the carbon fiber layup at atmospheric temperature;
- and
- removing the mandrel to form the component.
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A process for manufacturing a component using fused deposition modeling comprising the steps of:
- directing a desired flow of a working material onto a work surface within a gantry, wherein the working material comprises at least one of ABS, polycarbonate, PLA, Ultem, Nylon, and PPSF/PPSU;
- forming a mandrel with the working material;
- directing a carbon fiber layup over the mandrel within the gantry;
- building up the mandrel and the carbon fiber layup at an atmospheric temperature between 10 and 30° C.;
- and
- removing the mandrel to form the component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.