Architectural manufactures, apparatus and methods using additive manufacturing techniques
AssigneeArconic Technologies LLC
InventorsWilliam J. Hooper, Joshua Tuminella, Ion-Horatiu Barbulescu, Matthew M. Miller, Kyle A. McDaniel
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and manufacture utilizes additive manufacturing techniques to produce architectural manufactures such as windows and doors. The manufactures may have a composite construction and may feature inclusions like metal plates and reinforcements. The model used for controlling the manufacturing process may be derived from digital scanning of the structure on which the manufacture is used. Optionally, a finite element analysis is used to test the model and alter it in response to stress and/or thermal requirements.
Claims39
An architectural manufacture, comprising:
- a plurality of spatially distributed deposits of material connected one to another to form the architectural manufacture, wherein the architectural manufacture is a frame for at least one of a window or a door, the window or door capable of at least partially covering an opening in a structure, wherein the window or door comprises stiles and rails, the deposits deposited in a flowable state at a plurality of 3D coordinates as controlled by a computer based upon design data, wherein, the deposits harden from the flowable state, thereby at least partially defining the architectural manufacture,
- wherein the architectural manufacture includes a corner module with a male portion capable of inserting into an extruded member to form the frame,
- wherein the male portion comprises a first male portion and a second male portion extending from the corner module at an angle relative to a direction of extension of the first male portion, the second male portion insertable into another extruded member to form the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.