Additive manufacturing system
AssigneeContinuous Composites Inc.
InventorsNathan Andrew Stranberg, Andrew John Overby, Andrew Michael Stulc, Stephen Tyler Wilson, Ryan C. Stocket, Brock Adam Jahner
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing an object. The system may have a support and a first module operatively mounted to an end of the support and configured to discharge a material during motion of the support to form an object. The system may also have a second module configured to sever the material, at least a third module configured to at least one of compact or cure the material, and an actuator configured to cause movement of the second and the at least a third modules relative to the first module.
Claims17
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- a support;
- a first module operatively mounted to an end of the support and configured to discharge a material during motion of the support to form an object;
- a second module operatively connected to the support and configured to:
- sever the material;
- and
- move relative to the support and first module;
- at least a third module operatively connected to the support and configured to:
- at least one of compact or cure the material;
- and
- move relative to the support and first module;
- and
- an actuator configured to simultaneously move both the second and the at least a third modules relative to the first module in a variable direction linearly away from the first module.
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- a support;
- a discharge module operatively mounted to an end of the support and having an outlet configured to discharge a material during motion of the support to form an object;
- a cutting module operatively connected to the support and configured to sever the material;
- a compaction module operatively connected to the support and configured to both compact and cure the material;
- and
- an actuator configured to simultaneously move both the cutting and compaction modules a variable distance away from both the discharge module and the support.
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- a support capable of moving in multiple directions;
- and
- a head operatively mounted to an end of the support and configured to be moved in the multiple directions by the support;
- wherein the head comprises:
- a discharge module having an outlet configured to discharge a material during motion of the support to form an object;
- a cutting module configured to sever the material;
- and
- a compaction module configured to both compact and cure the material, wherein:
- the compaction module is configured to move a first distance away from the support and the discharge module,
- the cutting module is configured to move a second distance away from the support, the discharge module, and the compaction module, and
- the cutting module is further configured to move together with the compaction module when the compaction module is moved the first distance away from the support and the discharge module;
- and
- a first actuator configured to exert a force in a first direction and simultaneously move both the cutting and compaction modules relative to the discharge module and the support;
- and a second actuator configured to exert a force in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.