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US 2019/0315054 A1Published application
System and print head for continuously manufacturing composite structure
AssigneeCc3D LLC
InventorsTyler B. Alvarado, Trevor David Budge, Ryan C. Stockett
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a head configured to discharge a continuous reinforcement. The system may further include an external applicator configured to apply a matrix to the discharged continuous reinforcement, and a cure enhancer configured to expose the matrix to a cure energy at a side of the external applicator opposite the head.
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A system for additively manufacturing a composite structure, comprising:
- a head configured to discharge a continuous reinforcement;
- an external applicator configured to apply a matrix to the discharged continuous reinforcement;
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- a cure enhancer configured to expose the matrix to a cure energy at a side of the external applicator opposite the head.
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A system for additively manufacturing a composite structure, comprising:
- a head configured to discharge a matrix-wetted continuous reinforcement;
- a primary cure enhancer configured to expose the matrix-wetted continuous reinforcement to a cure energy;
- an external applicator configured to discharge additional matrix onto the matrix-wetted continuous reinforcement at a location downstream of the primary cure enhancer;
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- an auxiliary cure enhancer configured to expose the additional matrix to additional cure energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.