Apparatus and methods for component connections via bead texture fitting
AssigneeHITT Holding Corporation
InventorCarl ANDERSEN
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for attaching additive manufactured components. The systems, methods, and apparatus include large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) component having a LFAM interior surface. The first FDM component may be coupled a large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) component having a LFAM interior surface. The first exterior surface may have a first textured shape that is complementary to the LFAM textured shape. The systems, methods, and apparatus include a second fused deposition modeling (FDM) component having a second exterior surface. The second FDM component may be coupled to the first FDM component.
Claims16
An apparatus for attaching additive manufactured components, the apparatus comprising:
- a large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) component having a LFAM interior surface, wherein the LFAM interior surface has a LFAM textured shape;
- a first fused deposition modeling (FDM) component having a first exterior surface and a first interior surface, wherein the first FDM component is coupled to the LFAM component and the first exterior surface has a first textured shape that is complementary to the LFAM textured shape;
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- a second fused deposition modeling (FDM) component having a second exterior surface, wherein the second FDM component is coupled to the first FDM component.
A method for connecting additive manufactured components, the method comprising:
- providing a large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) component having a LFAM interior surface, wherein the LFAM interior surface has a LFAM textured shape;
- configuring a first fused deposition modeling (FDM) component having a first exterior surface and a first interior surface, wherein the first FDM component is coupled to the LFAM component and the first exterior surface has a first textured shape configured to be complementary to the LFAM textured shape;
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- inserting the first FDM component into the LFAM component;
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- inserting a second fused deposition modeling (FDM) component into the first FDM component, wherein the second FDM component has a second exterior surface and the second FDM component is coupled to the first FDM component.
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