Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of constructing a tower
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Application No.: US15182656Application Date: 2016-06-15
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Publication No.: US11021887B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Henrik Keller , Rainer Kuth , Philip Mewes
- Applicant: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S , KUKA ROBOTER GMBH
- Applicant Address: DK Brande; DE Augsburg
- Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S,KUKA ROBOTER GMBH
- Current Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S,KUKA ROBOTER GMBH
- Current Assignee Address: DK Brande; DE Augsburg
- Agency: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP
- Priority: EP15176546 20150713
- Main IPC: E04H12/34
- IPC: E04H12/34 ; E04H12/12 ; E04G21/04 ; B33Y10/00 ; B28B1/00 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
A method of constructing a tower is provided, the method including the steps of providing an elevation mechanism including a dynamic engaging mechanism realized to engage with a tower surface, arranging a 3D printing device on the elevation means, actuating the dynamic engaging mechanism to effect a vertical elevation of the elevation mechanism, actuating the 3D printing device to deposit an essentially horizontal material layer including at least a tower body region, and repeating the steps to obtain a tower structure. A tower constructed using such a method, and a 3D tower printing apparatus, is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170016244A1 METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A TOWER Public/Granted day:2017-01-19
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