Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Filament deposition head and method of depositing filament material for joining workpieces
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Application No.: US16355062Application Date: 2019-03-15
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Publication No.: US11358330B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Blair E. Carlson , Ryan Gergely , David A. Okonski , William R. Rodgers , James W. Wells
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Vivacqua Crane, PLC
- Main IPC: B29C64/209
- IPC: B29C64/209 ; B29C64/118 ; B29C64/295 ; B29C64/336 ; B29L31/30 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
A fused filament deposition head is employed for depositing filament materials on workpieces to join the workpieces together. The workpieces can be of an automotive application, aerospace application, or something else. The fused filament deposition head, in an example, has a feed end, a dispensing end, and a heater. The feed end introduces more than one filament in the fused filament deposition head, as demanded in the larger application. The dispensing end delivers materials of the filaments to the underlying workpieces. The materials are delivered together. The heater serves to heat the filaments as they travel through the fused filament deposition head. The filaments can include a filament having a core portion of liquid-crystal polymer material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200290271A1 FILAMENT DEPOSITION HEAD AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING FILAMENT MATERIAL FOR JOINING WORKPIECES Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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