Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for additively manufacturing composite structure utilizing comparison of data cloud and virtual model of structure during discharging material
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Application No.: US17813835Application Date: 2022-07-20
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Publication No.: US11958238B2Publication Date: 2024-04-16
- Inventor: Rachael Kathleen Morris , Ryan C. Stockett
- Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Coeur d'Alene
- Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.
- Current Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Coeur d'Alene
- Agent Ryan Stockett
- Main IPC: B29C64/393
- IPC: B29C64/393 ; B29C64/106 ; B29C64/118 ; B29C64/165 ; B29C64/188 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/218 ; B29C64/227 ; B29C64/232 ; B29C64/241 ; B29C64/245 ; B29C64/264 ; B29C64/295 ; B29C64/314 ; G06F30/23 ; B29K105/08 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y40/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y70/10 ; G06F113/10

Abstract:
A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include a print head to discharge a material, and a support to move the print head during discharging to fabricate a structure. The system may also include a receiver mounted to the print head to generate a signal indicative of at least one of a shape, a size, and a location of the discharged material, and a processor in communication with the receiver and the support. The processor may be configured to generate a data cloud of the structure fabricated by the additive manufacturing system based on the signal and based on a known position of the receiver at a time of signal generation. The processor may also be configured to make a comparison of the data cloud and a virtual model of the structure during discharging, and to selectively affect discharging based on the comparison.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220355537A1 SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2022-11-10
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