System and method for additive manufacturing
US11840022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B19/4097
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a composite structure from reinforcements wetted with a matrix. The method may include slicing a virtual model of the composite structure into multiple slices that are adjacent to each other along a length direction of the composite structure and determining points of the reinforcements passing through each of the multiple slices. The method may further include clocking the points differently around each of the multiple slices and generating at least one tool path including a sequenced subset of the points. The method may additionally include causing an additive manufacturing machine to discharge the reinforcements along the at least one tool path.
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