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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Inventor:
James Sherwood Page, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 70/06 (2006.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35134 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller of an additive manufacturing system including an extruder nozzle is programmed to: cause the extruder nozzle to deposit one or more first material segments with at least one first locking portion having a first shape; and cause the extruder nozzle to deposit one or more second material segments with at least one second locking portion having a second shape; wherein the second shape of the at least one second locking portion engages with the first shape of the at least one first locking portion, whereby the at least one second locking portion forms an interlock with the at least one first locking portion.