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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Clint Newell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/227 (2017.01); B29C 64/379 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); B29C 64/241 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); G06F 119/18 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/379 (2017.08); B25J 9/047 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/227 (2017.08); B29C 64/241 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); B29K 2995/004 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0039 (2013.01); G06F 2119/18 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method of printing a hollow part with a robotic additive manufacturing system includes extruding thermoplastic material onto a build platform movable in at least two degrees of freedom in a helical pattern along a continuous 3D tool path with an extruder mounted on a robotic arm, to thereby print a hollow member having a length and a diameter. The method includes orienting the hollow member during printing by moving the build platform based on a geometry of the hollow member wherein the movement of the build platform and the movement of the robotic arm are synchronized to print the part without support structures.