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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Eric G. Barnes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Pedro A. Gonzalez, Palmdale, CA (US);
Todd L. Szallay, Long Beach, CA (US);
Steven J. Floyd, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Sung S. Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Brett G. Morham, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Cody J. Brown, Edmonds, WA (US);
Reese R. Allen, Bothell, WA (US);
Ryan L. Bischoff, Seattle, WA (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A printing machine for fabricating high performance 3D integrated composite structures, where the machine includes a robot having a base portion, a robot arm and an end joint secured to the arm opposite to the base portion, a plurality of sources of extrudable material, and an end-effector mounted to the end joint. The end-effector includes a multiple-extruder module having a first extruder and a second extruder each including a separate nozzle assembly, wherein the first extruder receives one extrudable material and the second extruder receives another extrudable material.