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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US);
Brian S. Smiddy, Newburgh, IN (US);
Jonathan I. Fuquay, Boonville, IN (US);
Joshua A. Lough, Chrisney, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29C 64/386 (2017.08);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes an extruder configured to receive a thermoplastic material and an applicator assembly downstream of the extruder, the applicator assembly including a nozzle for depositing the thermoplastic material as a plurality of layers. The additive manufacturing apparatus also includes a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of at least a portion of a deposited layer and a positioning assembly configured to change an angular position of the temperature sensor.