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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US);
Scott G. Vaal, Jasper, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/194 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to additive manufacturing methods. An exemplary method may include generating a tool path for forming a component via additive manufacturing, and assessing the tool path to identify a change in direction. The method may also include determining if the change in direction exceeds a predetermined angle, and adding a tangent arc to the tool path before the change in direction if the change in direction exceeds the predetermined angle.