Patent ID: 11911953
Assignee: THERMWOOD CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An additive manufacturing device, the device comprising:
an applicator head configured to deposit material on a horizontal worktable along a path that includes a curve;
a gantry supporting the applicator head; and
a roller having an axial length, the roller being connected to and movable with the applicator head in a direction along the gantry, the roller being configured to follow the path to compress the material as the material is deposited on the horizontal worktable; and
wherein the roller includes a center portion formed about a midpoint of the axial length of the roller, the center portion configured to come into contact with the material as the material is being compressed, while end portions on either side of the center portion of the roller overlap a portion of the material without contacting the portion of the material, the end portions having reduced diameters on opposite sides of the center portion as compared to a diameter of the center portion.