Patent ID: 11926099
Assignee: CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
a support including a support base and at least one link extending from the support base, wherein the support is one of a robotic arm, a gantry, or an arm-gantry hybrid;
a print head;
a drive;
at least one conduit having a length extending from the support, through the drive and to the print head;
a conduit management unit configured to exert a force on the at least one conduit to keep the length of at least one conduit taut regardless of translation of the printhead relative to the support and/or tilting of the printhead relative to the support; and
a coupling pivotally connecting the at least one conduit to the print head, wherein the coupling pivotally connects the at least one conduit to the print head via the drive;
the drive includes a first axis about which the print head is rotated; and
the coupling includes a pivot axis, wherein the pivot axis is perpendicular to the first axis of the drive.