Patent ID: 11958247
Assignee: CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
a support capable of moving in multiple directions; and
a head operatively mounted to an end of the support and configured to be moved in the multiple directions by the support; wherein the head comprises:
a discharge module having an outlet configured to discharge a material during motion of the support to form an object;
a cutting module configured to sever the material; and
a compaction module configured to both compact and cure the material, wherein:
the compaction module is configured to move a first distance away from the support and the discharge module,
the cutting module is configured to move a second distance away from the support, the discharge module, and the compaction module, and
the cutting module is further configured to move together with the compaction module when the compaction module is moved the first distance away from the support and the discharge module; and

a first actuator configured to exert a force in a first direction and simultaneously move both the cutting and compaction modules relative to the discharge module and the support; and a second actuator configured to exert a force in a second direction opposite to the first direction.