Patent ID: 11926094
Assignee: CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A continuous-composite printing method for manufacturing an object, the method comprising:
providing, with a providing device, a fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer to a head;
providing, with a supply device, a supply of polymer to the head;
dispensing the fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer through a first dispensing port located at an outlet end of the head and onto at least one of a platform and the object;
dispensing the supply of polymer through a second dispensing port located at the outlet end of the head and onto at least one of the platform and the object;
heating at least one of the fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer and the supply of polymer within the head;
using a computer system having a processor, controlling the head to press the fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer through the first dispensing port and onto at least one of the platform and the object, to form the object;
using the computer system, controlling movement of at least one of a positioning system to which the head is mounted, the head, and the platform to position a portion of the fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer on at least one of the platform and the object;
using the computer system, controlling at least one of the head, the positioning system, and the platform to dispense the supply of polymer through the second dispensing port and onto at least one of the platform and the object, to form a first layer of the object; and
using the computer system, controlling movement of at least one of the positioning system and the platform, to pull the positioned portion of the fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer such that the fiber strand pre-pregged with polymer is pulled through the first dispensing port and onto at least one of the platform and the object, to form a second layer of the object.