Patent ID: 11945154
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method of manufacturing a space suit component, the method comprising:
printing a first component of the space suit by extruding additive polymers using a three-dimensional printer, the three-dimensional printer including a robotic arm with an extruder head, the extruder head having a coupled heating element, and an adjustable printing bed maneuverable in multiple axes, wherein the printing the first component comprises:
maneuvering the adjustable printing bed in an x-axis, a y-axis and/or a z-axis;
providing a first layer of a porous fabric;
feeding, via a feeding mechanism, the additive polymers comprising a thermoplastic filament into the extruder head;
heating, via the heating element, the thermoplastic filament thereby creating a malleable material;
depositing by the printing extruder head of the three-dimensional printer, the malleable material forming a first layer of the additive polymers onto the first layer of the porous fabric;
adding a second layer of porous fabric onto the first layer of the additive polymers deposited onto the first layer of porous fabric; and
depositing by the printing extruder head, a second layer of additive polymers, heated by the heating element of the extruder head, onto the second layer of the porous fabric;

tilting the adjustable printing bed and printing an asymmetrical joint of the space suit, wherein the adjustable printing bed is coupled to a gimbal mechanism configured to tilt the adjustable printing bed; and
integrally forming with the first component, a non-rigid second component comprising a thermoplastic, wherein the first layer provides a gas retention layer of the first component, and wherein the first component is flat and flexible.