Patent ID: 11945160
Assignee: CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the computer system is further configured to:
control, based on the stored location plan, movement of at least one of the positioning system and the platform such that the extruder moves to a first plurality of locations along a first path of the plurality of paths;
control, while the extruder moves to the first plurality of locations along the first path, at least one of the extruder, the positioning system, and the platform to extrude the heated pre-pregged fiber strand along the first path, to form the object;
control the cutter to cut the pre-pregged fiber strand and stop extrusion after extruding the first path;
control, based on the stored location plan, movement of at least one of the positioning system and the platform such that the extruder moves to a second plurality of locations along a second path of the plurality of paths;
control, while the extruder moves to the second plurality of locations along the second path, at least one of the extruder, the positioning system, and the platform to resume extrusion of the heated pre-pregged fiber strand along the second path, to form the object; and
control the cutter to cut the pre-pregged fiber strand after extruding the second path.