Patent ID: 11865775
Assignee: CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, comprising:
a supply of thermoplastic material;
a supply of UV-curable resin;
a supply of fibers;
a nozzle configured to receive the thermoplastic material, the UV-curable resin, and the fibers;
a heater configured to liquefy the thermoplastic material inside the nozzle;
an automated mechanical apparatus connected to the nozzle; and
at least one processing unit programmed to control the automated mechanical apparatus to move the nozzle while a composite material consisting of the fibers coated with the liquefied thermoplastic material and the UV-curable resin discharges from the nozzle.