Patent ID: 11911953
Assignee: THERMWOOD CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. An additive manufacturing device, the device comprising:
a nozzle configured to deposit material along a path that includes a curve; and
a roller configured to follow the path and compress the material as the material is deposited, including the curve, by changing a direction of the roller to follow the path, the roller including a center portion and a pair of end portions,
wherein the roller has an axial length and the center portion of the roller is formed about a midpoint of the axial length of the roller, the center portion configured to come into contact with the material as the material is being compressed, the end portions having reduced diameters on opposite sides of the center portion of the roller as compared to a diameter of the center portion, the end portions being configured to overlap a portion of the material without contacting the portion of the material.