Patent ID: 9527248
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B29B,B29C,B29K,B33Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system for fabricating composite objects, the system including a layer assembly stage, the layer assembly stage comprising: a first stage of the layer assembly stage adapted to receive a material layer N; a second stage of the layer assembly stage adapted to hold one or more material layers N−1 to N−K, wherein N is a positive integer number of the one or more material layers N−1 to N−K and K is a positive integer, wherein the one or more material layers N−1 to N−K includes at least one material layer; an interlayer reinforcement insertion mechanism adapted to insert an interlayer reinforcement set Q through material layer N and the one or more material layers N−1 to N−K located in the second stage of the layer assembly stage, wherein inserting the interlayer reinforcement set Q includes manipulating the interlayer reinforcement set Q within a first layer spacing between the material layer N−K and a material layer N−K−1 located in a completed layer stage, wherein Q represents at least one interlayer reinforcement; wherein the layer assembly stage is adapted to transfer the material layer N−K to the completed layer stage and position the material layers N−K and N−K−1 together closing the first layer spacing to bring the material layers N−K and N−K−1 into contact following the insertion of the interlayer reinforcement set Q; wherein the interlayer reinforcement insertion mechanism includes at least a first arm mechanism adapted to be inserted within the first layer spacing during the insertion of the interlayer reinforcement set Q and withdrawn from the first layer spacing prior to the closing of the first layer spacing; wherein the first arm mechanism is adapted to: attach to at least one of the interlayer reinforcement set Q at a first position in the first layer spacing; move the attached one of the interlayer reinforcement set Q to a second position within the first layer spacing for insertion through the material layers N and the one or more material layers N−1 to N−K; and detach from the attached one of the interlayer reinforcement set Q.