Patent SG-11201809037Q-A (SG)
Title: Head and system for continuously manufacturing composite hollow structure
Inventor: TYLER KENNETH LYLE
IPC: B29C48/09
Filed: 2017-04-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111101111011101010111110101111101110111111011111111011111101111101111011111 International Bureau ..... .51 2d .... ...,,,' (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/180878 Al 19 October 2017(19.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every B29C 35/08 (2006.01) B29C 70/52 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, B29C 37/00 (2006.01) B29B 15/12 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, B29C 67/00 (2017.01) B29B 15/14 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, B29C 70/38 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (21) International Application Number: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, PCT/US2017/027425 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (22) International Filing Date: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 13 April 2017 (13.04.2017) RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (25) Filing Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 15/130,207 15 April 2016 (15.04.2016) US GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 15/130,412 15 April 2016 (15.04.2016) US TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 15/295,570 17 October 2016 (17.10.2016) US TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant: CC3D LLC [US/US]; 1124 E. Sherman Aven- LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, ue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, (72) Inventors: TYLER, Kenneth Lyle; 740 N. Government GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (US). BEEBOUT, Jeff; Declarations under Rule 4.17: 1124 E. Sherman Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (US). patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) (74) Agents: CHAPMAN, Ernest F. et al.; Finnegan, Hender- Published: son, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, 901 New York Av- enue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20001-4413 — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (US). (54) Title: HEAD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUSLY MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE HOLLOW STRUCTURE 156 180 164 FIG.20 1 20 162 c 44 ___ r .----_, 160 r 4 , op_:414,144/1411464,4ukaaduat- / 7 ---.,,,-,. .-- ---,-.. --- - 166 \"---'--/e., 58 , Ak \ AAA A AAIN 11 NFA i V , it L n lir •-• 56 41 142 152 4. 146 ri'VVV Vilipirl ,r , 56 ItA 148 i M , — JffilrIMMINIIIIIMIMMIMIIIIIIKTr tib • 46 11 4 OC Ir---- co © c) Il t (57) : A system is disclosed for use in manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a support configured ---- to move in a plurality of directions during manufacturing of the composite structure, and a head coupled to the support. The head may have a housing that is configured to receive a liquid matrix and at least one continuous fiber and configured to discharge a tubu - C lar structure. The head may also N surface of the tubular structure en. ) and configured to wipe over the and configured to cure the liquid material layer deposited by the nozzle. ... have as the material layer. The head may further have a first cure enhancer operatively connected to the housing matrix wrnrrvvrrrrvelpvl 1 4 160 54 52 94 FIG. 19 a nozzle operatively connected to the housing and configured to deposit a material layer onto a tubular structure is discharging from the housing, and a squeegee associated with the nozzle in the tubular structure during discharge, and a second cure enhancer configured to cure the