US 12,269,213 B2
Systems and methods for printing components using additive manufacturing
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US); Scott G. Vaal, Jasper, IN (US); and Nicolas C. Vote, Newburgh, IN (US)
Assigned to Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed by Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/897,887.
Application 18/897,887 is a continuation of application No. 18/352,882, filed on Jul. 14, 2023, granted, now 12,115,726.
Application 18/352,882 is a continuation of application No. 17/645,549, filed on Dec. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,724,453, issued on Aug. 15, 2023.
Application 17/645,549 is a continuation of application No. 17/225,769, filed on Apr. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,235,524, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 17/225,769 is a continuation of application No. 16/856,457, filed on Apr. 23, 2020, granted, now 10,981,330, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Application 16/856,457 is a continuation of application No. 16/186,053, filed on Nov. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,668,664, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2025/0018646 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. G05B 19/41 (2006.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/227 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); G05B 19/414 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 64/227 (2017.08) [B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); G05B 19/4145 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for forming a part using additive manufacturing, the system comprising:
an extruder having an extruder screw;
an applicator assembly including a nozzle connected downstream of the extruder;
a plurality of servomotors for positioning the applicator assembly; and
a controller that is configurable to:
control the extruder, and
control the servomotors while the applicator assembly deposits a material onto a surface via the nozzle during an additive manufacturing process,
wherein the applicator assembly is configurable to form at least one section of the part via the additive manufacturing process,
wherein the at least one section is formed using a set of print parameters,
wherein the set of print parameters includes:
a seam offset parameter that determines that a start location and a stop location are offset from one another between print layers such that the start location of a first layer is offset from the start location of a second layer and the stop location of the first layer is offset from the stop location of the second layer.