US 12,083,734 B2
Apparatus and methods for fabricating components
Kenneth Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US)
Assigned to Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed by Thermwood Corporation
Filed on Oct. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/497,646.
Application 16/415,333 is a division of application No. 15/062,602, filed on Mar. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,336,050, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 18/497,646 is a continuation of application No. 17/805,427, filed on Jun. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,850,789.
Application 17/805,427 is a continuation of application No. 17/541,050, filed on Dec. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,376,778, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 17/541,050 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,845, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,220,097, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 17/172,845 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,127, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 10,940,681, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/900,127 is a continuation of application No. 16/661,267, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,723,116, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 16/661,267 is a continuation of application No. 16/415,333, filed on May 17, 2019, granted, now 10,486,413, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059006 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 48/18 (2019.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 64/106 (2017.08) [B29C 48/18 (2019.02); B29C 64/00 (2017.08); B29C 64/194 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
a horizontally-extending surface for supporting a thermoplastic material; and
an additive manufacturing apparatus including:
an applicator head including a nozzle, the nozzle being configured to deposit the thermoplastic material on the horizontally-extending surface;
a first segment coupled to the nozzle;
a second segment coupled to the nozzle such that the nozzle is configured to be positioned according to movements of the first segment and the second segment, wherein the second segment is configured to pivot with respect to the first segment; and
a plurality of servomotors configured to change positions of the applicator head, the first segment, and the second segment, such that an angle between the nozzle and the horizontally-extending surface changes.