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US010173410B2 (12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No. : US 10 , 173 ,410 B2 Nardiello et al. (45 ) Date of Patent: Jan . 8 , 2019 ( 54 ) DEVICE AND METHOD FOR 3D PRINTING ( 56 ) References Cited WITH LONG - FIBER REINFORCEMENT U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS (71 ) Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems 2 , 800 ,683 A * 7 / 1957 Teichmann .. B29C 47 / 023 Corporation , Falls Church , VA (US ) 156 / 143 (72 ) Inventors : Jerrell A . Nardiello , Hicksville , NY 3 , 375 ,550 A * 4 / 1968 Klein . .. .. .. B29C 47 /023 (US ) ; Robert J . Christ , Brentwood , 425 / 114 NY (US ) ; John A . Crawford , Miller (Continued ) Place , NY (US ) ; John S . Madsen , Commack , NY (US ) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS ( 73 ) Assignee : Northrop Grumman Systems DE 102010049195 11 /2012 Corporation , Falls Church , VA (US ) OTHER PUBLICATIONS ( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this Gray IV , R . et al ; Effects of processing conditions on short TLCP patent is extended or adjusted under 35 fiber reinforced FDM parts ; Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol . 4 , No. U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 444 days . 1 , 1998 ; pp . 14 - 25 ; MCB University Press — ISSN 1355 -2546 . (21 ) Appl. No. : 14 / 961 ,989 ( Continued ) ( 22 ) Filed : Dec . 8 , 2015 Primary Examiner — Yogendra N Gupta Assistant Examiner — Emmanuel S Luk (65 ) Prior Publication Data ( 74 ) Attorney , Agent, or Firm — Patti & Malvone Law US 2017 /0157851 A1 Jun . 8 , 2017 Group , LLC (51 ) Int . Ci. ( 57 ) ABSTRACT B29C 67 / 00 ( 2017 .01 ) A process and device for 3D printing parts incorporating B33Y 10 /00 ( 2015 .01 ) long - fiber reinforcements in an advanced composite mate rial is disclosed . A nozzle for a 3D printing device receives (Continued ) a polymer material and a reinforcing fiber through separate ( 52 ) U .S . CI. inlets . A passage from the reinforcing fiber inlet cleaves the CPC .. .. .. B33Y 30 /00 ( 2014 . 12 ) ; B29C 47 / 128 passage containing the polymer material, creating an inter ( 2013. 01 ); B29C 64 / 165 (2017 . 08 ); B29C stitial cavity into which the reinforcing fiber is introduced . 64 /20 ( 2017 . 08 ) ; The polymer material closes back on itself and encapsulates ( Continued ) the reinforcing fiber, then drags the fiber along with the flow (58 ) Field of Classification Search CPC . .. B29C 64 / 118 ; B29C 64 / 209 ; B29C 47 /028 ; and exits nozzle to be deposited on a work surface or part B29C 47/ 08 ; B29C 47 /067 ; B29C 47 /04 ; being manufactured . (Continued ) 25 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets Il 42 - maana - - - - - - - - 56 - 56 - - OPPORTURI unt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - anybosaceppDOGO- - - . pocepanego. appoggspapperengpongpong. - - - . - - - - - - - pinapoepspoppanoogap- - - - - roposa peregpapagosto Pa ZZZZZZZZZZZZrodnom Stavbacheco US 10 , 173 ,410 B2 Page 2 (51 ) Int. Ci. 6 , 214 ,279 B1 4 / 2001 Yang et al. B33Y 30 / 00 ( 2015 . 01 ) 6 ,863 ,729 B2 * 3 / 2005 McCullough . .. .. .. B29C 47 / 20 B29C 47 / 12 ( 2006 . 01 ) 118 / 125 8 ,751 , 018 B1 * 6 /2014 Sethna .. .. .. .. .. A61N 1 /05 B29C 64 / 165 ( 2017 .01 ) 607 / 119 B29C 64 / 20 ( 2017 .01 ) 9 , 126 , 365 B1 * 9 /2015 Mark .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B29C 70 / 20 B29C 64 / 40 ( 2017 .01 ) 9 , 126 , 367 B1 * 9 /2015 Mark . .. .. B29C 70 / 20 B29K 101 / 10 ( 2006 . 01 ) 9 ,770 ,876 B2 * 9 /2017 Farmer . .. .. .. .. B29D 99 /0078 B29K 105 /08 ( 2006 .01 ) 9 , 931 , 776 B2 * 4 / 2018 Butcher B29C 47 /0014 2007 / 0170610 A1 7 / 2007 Payne et al. U . S . CI. 2012 /0159785 A1 6 /2012 Pyles et al . CPC . .. B29C 64 /40 ( 2017 .08 ) ; B33Y 10 /00 2013/ 0337256 A1* 12 / 2013 Farmer .. .. B29C 47/ 0002 ( 2014 . 12 ) ; B29K 2101/ 10 ( 2013 .01 ) ; B29K 428 / 292 . 1 2105/ 08 ( 2013 .01 ) 2014 /0027952 A11 /2014 Fan et al. 2014 /0232035 A1* 8 / 2014 Bheda . .. .. B29C 67 /0088 (58 ) Field of Classification Search 264 / 148 CPC . B29C 47 /027 ; B29C 64 / 165 ; B29C 64 / 20 ; 2014/ 0361460 A1 * 12/ 2014 Mark B29C 70 / 521 B29C 64 .40 264 / 248 See application file for complete search history . 2015 /0108677 A1 * 4 /2015 Mark .. B29C 70 / 20 264 / 138 ( 56 ) References Cited 2015/ 0165666 Al * 6 / 2015 Butcher .. B29C 47/ 0014 428 / 373 U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS 2016 / 0082641 A1 * 3 /2016 Bogucki .. .. B29C 47/ 0004 427 / 422 3 ,558 , 754 A * 1 /1971 Klein .. .. .. .. .. A41D 31/ 02 2016 /0136897 A1 * 5 /2016 Nielsen - Cole . .. .. .. B33Y 30 / 00 264 / 171 . 12 425 / 131 . 1 3 , 961, 873 A * 6 / 1976 Brown . B29C 47 /023 2016 /0311165 A1* * 10 /2016 Mark . .. B33Y 10 / 00 156 / 431 2017 / 0015059 A1* * 1 / 2017 Lewicki . B29C 64 / 118 2017 / 0015060 A1* * 1 / 2017 Lewicki B29C 64 / 209 4 ,439 ,387 A * 3 /1984 Hawley . .. .. B29C 47 /027 * 264 / 108 2017 / 0066187 A1 * 3 / 2017 Mark .. B29C 64 / 106 4 ,472 , 126 A * 9 / 1984 Mitsui . .. .. .. .. .. B29C 47 / 023 2017 / 0252967 A9 * 9 / 2017 Guillemette . .. B29C 64 / 118 156 / 149 2017 /0341300 A1 * 11 /2017 Rudolph .. .. .. .. B29C 64 /386 4 , 764 ,324 A * 8 / 1988 Burnham .. A61M 25 /0012 2017 /0368739 A1 * 12 /2017 Brennan .. .. .. .. B33Y 10 / 00 264 / 103 2018 /0036952 A1 * 2 /2018 Hocker .. .. .. .. .. B29C 64 / 40 4 ,864 , 964 A * 9 / 1989 Hilakos . .. .. .. B29B 15 / 122 118 / 117 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 5 ,650 , 224 A * 7 / 1997 March .. B29C 47 / 0016 425 /63 5 , 779 , 961 A * 7 / 1998 Teutsch .. B29C 47 /003 Zhong , W . et al; Research on Rapid -Prototyping / Part Manufactur 264 / 176 . 1 ing (RP & M ) for the Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composite ; 5 ,783 ,125 A * 7 / 1998 Bastone . .. .. B29C 47 /0016 Materials and Manufacturing Processes , vol. 16 , Issue 1 , 2001, pp . 17 - 26 ; 2007 by Marcel Dekker , Inc . 5 , 792 , 401 A * 8 / 1998 Burnham .. A61M264 25 / 171/ 0012 . 12 264 / 103 * cited by examiner atent Jal. 8 , 2019 Sheet 1 of 3 _ Us 10, 173 , 410 B2 Fig??? . 2 28 ?????????????? ?????????????????? Fig . 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - ????? ? 32 20 - 22 _26 ?? 30 ? r fc , a - 20 ?????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????? ? ?????????????? issoni ??? ?????????? o ???? ??? Wanandannada ?????? bons ??????????????????????? ? ???????? ???????? ??????????? ??????? ??????? 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In printers and more particularly to 3D printing with long - fiber addition , there is a middle ground where high performance reinforcement . composites are not required but a medium -duty fiber rein forced 3D printed part would be useful . These parts could be BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 10 made from a variety of thermoplastic materials , along with A number of technologies are used to manufacture non a variety of fiber materials (different base material , woven or metallic structural components capable of sustaining signifi not, etc . ) . cant loads. Typically these involve composite materials that The manufacturing cost of fiber reinforced advanced combine a resin with some type of fiber reinforcement. 15 composites would be significantly reduced by the 3D print Advanced composites have been developed that use expen ing process , eliminating much of the tooling needed for sive , high - performance resins and fiber reinforcement with conventional parts , and most of the processing needed for properties of high strength and stiffness . The design and conventional advanced composites . manufacturing of advanced composites usually employ very Thus , a need exists for a device and method for producing complicated processes and machinery that involve saturat- 20 long - fiber reinforced 3D printed components that eliminates ing the fiber with the resin , then causing the resin

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