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Variable Nozzle Drone Assisted Additive Manufacturing

Abstract: The additive manufacturing requires faster printing and bigger printing of components are the challenges faced by this industry. The solution tried out to resolve this issue is variable nozzle drone assisted additive manufacturing. In which, the drone will print bigger components without effecting (or) increasing the machine size. The variable nozzle assists in printing in faster manner. This combination resolves the issue of printing bigger and faster way. The drone and variable head control units are synchronized and get the input from the STL file itself to establish this effectively.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
31 July 2017
Publication Number
33/2017
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

D. BALAJI
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.

Inventors

1. D. BALAJI
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
2. M. PRIYADHARSHINI
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
3. M. VIGNESH
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
4. M. VINOTH
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
5. S. VINEETH KANNA
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
6. S. UDAYA KUMAR
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
7. R. ANAND KUMAR
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.
8. D. SUDARVIZHI
SF NO. 204/2 & 204/4, KOLLUPALAYAM, ARASUR, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN CODE-641407.

Specification

VARIABLE NOZZLE DRONE ASSISTED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
TITLE OF THE INVENTION: Variable nozzle drone assisted Additive manufacturing.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to the field of additive manufacturing particularly using drone along with having additional control in varying nozzle in material dispensing.
PRIOR ART FOR THE INVENTION:
1) 201641044021, Indian patent titled "Variable Nozzle head for Additive Manufacturing" has been used the concept of varying the nozzle during the printing.
2) 201641034884, Indian patent titled, "Drone Assisted Additive Manufacturing" has been employed drone in the additive manufacturing.
wherein the present invention additionally contributing towards technical efficiency, additive manufacturing now growing in much versatile manner. As the prior-art' stated "201641044021" variable nozzle control is attempted by the inventor. In addition to that, the overall control of the drone as well as the variable nozzle control has been a hectic task to make it possible to co-ordinate. That new inventive technical efficacy is being additionally added in the present invention. Even in this the normal CAD file is converted into .STL .file which supports (or) provides input to the printing head (i.e,) in layer thickness control. In the present invention, addition to that controlling the drone movement and also the nozzle which dispenses the material with varying rate. As per the 201641034884 drone is directly controlled by .STL file input.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
The primary objects of the present invention is to build a component faster and bigger.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
In the present invention is the combination of drone assisted additive manufacturing and variable nozzle printing head additive manufacturing. Generally controlling drone using .STL file and variable nozzle control using .STL file itself is a technically sophisticated output. In this

case, simultaneously taking control over the drone movement, layer thickness and as well as varying the nozzle to dispense the material. That kind of technical efficacy is being added in this invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING:
Fig-1 - describes the variable nozzle drone assisted additive manufacturing. Fig-2 - shows the variable nozzle unit of drone assisted additive manufacturing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
The drone assisted additive manufacturing gave new insight in building bigger components, without increasing the size of the machine. Along with this variable nozzle printing is useful to speed up the printing.
In the present invention the combination of both drone assisted with variable nozzle printing, become more sophisticated, but prints bigger objects (or) components in much faster rate. The drone (2) shown in the figure-1, comprises of filament (3) along with variable nozzle unit (1). In which specifically figure-2 is a part of figure-1 comprises of variable nozzle (4) and control unit (5).
The CAD (or) 3D images converted into .STL file format that is input to the drone and as well additional input the variable nozzle unit. Once the input through the controller to the drone(2), the filament (3) which is along with melting unit send the melted printing material to the variable nozzle unit (1), this has additional control unit (5), which always synchronize with drone control unit (2), which altogether works together to print the component. This combination of drone (2) control unit and the variable nozzle control unit (5) overall increases the printing speed along with bigger components.

CLAIMS:
1) We claim,
a variable nozzle drone assisted additive manufacturing comprises of,
a variable nozzle (1);
at least a drone (2);
a filament (3);
a variable nozzle (4); and
a variable nozzle control unit (5)
wherein the drone (2) gets the input from .STL file format which gives the input filament
(3) and melting unit which is inbuilt in the filament (3) unit
wherein this filament (3) unit gives'the optimum printing material with synchronizes
with the variable nozzle control unit (5) and the final nozzle (4) prints
■ 2) A variable nozzle drone assisted additive manufacturing as claimed in claim 1, it has synchronized control with drone (2) control unit and variable nozzle control unit (5).
3) A variable nozzle drone assisted additive manufacturing as claimed in claim 2, it works effective together, so that bigger component with faster printing is achieved.

Documents

Application Documents

# Name Date
1 201741027120-AbandonedLetter.pdf 2020-01-10
1 Form9_Early Publication_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
2 Form5_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
2 201741027120-FER.pdf 2019-07-08
3 Form3_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
3 Abstract_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
4 Form2 Title Page_ Complete_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
4 Claims_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
5 Description Complete_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
5 Form1_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
6 Drawings_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
6 Form18_Normal Request_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
7 Drawings_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
7 Form18_Normal Request_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
8 Description Complete_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
8 Form1_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
9 Claims_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
9 Form2 Title Page_ Complete_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
10 Form3_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
10 Abstract_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
11 Form5_As Filed_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
11 201741027120-FER.pdf 2019-07-08
12 Form9_Early Publication_31-07-2017.pdf 2017-07-31
12 201741027120-AbandonedLetter.pdf 2020-01-10

Search Strategy

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