Methods and apparatus for computer-assisted spray foam fabrication
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B05B-013/04
B29C-033/38
B33Y-030/00
B29C-064/188
B29C-064/209
B29C-064/227
B29C-044/12
E04B-001/16
B28D-001/18
E04G-021/18
G01S-005/00
B28B-007/34
B28B-019/00
B33Y-010/00
E04G-009/05
E04G-009/10
E04G-021/04
E04C-005/16
B29C-064/106
B29C-064/112
E04G-011/06
B29K-105/04
E04B-002/86
B29K-075/00
B29L-031/00
B29L-031/30
출원번호
US-0393751
(2016-12-29)
등록번호
US-10189187
(2019-01-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Keating, Steven
Oxman, Neri
출원인 / 주소
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
대리인 / 주소
Otis, Stephen R.
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초록▼
In exemplary implementations of this invention, a nozzle sprays foam, layer by layer, to fabricate a fabricated object according to a CAD model, and a subtractive fabrication tool removes material from the fabricated object according to a CAD model. The fabricated object comprises a mold or an inter
In exemplary implementations of this invention, a nozzle sprays foam, layer by layer, to fabricate a fabricated object according to a CAD model, and a subtractive fabrication tool removes material from the fabricated object according to a CAD model. The fabricated object comprises a mold or an interior form. The foam may be low-density, high strength and fast-curing. The foam may be used for large-scale 3D printing. For example, the foam may be used to 3D print molds for walls of homes. The foam molds may be left in place, after casting concrete in the molds, to serve as insulation. Or for example, the foam may be used to 3D print on site an internal form for a large wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade may then be produced on site by depositing fiberglass on the outside of the internal form.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus comprising: (a) a robotic arm;(b) a tool module; and(c) one or more computers; wherein (i) the robotic arm supports the tool module, which tool module comprises a nozzle and a subtractive fabrication tool, the nozzle and the subtractive fabrication tool being positioned in different
1. An apparatus comprising: (a) a robotic arm;(b) a tool module; and(c) one or more computers; wherein (i) the robotic arm supports the tool module, which tool module comprises a nozzle and a subtractive fabrication tool, the nozzle and the subtractive fabrication tool being positioned in different locations within the tool module, and(ii) the one or more computers are programmed to control the robotic arm and tool module in such a way that (A) the nozzle performs spraying, which spraying comprises the nozzle spraying foam, layer by layer according to a CAD model, to fabricate walls of a mold configured to contain a casting material while the casting material cures,(B) the subtractive fabrication tool performs removal of material from the mold according to the CAD model, which removal of material comprises removing foam material sprayed from the nozzle, and(C) the robotic arm positions and orients the tool module in such a way that the nozzle and subtractive fabrication tool conduct the foam spraying and the removal of material, respectively, according to the CAD model. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is mounted on a mobile platform. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the foam is a chemically setting foam. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to control the spraying in such a way that at least one material property of the foam that comprises the mold varies spatially within the mold. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to control the robotic arm and tool module in such a way that the spraying by the nozzle causes an exterior surface of the mold to be doubly-curved. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to control the robotic arm and tool module in such a way that the removal of material causes an exterior surface of the mold to become smoother. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: (a) the foam is sag-resistant; and(b) the one or more computers are further programmed to cause the spraying to occur during a multi-cure period in which a span of a wall of the mold is formed, which span is, during the spraying, an unsupported span. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to cause the spraying to occur in such a way that: (a) the spraying from the nozzle is in a flat fan pattern; and(b) rotating the nozzle varies width and thickness of one or more of the layers being deposited by the spraying. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to cause the spraying to occur in such a way that the foam is sprayed upward from the nozzle and then adheres to one of the walls of the mold being fabricated. 10. An apparatus comprising: (a) a compound boom arm;(b) a robotic arm;(b) a tool module; and(d) one or more computers; wherein (i) the compound boom arm supports the robotic arm and tool module, which tool module comprises a nozzle and a subtractive fabrication tool, the nozzle and the subtractive fabrication tool being positioned in different locations within the tool module, and(ii) the one or more computers are programmed to control the compound boom arm, robotic arm and tool module in such a way that (A) the nozzle performs spraying, which spraying comprises the nozzle spraying foam, layer by layer according to a CAD model, to fabricate walls of a mold configured to contain a casting material while the casting material cures,(B) the subtractive fabrication tool performs removal of material from the mold according to the CAD model, which removal of material comprises removing foam material sprayed from the nozzle, and(C) the robotic arm positions and orients the tool module in such a way that the nozzle and subtractive fabrication tool conduct the foam spraying and the removal of material, respectively, according to the CAD model. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is mounted on a mobile platform. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the foam is a chemically setting foam. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to control the spraying in such a way that at least one material property of the foam that comprises the mold varies spatially within the mold. 14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to control the robotic arm and tool module in such a way that the spraying by the nozzle causes an exterior surface of the mold to be doubly-curved. 15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to control the robotic arm and tool module in such a way that the removal of material causes an exterior surface of the mold to become smoother. 16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein: (a) the foam is sag-resistant; and(b) the one or more computers are further programmed to cause the spraying to occur during a multi-cure period in which a span of a wall of the mold is formed, which span is, during the spraying, an unsupported span. 17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to cause the spraying to occur in such a way that: (a) the spraying from the nozzle is in a flat fan pattern; and(b) rotating the nozzle varies width and thickness of one or more of the layers being deposited by the spraying. 18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more computers are further programmed to cause the spraying to occur in such a way that the foam is sprayed upward from the nozzle and then adheres to-one of the walls of the mold being fabricated.
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