US 11,806,930 B1
Adaptor for additive manufacturing device that improves printing efficiency by reducing resin usage
Mandip Sachdeva, Tallahassee, FL (US); Arvind Bagde, Tallahassee, FL (US); Keb Mosley-Kellum, Tallahassee, FL (US); Satyanarayan Dev, Tallahassee, FL (US); and Thanh Dinh, Tallahassee, FL (US)
Assigned to Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (US)
Filed by Florida A&M University, Talahassee, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/444,444.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/060,946, filed on Aug. 4, 2020.
Int. Cl. B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/129 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 64/255 (2017.08) [B29C 64/129 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-component adaptor assembly configured to be in mechanical communication with a translatable printing arm disposed above a printing surface of an additive manufacturing device, the multi-component adaptor assembly comprising:
a resin reservoir adaptor comprising a plurality of reservoirs, each having an associated area, an associated volume, or both less than an associated area, an associated volume, or both of each printing surface, respectively, the plurality of reservoirs comprising:
a plurality of interior walls including a set of opposing longitudinal walls each having substantially equal dimensions, and a set of opposing lateral walls each having substantially equal dimensions; and
a cavity defined by the plurality of interior walls, such that the cavity is defined by a width equal to a distance between the opposing longitudinal walls, and such that the cavity is defined by a length equal to a distance between the opposing lateral walls;
a build platform adaptor comprising a connector configured to be received by the translatable printing arm of the additive manufacturing device, a plurality of printing platforms, or both, wherein each of the plurality of printing platforms comprises an associated length that is less than the length defining the cavity of the resin reservoir adaptor and includes an associated width that is less than the width defining the cavity of the resin reservoir adaptor;
wherein at least one portion of the build platform adaptor is configured to rotate about a central point;
wherein the printing platform is configured to be received within the resin reservoir adaptor via insertion into the cavity;
wherein the resin reservoir adaptor is configured to store an amount of resin therein within the cavity; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of printing platforms is configured to print an additive manufactured structure via at least a portion of the amount of resin stored within the cavity, such that a reduced amount of resin is used to print the additive manufactured structure.