NL2029471B1 - Method of forming a structural element by 3D printing - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of printing a sandwich panel structural element (2,3,4,5,35,50,60) having two spaced-apart outer layers (6,7; 9,10; 37,46; 51,54; 66,67) and an internal structure (8,15,42,53) interconnecting the outer layers. The method comprises moving a nozzle (31) along a 5 number of trajectories that are stacked in a width direction W, depositing a flowable material from the nozzle and solidifying the deposited material. The nozzle (31) is moved in the longitudinal direction L along trajectories of a plane (36) of a top and/or bottom layer (37), one or more reinforcement layers (43), an internal structure (8,15,42,53), a top reinforcement layer (49) and a top layer (46). The reinforcement layers (43,49) extend on an inward side (40), at a distance S from the plane (41) that 10 delimits the internal structure (8,15,42,53) for a strong cantilever connection of the sandwich panel element. Fig. 4
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Method of forming a structural element by 3D printing
The invention relates to a method of printing a sandwich panel structural element, in particular a structural construction element, having two spaced-apart outer layers, or perimeter layers, with end edges and a central structure interconnecting the outer layers and extending in a transverse direction, the central structure being delimited by a transverse plane that is spaced at a distance D from the outer edges, by moving a nozzle along a trajectory while depositing a flowable material from the nozzle and solidifying the material.
The invention also relates to a sandwich panel structure formed by additive manufacturing, in particular 3D printing, having reinforced interconnection parts, to an assembly of such sandwich panels and to a method of providing a structure that can form a facade panel, a wall part or that can have a support surface by interconnecting two structural elements according to the invention.
When manufacturing structural cantilever parts that form part of a sandwich panel, it is known to increase the strength of the top and bottom layers by adding material at the root of the cantilever. This still may results in high unfavorable stresses and consequently in a weak interconnection of the panels.
Sandwich panels having a central reinforcement structure that are formed by additive manufacturing, such as 3D printing techniques, are known from US 9,845,600 B. The known panels can form a truss with the central reinforcement structure having a honeycomb-like shape. Other central reinforcement structures, or infills, with a geometry that differs from a honeycomb structure are known. When cantilevering parts of the known panels are loaded in tension, bending or shear force, tensile forces are introduced to the root of the cantilever. This forms a potentially weak point at which failure may occur and is critical for determining the load bearing capacity of the structure.
The invention intends to provide a method of forming sandwich panels that can be mutually coupled to form a strong interconnection, or other structural elements, in particular for the use as construction elements, such as building panels, road or bridge surfaces and the like. It is a further aim to provide a sandwich panel construction that allows rapid assembly to form a construction element while obtaining a strong interconnection of the coupled panels.
A method of forming a sandwich panel comprising a reinforced top layer and a reinforced bottom layer according to the invention comprises: - moving the nozzle in the longitudinal direction L along a trajectory of an outer layer while depositing flowable material, forming a part of the outer layer, - depositing flowable material from the nozzle while moving the nozzle in the length direction L over the outer layer along a first cantilever trajectory between a first position at or near the end edge of the outer layer and second position that is situated a distance S from the transverse plane at an inward facing side, forming a part of a top or bottom reinforced connecting structure,
- depositing flowable material from the nozzle while moving the nozzle along a transverse trajectory extending in the transverse direction T, for forming a part of the internal structure, - depositing flowable material from the nozzle while moving the nozzle in the length direction L at a transverse distance from the outer layer along a second cantilever trajectory between a third position ator near the end edge of an opposite outer layer and a fourth position that is situated a distance S2 from the transverse plane, forming a part of an opposite reinforced connecting structure, and - forming a part of the opposite outer layer by moving the nozzle along a trajectory in the longitudinal direction L while depositing flowable material.
A method of forming a sandwich panel comprising a reinforced top and/or a reinforced bottom layer according to the invention comprises: - moving the nozzle in the longitudinal direction L along a trajectory of an outer layer while depositing flowable material, forming a part of the outer layer, - depositing flowable material from the nozzle while moving the nozzle in the length direction L over the outer layer along a first cantilever trajectory between a first position at or near the end edge of the outer layer and second position that is situated a distance S from the transverse plane at an inward facing side, forming a first part of an outer reinforced connecting structure, and - depositing flowable material from the nozzle while moving the nozzle in the length direction L over the along a second cantilever trajectory between a third position that is situated a distance S from the transverse plane at an inward facing side and a fourth position at or near the end edge of the outer layer, forming a second part of an outer reinforced connecting structure.
The print path according to the invention is such that the cantilevering flange is extended up to the inside of the 3D printed sandwich panel and the cantilever is solidly anchored, by which higher strength can be achieved. The method according to the invention provides an efficient way of producing a connection with a high load bearing capacity between two interconnected 3d printed structural sandwich panel elements or to connect other structures to a 3d printed structural sandwich panel element.
The sandwich panel structures according to the invention may be used as road surfaces, bridge decks, balconies, temporary structures, facade panels or any other interlocking structures. The top layer may form a walking surface for pedestrians and/or a driving surface for road vehicles. The top and bottom panels can be of non-planar shape. The panels can be formed in polymer, steel or concrete or combinations thereof, and may be fiber-reinforced.
The sandwich panels according to the invention may have a thickness of 10 cm- 100 cm and are built up of at least 10, preferably ad least 50, more preferably at least 100 trajectories that are stacked in a width direction W that is perpendicular to the length direction L and to the transverse direction T.
The nozzle may be moved along reinforcing trajectories extending at the inward facing side of the transverse plane, adjacent or near the first and second cantilever trajectories. The nozzle can after completion of the top layer return to the position of the transverse plane and form an additional reinforcement of the connection structure. In addition, the nozzle may be moved along a trajectory extending at the inward facing side of the transverse plane adjacent or near the transverse trajectory for providing a reinforced transverse perimeter wall. in an embodiment of a sandwich panel according to the invention, the lower end edge comprises a transverse part and a slanting part extending from a top of the transverse part to a position near the transverse plane.
The transverse and slanting pars form a mechanically interlocking connector that interacts with a complementary panel and can be efficiently and effectively coupled to other panels by introducing the slanting part of the panel part into a slanting recess of the complementary panel, while the horizontal directions of the panels are mutually at an angle, and rotating the panels about the slanting part until the upper end edges of the panels engage and the outer layers are aligned. After the alignment of the interconnected panels, a locking member is introduced in between the slanting part and the adjacent wall of the recess to provide structural integrity and to lock the panels into a fixed position.
Some embodiments of a method of printing a sandwich panel structural element, an assembly of a sandwich panel and a complementary panel and a method of constructing a support surface structure, a cantilever structure or a bridging structure according to the invention will, by way of non-limiting example, be explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:
Figure 1 shows a an assembly of interconnected structural elements according to the invention,
Figure 2 shows a longitudinal cross-section of the assembly of figure 1,
Figure 3 shows a schematic detail of the upper reinforced connecting cantilever structure according to the invention,
Figures 4 and 5 show embodiments of the printing trajectories in the x-y plane of a nozzle forming a structural element according the invention,
Figure 6 shows a perspective view of an embodiment with a number of stacked printing trajectories, and
Figures 7a and 7b show the interconnection of complementary structural elements according to the invention.
Figure 1 shows an assembly 1 of interconnected sandwich panel construction elements 2,3,4,5 that in this example form a bridge deck. Each sandwich panel 2-5 has as perimeter layers a top layer 6, a bottom layer 7 and as an infill an internal reinforcing structure 8 that interconnects the top and bottom layers 6,7.
As can be seen in figure 2, the top layers 6,9 and the bottom layers 7, 10 of adjacent construction elements 3,4 are situated in the same plane and define a support surface for vehicles or pedestrians and other objects, dependent on the function of the construction element. The end sections 12, 13 of the top layer 6 and bottom layer 7 of the element 4 are of a cantilever construction that projects beyond the transverse wall 15 defining a side surface of the element 4. The end sections 12, 13 comprise a reinforcement part 17, 18 extending from the free edge of the end sections 12, 13 to a position 20, 21 on an inward facing side 22 of the transverse wall 15. The reinforcement parts 17,18 form thickened end sections 12, 13 that provide a strong cantilever connection of the panel 4 with the complementary panel 3.
As can be seen in figure 3, the reinforcement part 17 is formed by a layer 25 extending from the edge 24 ofthe end section 12 of the top layer 6, to a position on the inward facing side 22. The layer 25 is formed in a printing step of flowable material, that fuses with the flowable material of the top layer 6.
Figure 4 shows the steps of forming a sandwich panel construction element 35 with a printing device 30 comprising a nozzle 31 that is controlled by a control unit 32 to move in three perpendicular directions x,y,z. The directions x,y are in the plane of the drawing and the z direction is situated perpendicular thereto. The nozzle 31 deposits a flowable substance that is provided from a supply unit 33, deposited along trajectories in layers in the x-y plane at a predetermined width position z, so that a layer of the construction element 35 is formed with a specific geometry extending in the length direction L and in the transverse direction T. Upon completion of the printing trajectories in the x-y plane, the nozzle is then moved upward along the z-axis in the transverse direction T to a new z coordinate for printing of the next layer, in this way defining a width direction W of the construction element 35, extending perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
In a first step, the nozzle 31 is moved in the length direction L of the construction element 35 along a line in the bottom plane 36, depositing flowable material along a trajectory of the bottom layer 37. Next, the nozzle 31 moves from a first position at the edge 38 of the bottom layer 37 to a second position 39 at an inward facing side 40 of the construction element 35, forming the lower reinforced connecting structure 43. The second position 39 is situated at a distance S from the transverse plane 41 that delimits the internal reinforcement structure 42 that interconnects the top layer 46 and bottom layer 37.
Thereafter, the nozzle 31 is moved in the transverse direction T along the transverse plane 41. Near the position of the upper plane 45 of the top layer 46, the nozzle moves from first position 47, to second position at or near the upper edge 48, forming upper reinforced connecting structure 49. in a final step, the nozzle 31 moves from the edge 48 along the top plane 45 depositing flowable material along the trajectory of the top layer 46. in the examples given, the inward length S and the outward length D of the upper and lower connecting structures 43,49 is equal, but the values of S and D may differ for the upper and lower structures 43, 49. inthe embodiment shown in figure 5, the direction of movement of the printing nozzle 31 is in the -L direction for all layers, i.e. while forming the trajectories of the bottom layer 37, the lower reinforcement layer 43, the upper reinforcement layer 49 and the top layer 46. Other print directions for the trajectories of each layer 37,43,46,49 are possible.
Figure 6 shows the printed layers of the construction element 35, stacked in the width direction W, in a perspective view. The dashed lines indicate the center lines the deposited material, For a flowable material such as a glass-fiber reinforced thermoplastic, the bead width that is deposited by the nozzle in the transverse direction T, may be between 4 mm and 30 mm,
The inward length S of the reinforcement part of the connecting structures 43,49 may be between 20 mm and 200 mm.
The outward length D of the connecting structures 43,49 may be between 40 mm and 400 mm.
The height H of the construction element 35 in the transverse direction T may be between 30 mm and 500 mm.
Figure 7a and 7b show the steps of coupling a construction element 50 to a complementary element 60 5 via a mechanically interlocking joint. The element 50 comprises a top layer 51, an upper reinforcement layer 52, a transverse reinforcement structure 53, a bottom layer 54 and a bottom reinforcement layer 55. At the bottom layer 54, a snap connection member 56 is formed having a transverse wall 57 and a slanting wall 58. The complementary element 60 comprises a lower receiving recess 61 and an upper receiving recess 62.
Upon interconnecting the construction elements 50,60, the connection member 56 is placed in the lower receiving recess 61, such that the center lines 63, 64 of the construction elements 50,60 are at an angle.
Next, the element 50 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R, such that the end section 65 of the top layer 52 and the upper reinforcement layer 54 is accommodated in the upper receiving recess 62 of the element 60. A connection is made when the center lines 63,64 are aligned and the top layers 52, 66 and the bottom layers 54, 67 form a substantially continuous surface, as shown in figure 6b. In this position, a locking member 66 is introduced in the space between the slanting wall 58 and wall of the receiving recess 61 for preventing relative rotation of the construction elements 50,60 and locking the elements in a fixed relative position.
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