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Method and apparatus for fabricating a component

2019

Patent

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The invention relates to a method of fabricating a component having a one-, two- or three-dimensional geometry, wherein the shape of the component is obtained by utilizing an acoustic field and the effect of acoustic forces and by fixating a shape that forms in the acoustic field. This may be achieved by accumulating a material, like e. g. discrete particles in the pressure nodes formed by the acoustic field. Furthermore, the invention relates to an apparatus for fabricating a component, including an acoustic source device for forming an acoustic field that gives rise to a shape, including shapes formed by a particle distribution by acoustic forces, and a fixation device for fixating a shape of the particle distribution. Applications of the invention are available in the fields of fabricating materials with arbitrary shapes, e.g. for rapid prototyping purposes, and the assembly of materials.

Author(s): Melde, K. and Fischer, P.
Number (issue): EP3034281B1
Year: 2019

Department(s): Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Bibtex Type: Patent (patent)

BibTex

@patent{EP3034281,
  title = {Method and apparatus for fabricating a component},
  author = {Melde, K. and Fischer, P.},
  number = {EP3034281B1},
  year = {2019},
  doi = {}
}