A pump that includes a rotatable shaft, a material driving apparatus mounted to the rotatable shaft, as well as a conduit in which the rotatable shaft as well as the material driving apparatus are contained, wherein the pump is capable of reliably pumping viscous material through and out of the conduit.
F04D 7/00 - Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
F04B 15/02 - Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts the fluids being viscous or non-homogeneous
In one embodiment, a construction three-dimensional (3D) printing system includes a construction three-dimensional printer having a tower, an articulable arm that extends from the tower, the arm including a proximal arm segment that is mounted to the tower at its proximal end and a distal arm segment whose proximal end is pivotally mounted to a distal end of the proximal arm segment, wherein the arm is configured to linearly travel up and down along the tower and wherein the distal arm segment is configured to be pivoted relative to the proximal arm segment, a nozzle assembly mounted to a distal end of the distal arm segment of the articulable arm, the nozzle assembly being configured to receive printing material and extrude it to fabricate three-dimensional structures, and a rover upon which the tower is mounted, the rover being configured to move the construction three-dimensional printer around a construction site.
Construction 3D printing, although a technology that is expected to provide cost, speed and environmental benefits as compared to the traditional construction practices, suffers from inefficient and often troublesome material delivery by pumping cementitious material through hoses or pipes. The present application addresses the need for a consistent and discrete payload delivery between a source and a moving destination. The invention describes an aerial tram delivery system that provides real-time, on-demand, and discrete transportation of material from a material source to the moving destination printheads of the construction 3D printer. Such discrete delivery of material is applicable and beneficial to other applications as described.
A pump that includes a rotatable shaft, a material driving apparatus mounted to the rotatable shaft, as well as a conduit in which the rotatable shaft as well as the material driving apparatus are contained, wherein the pump is capable of reliably pumping viscous material through and out of the conduit.
B28C 5/08 - Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions using driven mechanical means affecting the mixing
B28C 5/32 - Mixing in containers to which motion is imparted to effect the mixing rotating about a vertical or steeply inclined axis during the mixing with driven stirrers
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PUMPS CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH VISCOUS MATERIALS CONTAINING AGGREGATE
A pump that includes a rotatable shaft, a material driving apparatus mounted to the rotatable shaft, as well as a conduit in which the rotatable shaft as well as the material driving apparatus are contained, wherein the pump is capable of reliably pumping viscous material through and out of the conduit.
B01F 7/16 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders with stirrers rotating about a vertical axis
B01F 7/22 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders with stirrers rotating about a vertical axis with propellers
B01F 7/26 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders with stirrers rotating about a vertical axis with rotary discs
B01F 11/00 - Mixers with shaking, oscillating, or vibrating mechanisms
B28C 5/08 - Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions using driven mechanical means affecting the mixing
B28C 5/32 - Mixing in containers to which motion is imparted to effect the mixing rotating about a vertical or steeply inclined axis during the mixing with driven stirrers
Construction 3D printing, although a technology that is expected to provide cost, speed and environmental benefits as compared to the traditional construction practices, suffers from inefficient and often troublesome material delivery by pumping cementitious material through hoses or pipes. The present application addresses the need for a consistent and discrete payload delivery between a source and a moving destination. The invention describes an aerial tram delivery system that provides real-time, on-demand, and discrete transportation of material from a material source to the moving destination printheads of the construction 3D printer. Such discrete delivery of material is applicable and beneficial to other applications as described.
Construction 3D printing, although a technology that is expected to provide cost, speed and environmental benefits as compared to the traditional construction practices, suffers from inefficient and often troublesome material delivery by pumping cementitious material through hoses or pipes. The present application addresses the need for a consistent and discrete payload delivery between a source and a moving destination. The invention describes an aerial tram delivery system that provides real-time, on-demand, and discrete transportation of material from a material source to the moving destination printheads of the construction 3D printer. Such discrete delivery of material is applicable and beneficial to other applications as described.
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Goods & Services
Three dimensional (3D) printers Architectural and engineering services specializing in construction using automated robotic systems, namely, large-scale 3D printers
