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US 11,457,694 · App. 17/083,279 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure

Inventors: Ajeet Kumar (Taipei, TW); Jeng-Ywan Jeng (Taipei, TW); Yun-Peng Yeh (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
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Patent No.
US 11,457,694
App. No.
17/083,279
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A invention disclosed a bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure at least comprising a flexible lattice structure, which is characterized in that the flexible lattice structure comprises a plurality of particle units are uniformly disposed and evenly distributed in the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis direction and evenly distributed as a lattice matrix of an array grid in an identical plane; wherein each of the particle units is an opened hollow shell or a close shell. The design eliminates the need for support structures and the subsequent post-processing required to remove them. A shell-shaped close cell bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure bio-mimicking a sea urchin shape was introduced for the load-bearing structure application.

Claims (22)

1. A bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure comprising a flexible lattice structure, and a plate portion; wherein

the flexible lattice structure is composed of a plurality of particle units which are disposed in the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis direction and evenly distributed as a lattice matrix of an array grid in an identical plane; wherein each of the particle units is an opened hollow shell, and each planar of which having an opening portion, an annular portion surrounding of the opening portions, and a curved portions connecting the adjacent annular portions; the opening portion are symmetrically arranged in the outer shell of the particle unit with respect to the geometric centroid of the particle unit; each of the particle units is abutted against each other via the annular portion; the curved portions of the adjacent particle units do not contact each other and a plurality of through holes are formed in the flexible lattice structure; and

the plate portion is covered the outer surface of each side of the flexible lattice structure to form a three-dimensional laminated structure with a completely closed surface.

2. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein when the equivalent diameter of the opening portion is set as R, and the ring width of the annular portions adjacent to the opening portion is set as W, the ratio of R to W satisfies the following relationship:

25≥ R/W ≥0.01.

3. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the particle unit has a shell thickness in a range of from 0.5 mm˜2.5 mm, and an equivalent diameter L in a range of from 2 mm to 16 mm.

4. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the particle unit has a relative density which is in the range of from 10% to 80%.

5. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the stiffness of the three-dimensional laminated structure increases as the number of the particle units in the unit volume increases.

6. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic limit of the three-dimensional laminated structure increases as the number of the particle units in the unit volume increases.

7. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , wherein the energy absorbed per unit volume of the three-dimensional laminated structure increases as the number of the particle units in the unit volume increases.

8. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 1 , which is used to be a part of shoe midsoles.

9. A bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure comprising a flexible lattice structure; wherein

the flexible lattice structure is composed of a plurality of particle units which are disposed in the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis direction and evenly distributed as a lattice matrix of an array grid in an identical plane; wherein each of the particle units is an closed hollow shell, and each planar of which having an disc portion, and a curved portions connecting the adjacent disc portions; the disc portion are symmetrically arranged in the outer shell of the particle unit with respect to the geometric centroid of the particle unit; each of the particle units are abutted against each other via the disc portions; the curved portions of the adjacent particle units do not contact each other and a plurality of through holes are formed in the flexible lattice structure; and

the particle units are disposed in the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis direction and evenly distributed as a lattice matrix of an array grid in an identical plane to form a three-dimensional laminated structure with a local closed surface.

10. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein further comprises a plate portion covered the outer surface of each side of the flexible lattice structure to form a three-dimensional layered body with a completely closed surface.

11. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the shell of each particle unit is in a range of from 0.5 mm˜2.5 mm, and an equivalent diameter L of each particle unit is in a range of from 2 mm to 16 mm.

12. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein the particle unit has a relative density, which is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.8.

13. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the particle units is further filled with a filler, and the filler is a powder, liquid, soft or viscous solid.

14. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein the stiffness of the three-dimensional laminated structure increases as the number of the particle units in the unit volume increases.

15. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic limit of the three-dimensional laminated structure increases as the number of the particle units in the unit volume increases.

16. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , wherein the energy absorbed per unit volume of the three-dimensional laminated structure increases as the number of the particle units in the unit volume increases.

17. The bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure according to claim 9 , which is used to be a part of shoe midsoles.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2020
From: KUMAR, AJEET; JENG, JENG-YWAN; YEH, YUN-PENG
To: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 054202/0488 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62953327 · Dec 24, 2019
Related Publication 20210186152A1 · Jun 24, 2021