A Study on Fabrication of Curved Molded-Interconnect Device Using Thermoresponsive 4D Printing

Ju Yoen Lee, Min Jong Lee, Yong Woo Son, Jeong Hun Yoon, Keun Park

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Abstract

4D printing is an advanced application of 3D printing with additional shape changes over time, which deforms additively manufactured parts using external stimuli. In this study, a thermoresponsive 4D printing method was developed to fabricate a molded-interconnect device (MID) with a curved shape. For this purpose, a flat MID keypad was designed to contain conductive circuits in a nonconductive plastic base. The flat MID keypad frame was then additively manufactured using a material extrusion (ME)-type 3D printer, by interactively inserting several conductors during the printing process. In ME-type printing, printing paths were programmed to have planar thermal anisotropy and thus induce bending deformation under thermal stimuli. A curved fixture was designed to install a hot air gun and thus guide thermal deformation to have the desired curvature, from which a facile 4D printing method could be developed with high dimensional accuracy and repeatability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-236
Number of pages8
JournalTransactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, A
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023

Keywords

  • 3D Printing
  • 4D Printing
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Material Extrusion
  • Molded Interconnect Device

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